Wellington College
BoundFor analysis · from ERO reports and public data
Our read on Wellington College
Strong Academic Results With Equity Work Underway
Wellington College is performing strongly in academic achievement, with nearly all students gaining NCEA Level 2 and 3 and University Entrance. The school has a new leadership team that is increasingly strategic and focused on improvement. However, ERO has identified persistent gaps in engagement, attendance and achievement for some Māori and Pacific students that the school is actively working to address.
Source: ERO, 28 November 2024 · How we write these · What ERO ratings mean
Location & enrolment zone
Where the school sits and who it accepts
Wellington College
Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington
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How enrolment at Wellington College works
Ministry of Education enrolment-scheme status, and what it means for an application.
Wellington College has an enrolment scheme, so it has a home zone. A child who lives inside that zone is entitled to enrol. Check your street address against the boundary using the zone checker above — confirm the result with the school before relying on it.
Families outside the zone can apply only when the school offers out-of-zone places for the intake they need. When applications exceed the places available, the school works through the priority groups in this order, with a supervised random ballot inside an oversubscribed group:
- Students accepted for an approved special programme, where the school runs one
- Siblings of current students
- Siblings of former students
- Children of former students
- Children of school-board employees or board members
- All other applicants
Priority is not a guarantee: if a group has more applicants than places, that group goes to a ballot and the groups below it receive nothing in that round. Read our guide to out-of-zone enrolment and ballots for the application steps, evidence and deadlines.
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Quick answers
What families ask about Wellington College
- Does Wellington College have an enrolment zone?
- Yes. An enrolment scheme is listed and the available zone map is shown below. Check your exact address before relying on eligibility.
- What year levels does Wellington College teach?
- Wellington College teaches Year 9–13.
- What is Wellington College's Equity Index?
- The listed EQI is 383. EQI reflects socioeconomic barriers used for funding; it is not a school-quality score.
- How large is the school?
- The latest listed roll is 1,925 students.
- When was the latest listed ERO review?
- The latest review date in the public data is November 2024.
The basics
Ministry of Education records
- Teaching language
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Opened
- 1867
- Principal
- Darrell Harvey (Acting)
- Urban/rural setting
- Major urban area
- Donation requests
- May Be RequestedSchool may request voluntary donations
Academic pathways
Wellington College offers the Cambridge (CAIE) pathway. NCEA tables alone don't capture this school's full academic offering. The full school report puts this pathway in context for your family.
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Schools near Wellington College
Other schools close by, nearest first.
- Wellington East Girls' CollegeMount Victoria · Secondary0.3 km
- Wellington High School and Com Ed CentreSecondary0.6 km
- St Patrick's College (Kilbirnie)Kilbirnie · Secondary1.7 km
- St Catherines College (Kilbirnie)Kilbirnie · Secondary1.9 km
- Rongotai CollegeKilbirnie · Secondary2.6 km
- St Mary's College (Wellington)Wellington CBD · Secondary3.1 km