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Queen Margaret College

Wellington · Wellington Region

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

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Queen Margaret College at a glance

Queen Margaret College is a girls school composite school in Wellington, within the Wellington Region, operating in the private : fully registered sector, with 758 students on roll. The school has been open since 1919.

With 758 students on roll, Queen Margaret College is a very large school — larger than about 91% of New Zealand schools.

No Equity Index value has been published for this school.

The largest group is European at 55%, with a meaningful Asian community at 33.9% — 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 47455.0%
Pasifika 212.4%
Asian 29233.9%
Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 151.7%
Other 60.7%
International 546.3%
European 474 · 55.0%
Pasifika 21 · 2.4%
Asian 292 · 33.9%
Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 15 · 1.7%
Other 6 · 0.7%
International 54 · 6.3%

Total roll recorded: 758 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

758Students on rollLarger than 91% of NZ schools · national median 215.5
—Equity IndexNot published
1.06Diversity 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 authorityWellington City
  • Education regionWellington
  • Regional councilWellington Region
  • Enrolment schemeNo — no enrolment scheme
  • BoardingBoarding available
  • Language of instructionAll students taught in English/other setting
  • Cohort entryNo — individual entry
  • DonationsNot applicable
  • Opened1919
  • Roll date2026 directory export
  • Statistical areaThorndon South
  • WardPukehīnau/Lambton General Ward
  • General electorateWellington Central
  • Māori electorate—

Location

Wellington Region
Wellington 41.2724° S · 174.7807° E
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About this data

School #278 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.

Figures are provided for information and comparison only. NewzSchools is an independent directory, is not affiliated with the Ministry of Education, and does not endorse or rank schools. Always confirm enrolment details, zone boundaries and fees directly with the school.

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