Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu

Wellington · Wellington Region

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

Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu at a glance

Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu is a co-educational correspondence school school in Wellington, within the Wellington Region, operating in the state sector, with 9,112 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 506. The school has been open since 1858.

With 9,112 students on roll, Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu is a one of the largest school — larger than about 100% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 506, which is above the national average of 463. A higher Equity Index signals greater socio-economic need in the school's community — schools in this band receive more targeted government funding and support. The gap of 43 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

77.8% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Pasifika descent make up 9.3%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.05 (very low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 6,23877.8%

Pasifika 7429.3%

Asian 6247.8%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 3033.8%

Other 1071.3%

European 6,238 · 77.8%

Pasifika 742 · 9.3%

Asian 624 · 7.8%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 303 · 3.8%

Other 107 · 1.3%

Total roll recorded: 9,112 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

9,112Students on rollLarger than 100% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

506Equity IndexAbove national mean of 463

0.8Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.05Isolation indexvery low isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeCorrespondence School
YearsDistance learning — all years
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
SettingMajor urban area
Territorial authorityWellington City
Education regionWellington
Regional councilWellington Region
Enrolment schemeNo — no enrolment scheme
BoardingDay school only
Language of instructionSome students taught in a Pacific language
Cohort entryNo — individual entry
DonationsDonations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened1858
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaThorndon South
WardPukehīnau/Lambton General Ward
General electorateWellington Central
Māori electorate—

Pacific language programme

0Pacific medium (levels 1–2)gagana Samoa | Samoa

25Pacific language in English mediumLevels 3–4

Location

Wellington Region

Wellington 41.2744° S · 174.7766° E

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