# Our Lady of the Rosary School (Waiwhetu)

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Waiwhetu, Lower Hutt

https://www.chch.live/school/2941-our-lady-of-the-rosary-school-waiwhetu

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 5 · Current Equity Index: 428

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

## The record
- 12-16 Wainui Road, Waiwhetu, Lower Hutt, 5010
- Roll: 274 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1932
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.09, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 161 · Māori 60 · Pacific 70 · Asian 74 · MELAA 16
- Phone: 04-5663258
- Email: admin@olr.school.nz
- Contact: Karolina Surynt-Tapiki
- Website: http://www.olr.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Our Lady of the Rosary School (Waiwhetu), in force from 2022-10-17 · 72 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Gracefield School](https://www.chch.live/school/2848-gracefield-school), decile 5 · EQI 437
- [Randwick School](https://www.chch.live/school/2969-randwick-school), decile 3 · EQI 504
- [Hutt Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2863-hutt-intermediate), decile 8 · EQI 412
- [Waterloo School](https://www.chch.live/school/3068-waterloo-school), decile 8 · EQI 391
- [Sacred Heart College (Lower Hutt)](https://www.chch.live/school/262-sacred-heart-college-lower-hutt), decile 7 · EQI 444
- [Hutt Valley High School](https://www.chch.live/school/261-hutt-valley-high-school), decile 8 · EQI 421
- [St Bernard's College](https://www.chch.live/school/260-st-bernard-s-college), decile 6 · EQI 444
- [Chilton Saint James School](https://www.chch.live/school/263-chilton-saint-james-school), private, not rated

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-41.225611&lon=174.914634

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Our Lady of the Rosary School (Waiwhetu)?**

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Co-Educational, in Waiwhetu.

**How many students does Our Lady of the Rosary School (Waiwhetu) have?**

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

**What is Our Lady of the Rosary School (Waiwhetu)'s Equity Index?**

EQI 428, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

**Does Our Lady of the Rosary School (Waiwhetu) 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=2941 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026