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Sacred Heart Cathedral School

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Thorndon, Wellington

240 students on the roll in Thorndon · EQI 375.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 9. Current Equity Index: 375. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • Guilford Terrace, Thorndon, Wellington, 6011
  • Roll: 240 (September 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations may be requested
  • Opened 1899
  • Isolation index 0.05, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Phone: 04-4724047
  • Email: cathy@sacred-heart.school.nz
  • Contact: Bernadette Murfitt
  • Website: sacred-heart.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 108 · 45%
Māori 15 · 6%
Pacific 53 · 22%
Asian 104 · 43%
MELAA 18 · 8%
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.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Sacred Heart Cathedral School?

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

How many students does Sacred Heart Cathedral School have?

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

What is Sacred Heart Cathedral School's Equity Index?

EQI 375, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

Where is Sacred Heart Cathedral School?

Guilford Terrace, Thorndon, Wellington. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.