# Thorndon School

Full Primary · State · Thorndon, Wellington

https://www.chch.live/school/3040-thorndon-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 10 · Current Equity Index: 362

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

## The record
- 20 Turnbull Street, Thorndon, Wellington, 6011
- Roll: 278 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1858
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.06, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 103 · Māori 24 · Pacific 26 · Asian 152 · MELAA 22 · Other 12 · International 1
- Phone: 04-4724267
- Email: office@thorndonprimary.school.nz
- Contact: Etuale Togia
- Website: http://www.thorndon.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Thorndon School, in force from 2013-04-26 · 3 km²

*Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.*

## Other schools near here
- [Queen Margaret College](https://www.chch.live/school/278-queen-margaret-college), private, not rated
- [Wellington Girls' College](https://www.chch.live/school/272-wellington-girls-college), decile 10 · EQI 375
- [Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu](https://www.chch.live/school/498-te-aho-o-te-kura-pounamu), EQI 506
- [Sacred Heart Cathedral School](https://www.chch.live/school/2985-sacred-heart-cathedral-school), decile 9 · EQI 375
- [St Mary's College (Wellington)](https://www.chch.live/school/286-st-mary-s-college-wellington), decile 9 · EQI 429
- [Clifton Terrace Model School](https://www.chch.live/school/2826-clifton-terrace-model-school), decile 8 · EQI 372
- [Wadestown School](https://www.chch.live/school/3055-wadestown-school), decile 10 · EQI 349
- [Northland School](https://www.chch.live/school/2931-northland-school), decile 10 · EQI 360

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-41.273914&lon=174.779963

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Thorndon School?**

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

**How many students does Thorndon School have?**

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

**What is Thorndon School's Equity Index?**

EQI 362, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 10.

**Does Thorndon School have an enrolment zone?**

1 zone polygon on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3040 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026