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Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu

Correspondence School · State · Thorndon, Wellington

9,112 students on the roll in Thorndon · EQI 506.

Its rating

Current Equity Index: 506. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 11 Portland Crescent, Thorndon, Wellington, 5045
  • Roll: 9,112 (September 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1858
  • Isolation index 0.05, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Instruction: Some students taught in a Pacific language
  • Phone: 04-4736841
  • Email: enrolment@tekura.school.nz
  • Contact: Te Rina Leonard
  • Website: tekura.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 6,238 · 68%
Māori 3,318 · 36%
Pacific 742 · 8%
Asian 624 · 7%
MELAA 303 · 3%
Other 107 · 1%

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 Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu?

Correspondence School · State · Co-Educational, in Thorndon.

How many students does Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu have?

9,112 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

What is Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu's Equity Index?

EQI 506.

Where is Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu?

11 Portland Crescent, Thorndon, Wellington. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.