Newlands College

Wellington · Wellington Region

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Co-Educational · Major urban area · Enrolment scheme

Newlands College at a glance

Newlands College is a co-educational secondary (year 9-15) school in Wellington, within the Wellington Region, operating in the state sector, with 1,254 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 410. The school has been open since 1970.

With 1,254 students on roll, Newlands College is a very large school — larger than about 96% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 410, which is well below the national average of 463. A lower Equity Index signals less socio-economic need in the school's community than the national norm. The gap of 53 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The roll is genuinely diverse: no single ethnic group dominates, with European at 45.5% and Asian at 38.6%. Diversity of this kind is common in urban New Zealand schools.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.29 (low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 64245.5%

Pasifika 846.0%

Asian 54438.6%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 644.5%

Other 271.9%

International 493.5%

European 642 · 45.5%

Pasifika 84 · 6.0%

Asian 544 · 38.6%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 64 · 4.5%

Other 27 · 1.9%

International 49 · 3.5%

Total roll recorded: 1,254 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

1,254Students on rollLarger than 96% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

410Equity IndexBelow national mean of 463

1.23Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.29Isolation indexlow isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeSecondary (Year 9-15)
YearsYears 9–15
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
SettingMajor urban area
Territorial authorityWellington City
Education regionWellington
Regional councilWellington Region
Enrolment schemeYes — has an in-zone entitlement
BoardingDay school only
Language of instructionAll students taught in English/other setting
Cohort entryNo — individual entry
DonationsDonations may be requested
Opened1970
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaPaparangi
WardTakapū/Northern General Ward
General electorateŌhāriu
Māori electorate—

Location

Wellington Region

Wellington 41.2181° S · 174.8228° E

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Nearby schools

Newlands IntermediateWellington · Intermediate 0.2 km Rewa Rewa SchoolWellington · Contributing 0.4 km Paparangi SchoolWellington · Contributing 0.5 km Newlands SchoolWellington · Contributing 0.8 km Bellevue School (Newlands)Wellington · Contributing 0.9 km Johnsonville SchoolWellington · Contributing 1.4 km

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About this data

School #268 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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