# Wilford School

Full Primary · State · Petone, Lower Hutt

https://www.chch.live/school/3072-wilford-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 6 · Current Equity Index: 428

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

## The record
- William Street, Petone, Lower Hutt, 5012
- Roll: 204 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1927
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.09, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Roll by ethnicity: European 137 · Māori 52 · Pacific 23 · Asian 46 · MELAA 5
- Phone: 04-5683425
- Email: office@wilford.school.nz
- Contact: Kathryn Smith
- Website: http://www.wilford.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Wilford School, in force from 2019-02-11 · 2 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Hutt Valley Activity Centre](https://www.chch.live/school/6117-hutt-valley-activity-centre), EQI 569
- [Te Ara Whanui Kura Kaupapa Māori o ngā Kōhanga Reo o Te Awa Kairangi](https://www.chch.live/school/1670-te-ara-whanui-kura-kaupapa-maori-o-nga-kohanga-reo-o-te-awa-kairangi), decile 3 · EQI 517
- [Petone Central School](https://www.chch.live/school/2955-petone-central-school), decile 4 · EQI 447
- [Sacred Heart School (Petone)](https://www.chch.live/school/2984-sacred-heart-school-petone), decile 7 · EQI 415
- [Hutt Valley High School](https://www.chch.live/school/261-hutt-valley-high-school), decile 8 · EQI 421
- [Hutt Central School](https://www.chch.live/school/2862-hutt-central-school), decile 8 · EQI 396
- [Randwick School](https://www.chch.live/school/2969-randwick-school), decile 3 · EQI 504
- [Encompass Education Hub (Proposed opening date: 2027-02-03)](https://www.chch.live/school/4551-encompass-education-hub-proposed-opening-date-2027-02-03), not rated

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-41.223419&lon=174.890736

## Questions, answered briefly

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

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

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

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

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

EQI 428, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

**Does Wilford 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=3072 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026