# South Wellington Intermediate

Intermediate · State · Newtown, Wellington

https://www.chch.live/school/2994-south-wellington-intermediate

## 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
- Roll by ethnicity: European 258 · Māori 47 · Pacific 28 · Asian 58 · MELAA 22 · Other 6
- Phone: 04-9399872
- Email: office@swis.school.nz
- Contact: Brendon Henderson
- Website: http://www.swis.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Berhampore School](https://www.chch.live/school/2808-berhampore-school), decile 7 · EQI 392
- [St Annes School (Newtown)](https://www.chch.live/school/2997-st-annes-school-newtown), decile 3 · EQI 435
- [Newtown School](https://www.chch.live/school/2926-newtown-school), decile 5 · EQI 417
- [St Catherines College (Kilbirnie)](https://www.chch.live/school/284-st-catherines-college-kilbirnie), decile 6 · EQI 435
- [St Patrick's School (Kilbirnie)](https://www.chch.live/school/3019-st-patrick-s-school-kilbirnie), decile 5 · EQI 433
- [Lyall Bay School](https://www.chch.live/school/2892-lyall-bay-school), decile 7 · EQI 402
- [Te Kura o Tawatawa - Ridgway School](https://www.chch.live/school/2980-te-kura-o-tawatawa-ridgway-school), decile 9 · EQI 380
- [St Patrick's College (Kilbirnie)](https://www.chch.live/school/276-st-patrick-s-college-kilbirnie), decile 8 · EQI 417

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-41.318187&lon=174.780255

## 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.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=2994 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026