# Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu

Correspondence School · State · Thorndon, Wellington

https://www.chch.live/school/498-te-aho-o-te-kura-pounamu

## 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
- Instruction: Some students taught in a Pacific language
- Roll by ethnicity: European 6238 · Māori 3318 · Pacific 742 · Asian 624 · MELAA 303 · Other 107
- Phone: 04-4736841
- Email: enrolment@tekura.school.nz
- Contact: Te Rina Leonard
- Website: http://www.tekura.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [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
- [Thorndon School](https://www.chch.live/school/3040-thorndon-school), decile 10 · EQI 362
- [Wellington Girls' College](https://www.chch.live/school/272-wellington-girls-college), decile 10 · EQI 375
- [Queen Margaret College](https://www.chch.live/school/278-queen-margaret-college), private, not rated
- [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=-41.274444&lon=174.776608

## 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.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=498 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026