Chilton Saint James School

Lower Hutt · Wellington Region

Composite · Private : Fully Registered · Girls School · Major urban area

Chilton Saint James School at a glance

Chilton Saint James School is a girls school composite school in Lower Hutt, within the Wellington Region, operating in the private : fully registered sector, with 259 students on roll. The school has been open since 1918.

With 259 students on roll, Chilton Saint James School is a medium-sized school — larger than about 56% of New Zealand schools.

No Equity Index value has been published for this school.

The largest group is European at 58.3%, with a meaningful Asian community at 37.1% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0 (very low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 16558.3%

Pasifika 51.8%

Asian 10537.1%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 51.8%

Other 10.4%

International 20.7%

European 165 · 58.3%

Pasifika 5 · 1.8%

Asian 105 · 37.1%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 5 · 1.8%

Other 1 · 0.4%

International 2 · 0.7%

Total roll recorded: 259 students. Percentages are calculated from the 2026 roll census and may not sum to exactly 100% because of rounding and students who decline to state an ethnicity.

Roll in context

259Students on rollLarger than 56% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

—Equity IndexNot published

0.88Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0Isolation indexvery low isolation

School facts

School typeComposite
YearsComposite — wide year range
AuthorityPrivate : Fully Registered
GenderGirls School
SettingMajor urban area
Territorial authorityLower Hutt City
Education regionWellington
Regional councilWellington Region
Enrolment schemeNo — no enrolment scheme
BoardingDay school only
Language of instructionAll students taught in English/other setting
Cohort entryNo — individual entry
DonationsNot applicable
Opened1918
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaHutt Central South
WardCentral Ward
General electorateHutt South
Māori electorate—

Location

Wellington Region

Lower Hutt 41.2102° S · 174.9136° E

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Nearby schools

St Bernard's CollegeLower Hutt · Secondary (Year 7-15) 0.3 km Eastern Hutt SchoolLower Hutt · Contributing 0.3 km Hutt IntermediateLower Hutt · Intermediate 0.6 km Sts Peter and Paul School (L Hutt)Lower Hutt · Full Primary 0.7 km St Oran's CollegeLower Hutt · Secondary (Year 7-15) 0.7 km Sacred Heart College (Lower Hutt)Lower Hutt · Secondary (Year 9-15) 0.7 km

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About this data

School #263 is drawn from the New Zealand Ministry of Education school directory export dated 1 September 2026, with roll and ethnicity figures recorded at the same snapshot. Equity Index, isolation index, enrolment scheme and boarding fields are as published by the Ministry. Qualification attainment statistics on this site come from Education Counts releases.

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