# St Francis De Sales School (Is Bay)

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Island Bay, Wellington

https://www.chch.live/school/3006-st-francis-de-sales-school-is-bay

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 10 · Current Equity Index: 395

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

## The record
- 11 Mersey Street, Island Bay, Wellington, 6023
- Roll: 199 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1905
- Isolation index 0.2, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 87 · Māori 21 · Pacific 17 · Asian 77 · MELAA 23 · Other 3
- Phone: 04-9397370
- Email: office@sfds.school.nz
- Contact: Nikolai Solia
- Website: http://www.sfds.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Island Bay School](https://www.chch.live/school/2865-island-bay-school), decile 10 · EQI 371
- [Houghton Valley School](https://www.chch.live/school/2861-houghton-valley-school), decile 10 · EQI 366
- [Owhiro Bay School](https://www.chch.live/school/2942-owhiro-bay-school), decile 9 · EQI 398
- [Berhampore School](https://www.chch.live/school/2808-berhampore-school), decile 7 · EQI 392
- [Lyall Bay School](https://www.chch.live/school/2892-lyall-bay-school), decile 7 · EQI 402
- [South Wellington Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2994-south-wellington-intermediate), decile 8 · EQI 400
- [Te Kura o Tawatawa - Ridgway School](https://www.chch.live/school/2980-te-kura-o-tawatawa-ridgway-school), decile 9 · EQI 380
- [St Catherines College (Kilbirnie)](https://www.chch.live/school/284-st-catherines-college-kilbirnie), decile 6 · EQI 435

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-41.337887&lon=174.77506

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is St Francis De Sales School (Is Bay)?**

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

**How many students does St Francis De Sales School (Is Bay) have?**

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

**What is St Francis De Sales School (Is Bay)'s Equity Index?**

EQI 395, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 10.

**Where is St Francis De Sales School (Is Bay)?**

11 Mersey Street, Island Bay, Wellington. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3006 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026