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South Wellington Intermediate

30 Waripori Street, Newtown

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Total roll 367
EQI 400
Founded 1896
67

Composite score

Established

B

Below median

Rank #1,301 of scored NZ schools

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Accepts international students (SIEBA member) SIEBA member State school Co-educational Intermediate (Years 7-8)

Best suited for

Students aged 11-13 in Newtown looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.

Is South Wellington Intermediate a good school?

South Wellington Intermediate scores 67/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

Summary derived from ERO reports + audited financials + MoE records. Every claim links to its source — see data transparency at the bottom of this page.

Score breakdown

6 axes, each scored 0–100 on a national absolute scale. As at 2025.

How this is computed
Wellbeing
35%
standdowns 8.4/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (n=536) · why?
Composite of stand-downs, suspensions, and exclusions per 1,000 students (lower is better). Formula: standdowns/1k + 2× suspensions/1k + 5× exclusions/1k. Small primary schools with no rows score top of band ("no incidents reported"). Source: Education Counts student engagement. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: near band median (n=536).
92
Trajectory
25%
-4.6% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=534) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: near band median (n=534).
44
ERO review
40%
60/100 from ERO review 2017-05 · bottom 10% of band (n=539) · why?
Composite score from the most recent Education Review Office report (Haiku-extracted 0–100 from the published review text). For primary schools this is the heaviest axis (40%) because NCEA-style outcomes data isn't applicable. Source: ERO via Wayback archive. Year: 2017. Peer comparison: bottom 10% of band (n=539).
60

⚠ Insufficient EQI-band peers (n<10) to compute per-axis percentile context. The score above is absolute; treat it as a single-school read rather than a peer comparison.

Real ERO composite (from the latest review): 60/100.

Latest ERO review

2023-05-24 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • The school is a signatory to the Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021
  • The school has attested that it complies with all aspects of the Code
  • No international students were enrolled at the time of the ERO review
"The school is a signatory to the Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021 established under section 534 of the Education and Training Act 2020."
— ERO, 2023-05-24 (governance)

Discipline (age-standardised, per 1,000 students)

Stand-down = sent home temporarily. Suspension = formal investigation. Exclusion = removed from school. National averages shown for comparison.

Education Counts

Stand-downs · 2024

8.4

5 this year · NZ avg ~37

Suspensions · 2024

0.0

· NZ avg ~5

Exclusions · 2024

0.0

· NZ avg ~1.5

Government funding

Crown funding only (school operations + teacher salaries + property). Excludes locally-raised funds, international fees and trading income — those are in the audited financial report above.

Education Counts

Total Crown funding · 2022

$2.92M

Per-student funding · 2022

$7,960

2018

$2.2M

2019

$2.4M

2020

$2.6M

2021

$3.1M

2022

$2.9M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 07
    176
  • Year 08
    197

Roll by ethnicity

Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    72.2%
  • Māori
    19.3%
  • Asian
    15.0%
  • Other / MELAA
    12.5%
  • Pacific
    10.4%

International students

SIEBA member · Day school only

Location

30 Waripori Street, Newtown. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is South Wellington Intermediate a good school?

South Wellington Intermediate scores 67/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2023-05 review identified 3 key findings. The school is a signatory to the Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021

How do I enrol my child at South Wellington Intermediate?

Contact the school directly on 04-9399872, email office@swis.school.nz, or visit www.swis.school.nz. For state schools, check your home address against the school's enrolment zone — some schools are in-zone-only.

What are the fees?

South Wellington Intermediate is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

South Wellington Intermediate has 367 students, with an EQI of 400 (lower socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed South Wellington Intermediate in 2023-05, signed by Shelley Booysen. 4 ERO reports are on file in our archive.

Data transparency

Every fact on this page links to its source. We never publish a claim without provenance — read our methodology for the full rules.

Last updated

24 May 2023

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