Te Kura o Hau Karetu

Te Kura o Hau Karetu is a co-educational contributing school in Upper Hutt, within the Wellington Region, operating in the state sector, with 152 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 527. The school has been open since 1969.

With 152 students on roll, Te Kura o Hau Karetu is a medium-sized school — larger than about 38% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 527, 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 64 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The largest group is European at 71.3%, with a meaningful Pasifika community at 24.8% — 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.