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South Wellington Intermediate

Intermediate · State · Newtown, Wellington

340 students on the roll in Newtown · EQI 400.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 8. Current Equity Index: 400. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 30 Waripori Street, Newtown, Wellington, 6023
  • Roll: 340 (September 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations may be requested
  • Opened 1896
  • Isolation index 0.15, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Phone: 04-9399872
  • Email: office@swis.school.nz
  • Contact: Brendon Henderson
  • Website: swis.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 258 · 76%
Māori 47 · 14%
Pacific 28 · 8%
Asian 58 · 17%
MELAA 22 · 6%
Other 6 · 2%

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 South Wellington Intermediate?

Intermediate · State · Co-Educational, in Newtown.

How many students does South Wellington Intermediate have?

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

What is South Wellington Intermediate's Equity Index?

EQI 400, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

Where is South Wellington Intermediate?

30 Waripori Street, Newtown, Wellington. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.