Wellington S D A School

Porirua · Wellington Region

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Co-Educational · Large urban area

Wellington S D A School at a glance

Wellington S D A School is a co-educational full primary school in Porirua, within the Wellington Region, operating in the state : integrated sector, with 107 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 453. The school has been open since 1984.

With 107 students on roll, Wellington S D A School is a medium-sized school — larger than about 28% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 453, which is 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 largest group is Pasifika at 61.1%, with a meaningful Asian community at 23% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.07 (very low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 119.7%

Pasifika 6961.1%

Asian 2623.0%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 76.2%

European 11 · 9.7%

Pasifika 69 · 61.1%

Asian 26 · 23.0%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 7 · 6.2%

Total roll recorded: 107 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

107Students on rollLarger than 28% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

453Equity IndexBelow national mean of 463

1.04Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.07Isolation indexvery low isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeFull Primary
YearsYears 1–8
AuthorityState : Integrated
GenderCo-Educational
SettingLarge urban area
Territorial authorityPorirua City
Education regionWellington
Regional councilWellington Region
Enrolment schemeNo — no enrolment scheme
BoardingDay school only
Language of instructionAll students taught in English/other setting
Cohort entryNo — individual entry
DonationsDonations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened1984
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaPorirua Central
WardOnepoto General Ward
General electorateMana
Māori electorate—

Location

Wellington Region

Porirua 41.1485° S · 174.8317° E

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About this data

School #4150 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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