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Oxford Crescent School

Contributing · State · Upper Hutt CBD, Upper Hutt

398 students on the roll in Upper Hutt CBD · EQI 447.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 6. Current Equity Index: 447. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 5 Oxford Crescent, Upper Hutt CBD, Upper Hutt, 5018
  • Roll: 398 (September 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1953
  • Isolation index 0.04, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Setting: Large urban area
  • Phone: 04-5285843
  • Email: office.assistant@oxfordcres.school.nz
  • Contact: Nathan Russell
  • Website: oxfordcres.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 278 · 70%
Māori 83 · 21%
Pacific 39 · 10%
Asian 67 · 17%
MELAA 20 · 5%
Other 1 · 0%

Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Other schools near here

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 October 2026.

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Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Oxford Crescent School?

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Upper Hutt CBD.

How many students does Oxford Crescent School have?

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

What is Oxford Crescent School's Equity Index?

EQI 447, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

Where is Oxford Crescent School?

5 Oxford Crescent, Upper Hutt CBD, Upper Hutt. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.