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Best secondary schools in Wellington

62 secondary schools ranked by the SchoolsNearMe composite — a 5-axis score (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory) compared against EQI-band peers. Methodology.

Data refreshed from Education Counts 2026-05-27. Schools without enough data to score on the composite are omitted from this page but still appear in the directory.

  1. 1
    Wellington Hills Christian College logo
    Wellington Hills Christian College

    Johnsonville · Composite · 124 students · EQI <420 (most advantaged)

    97

    / 100 composite

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    Academic
    —
    Outcomes
    —
    Retention
    —
    Wellbeing
    100
    Trajectory
    100
    ERO review
    85
  2. 2
    TKKM o Nga Mokopuna logo
    TKKM o Nga Mokopuna

    Seatoun · Composite · 157 students · EQI 450–474

    96

    / 100 composite

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    Academic
    —
    Outcomes
    —
    Retention
    —
    Wellbeing
    100
    Trajectory
    100
    ERO review
    82
  3. 3
    Scots College logo
    Scots College

    Strathmore · Composite · 1,147 students · EQI unknown

    87

    / 100 composite

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    Academic
    92
    Outcomes
    74
    Retention
    94
    Wellbeing
    —
    Trajectory
    91
    ERO review
    85
  4. 4
    Wellington Girls' College logo
    Wellington Girls' College

    Thorndon · Secondary (Year 9-15) · 1,432 students · EQI <420 (most advantaged)

    86

    / 100 composite

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    Academic
    96
    Outcomes
    76
    Retention
    97
    Wellbeing
    97
    Trajectory
    44
    ERO review
    75
  5. 5
    St Mary's College (Wellington) logo
    St Mary's College (Wellington)

    Wellington CBD · Secondary (Year 9-15) · 550 students · EQI 420–449

    84

    / 100 composite

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    Academic
    96
    Outcomes
    67
    Retention
    95
    Wellbeing
    98
    Trajectory
    38
    ERO review
    84
  6. 6
    Hutt International Boys' School logo
    Hutt International Boys' School

    Trentham · Secondary (Year 7-15) · 655 students · EQI <420 (most advantaged)

    84

    / 100 composite

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    Academic
    98
    Outcomes
    67
    Retention
    97
    Wellbeing
    87
    Trajectory
    51
    ERO review
    87
  7. 7
    TKKM o Wairarapa

    Masterton · Composite · 164 students · EQI 510+ (most disadvantaged)

    83

    / 100 composite

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    Academic
    —
    Outcomes
    —
    Retention
    86
    Wellbeing
    71
    Trajectory
    100
    ERO review
    76
  8. 8
    St Oran's College logo
    St Oran's College

    Boulcott · Secondary (Year 7-15) · 507 students · EQI <420 (most advantaged)

    82

    / 100 composite

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    Academic
    96
    Outcomes
    58
    Retention
    94
    Wellbeing
    96
    Trajectory
    50
    ERO review
    80
  9. 9
    Wellington College logo
    Wellington College

    Mount Victoria · Secondary (Year 9-15) · 1,925 students · EQI <420 (most advantaged)

    82

    / 100 composite

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    Academic
    95
    Outcomes
    75
    Retention
    96
    Wellbeing
    57
    Trajectory
    61
    ERO review
    85
  10. 10
    Sacred Heart College (Lower Hutt) logo
    Sacred Heart College (Lower Hutt)

    Lower Hutt · Secondary (Year 9-15) · 820 students · EQI 420–449

    79

    / 100 composite

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    Academic
    90
    Outcomes
    57
    Retention
    93
    Wellbeing
    94
    Trajectory
    55
    ERO review
    76
View the remaining 52 ranked secondary schools in Wellington
  1. 11. Newlands College Newlands
    79
  2. 12. St Patrick's College (Kilbirnie) Kilbirnie
    79
  3. 13. Rathkeale College Opaki
    78
  4. 14. Wellington High School and Com Ed Centre Wellington
    78
  5. 15. St Matthew's Collegiate (Masterton) Masterton
    77
  6. 16. Onslow College Johnsonville
    77
  7. 17. Queen Margaret College Thorndon
    77
  8. 18. St Patrick's College (Silverstream) Upper Hutt
    76
  9. 19. Te Kura Māori o Porirua Waitangirua
    76
  10. 20. Te Kākā Kura o Ngāti Toa Rangatira (Proposed opening date: 2027-01-01)
    76
  11. 21. Altum Academy Wilton
    76
  12. 22. New Zealand Performance Academy Aotearoa Trentham
    76
  13. 23. Encompass Education Hub (Proposed opening date: 2026-07-20) Petone
    76
  14. 24. Kāpiti College Raumati Beach
    75
  15. 25. Hutt Valley High School Lower Hutt
    75
  16. 26. Samuel Marsden Collegiate School Karori
    75
  17. 27. Aotea College Porirua
    74
  18. 28. Wellington East Girls' College Mount Victoria
    74
  19. 29. St Bernard's College Lower Hutt
    73
  20. 30. Paraparaumu College Paraparaumu
    72
  21. 31. St Catherines College (Kilbirnie) Kilbirnie
    71
  22. 32. Solway College Masterton
    70
  23. 33. Rongotai College Kilbirnie
    70
  24. 34. Whitby Collegiate Whitby
    69
  25. 35. Te Kura ā Iwi o Whakatupuranga Rua Mano Ōtaki
    69
  26. 36. Tawa College Tawa
    67
  27. 37. Kuranui College Greytown
    66
  28. 38. Raphael House Rudolf Steiner Area School Belmont
    63
  29. 39. Wā Ora Montessori Naenae
    63
  30. 40. Chanel College Masterton
    61
  31. 41. Upper Hutt College Trentham
    61
  32. 42. Chilton Saint James School Lower Hutt
    61
  33. 43. Horowhenua College Levin
    60
  34. 44. Bishop Viard College Porirua
    59
  35. 45. Ponatahi Christian School Carterton
    59
  36. 46. Wairarapa College Masterton
    58
  37. 47. Mana College Takapuwahia
    58
  38. 48. Wainuiomata High School Wainuiomata
    58
  39. 49. TKKM o Tamaki Nui A Rua Dannevirke
    56
  40. 50. Heretaunga College Trentham
    54
  41. 51. TKKM o Te Rito Ōtaki
    53
  42. 52. Naenae College Lower Hutt
    52
  43. 53. Tararua College Pahiatua
    51
  44. 54. Mākoura College Masterton
    51
  45. 55. Otaki College Ōtaki
    50
  46. 56. Dannevirke High School Dannevirke
    49
  47. 57. Waiopehu College Levin
    49
  48. 58. Taita College Taita
    48
  49. 59. Porirua College Cannons Creek
    47
  50. 60. Te Ara Whanui Kura Kaupapa Māori o ngā Kōhanga Reo o Te Awa Kairangi Alicetown
    47
  51. 61. Manawatū College Foxton
    44
  52. 62. Totara College of Accelerated Learning Dannevirke
    42

About this ranking

SchoolsNearMe's composite combines five axes — academic achievement, post-school destinations, Y9→Y13 retention, wellbeing (low stand-down rate), and roll trajectory — into a single 0–100 score. The math compares each school against its EQI-band peers (12 bands covering NZ's socio-economic spread), so a school serving more disadvantaged students isn't unfairly penalised against schools serving the most-advantaged.

Schools below 30 students aren't given a rollup score (per-axis data is still on each profile). Schools without composite-eligible data don't appear on this page.

Source data: Education Counts (NCEA, retention, destinations, discipline, funding) · Ministry of Education (roll, EQI, identity).