# Kelson School

Contributing · State · Kelson, Lower Hutt

https://www.chch.live/school/2877-kelson-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 9 · Current Equity Index: 386

*Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.*

## The record
- 52 Taieri Crescent, Kelson, Lower Hutt, 5010
- Roll: 278 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1978
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.11, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 196 · Māori 28 · Pacific 16 · Asian 78 · MELAA 21
- Phone: 04-5650450
- Email: office@kelson.school.nz
- Contact: Judy Pemberton
- Website: http://www.kelson.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Kelson School, in force from 2019-06-22 · 11 km²

*Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.*

## Other schools near here
- [Belmont School (Lower Hutt)](https://www.chch.live/school/2807-belmont-school-lower-hutt), decile 7 · EQI 398
- [Maranatha Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/1179-maranatha-christian-school), decile 7 · EQI 403
- [Avalon Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3031-avalon-intermediate), decile 2 · EQI 509
- [Avalon School](https://www.chch.live/school/2803-avalon-school), decile 2 · EQI 487
- [Taita Central School](https://www.chch.live/school/3030-taita-central-school), decile 2 · EQI 504
- [Naenae College](https://www.chch.live/school/259-naenae-college), decile 3 · EQI 500
- [Naenae Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2921-naenae-intermediate), decile 3 · EQI 483
- [Kimi Ora School](https://www.chch.live/school/514-kimi-ora-school), decile 8 · EQI 467

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-41.180638&lon=174.933121

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Kelson School?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Kelson.

**How many students does Kelson School have?**

278 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is Kelson School's Equity Index?**

EQI 386, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

**Does Kelson School have an enrolment zone?**

1 zone polygon on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=2877 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026