Kimi Ora School

Lower Hutt · Wellington Region

Specialist School · State · Co-Educational · Major urban area

Kimi Ora School at a glance

Kimi Ora School is a co-educational specialist school school in Lower Hutt, within the Wellington Region, operating in the state sector, with 137 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 467. The school has been open since 1951.

With 137 students on roll, Kimi Ora School is a medium-sized school — larger than about 35% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 467, 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 60.4%, with a meaningful Asian community at 20.9% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.11 (low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 8160.4%

Pasifika 1712.7%

Asian 2820.9%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 86.0%

European 81 · 60.4%

Pasifika 17 · 12.7%

Asian 28 · 20.9%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 8 · 6.0%

Total roll recorded: 137 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

137Students on rollLarger than 35% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

467Equity IndexAbove national mean of 463

1.06Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.11Isolation indexlow isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeSpecialist School
Special characterDay Specialist
YearsSpecialist — all years
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
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
DonationsDonations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened1951
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaAvalon East
WardCentral Ward
General electorateRemutaka
Māori electorate—

Location

Wellington Region

Lower Hutt 41.1976° S · 174.9426° E

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About this data

School #514 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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