Wellington East Girls' College

Wellington · Wellington Region

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Girls School · Major urban area · Enrolment scheme

Wellington East Girls' College at a glance

Wellington East Girls' College is a girls school secondary (year 9-15) school in Wellington, within the Wellington Region, operating in the state sector, with 996 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 416. The school has been open since 1925.

With 996 students on roll, Wellington East Girls' College is a very large school — larger than about 94% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 416, 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 47 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The roll is genuinely diverse: no single ethnic group dominates, with European at 50% and Asian at 22.3%. Diversity of this kind is common in urban New Zealand schools.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.08 (very low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 57850.0%

Pasifika 15513.4%

Asian 25722.3%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 1028.8%

Other 262.3%

International 373.2%

European 578 · 50.0%

Pasifika 155 · 13.4%

Asian 257 · 22.3%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 102 · 8.8%

Other 26 · 2.3%

International 37 · 3.2%

Total roll recorded: 996 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

996Students on rollLarger than 94% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

416Equity IndexBelow national mean of 463

1.36Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.08Isolation indexvery low isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeSecondary (Year 9-15)
YearsYears 9–15
AuthorityState
GenderGirls School
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
Opened1925
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaMount Victoria South
WardPukehīnau/Lambton General Ward
General electorateRongotai
Māori electorate—

Location

Wellington Region

Wellington 41.3024° S · 174.7850° E

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Nearby schools

St Mark's Church School (Mt Victoria)Wellington · Full Primary 0.3 km Wellington CollegeWellington · Secondary (Year 9-15) 0.3 km Clyde Quay SchoolWellington · Full Primary 0.7 km Mt Cook School (Wellington)Wellington · Full Primary 0.7 km Wellington High School and Com Ed CentreWellington · Secondary (Year 9-15) 0.9 km Kilbirnie SchoolWellington · Contributing 1 km