Fernlea School

Fernlea School is a co-educational contributing school in Lower Hutt, within the Wellington Region, operating in the state sector, with 205 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 481. The school has been open since 1963.

With 205 students on roll, Fernlea School is a medium-sized school — larger than about 48% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 481, which is close to the national average of 463. That means the roll faces a broadly typical level of socio-economic challenge compared with schools across Aotearoa.

The largest group is European at 72.1%, with a meaningful Pasifika community at 14.4% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.23 (low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.