Windley School

Porirua · Wellington Region

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

Windley School at a glance

Windley School is a co-educational full primary school in Porirua, within the Wellington Region, operating in the state sector, with 185 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 529. The school has been open since 1958.

With 185 students on roll, Windley School is a medium-sized school — larger than about 45% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 529, 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 66 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The largest group is Pasifika at 66.7%, with a meaningful European community at 17% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

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 2817.0%

Pasifika 11066.7%

Asian 2213.3%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 53.0%

European 28 · 17.0%

Pasifika 110 · 66.7%

Asian 22 · 13.3%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 5 · 3.0%

Total roll recorded: 185 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

185Students on rollLarger than 45% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

529Equity IndexAbove national mean of 463

0.95Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.08Isolation indexvery low isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeFull Primary
YearsYears 1–8
AuthorityState
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
Opened1958
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaCannons Creek South
WardOnepoto General Ward
General electorateMana
Māori electorate—

Location

Wellington Region

Porirua 41.1409° S · 174.8591° E

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Holy Family School (Porirua)Porirua · Contributing 0.1 km Cannons Creek SchoolPorirua · Contributing 0.5 km Porirua East SchoolPorirua · Contributing 0.8 km Glenview School (Porirua East)Porirua · Contributing 1 km Brandon IntermediatePorirua · Intermediate 1 km Maraeroa SchoolPorirua · Contributing 1.1 km

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About this data

School #3074 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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