# Newtown School

Contributing · State · Newtown, Wellington

https://www.chch.live/school/2926-newtown-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 5 · Current Equity Index: 417

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

## The record
- Mein Street, Newtown, Wellington, 6021
- Roll: 325 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1879
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.11, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Roll by ethnicity: European 110 · Māori 63 · Pacific 42 · Asian 115 · MELAA 56 · Other 6
- Phone: 04-3896667
- Email: admin@newtown.school.nz
- Contact: Nicki Read
- Website: http://www.newtown.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Newtown School, in force from 2018-01-29 · 2 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [St Annes School (Newtown)](https://www.chch.live/school/2997-st-annes-school-newtown), decile 3 · EQI 435
- [South Wellington Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2994-south-wellington-intermediate), decile 8 · EQI 400
- [Wellington College](https://www.chch.live/school/275-wellington-college), decile 10 · EQI 383
- [Wellington East Girls' College](https://www.chch.live/school/274-wellington-east-girls-college), decile 8 · EQI 416
- [St Mark's Church School (Mt Victoria)](https://www.chch.live/school/4134-st-mark-s-church-school-mt-victoria), private, not rated
- [Kilbirnie School](https://www.chch.live/school/2880-kilbirnie-school), decile 10 · EQI 377
- [Wellington High School and Com Ed Centre](https://www.chch.live/school/273-wellington-high-school-and-com-ed-centre), decile 9 · EQI 401
- [Brooklyn School (Wellington)](https://www.chch.live/school/2816-brooklyn-school-wellington), decile 10 · EQI 362

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-41.311015&lon=174.779604

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Newtown.

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

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

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

EQI 417, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

**Does Newtown 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=2926 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026