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Wellington Hills Christian College

19-21 Broderick Road, Johnsonville

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Total roll 124
EQI 414
Founded 1979
97

Composite score

Strong

A+

Top 5% in NZ

Rank #3 of scored NZ schools

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Accepts international students (SIEBA member) SIEBA member State-integrated school State-integrated Christian Co-educational Composite (Years 1-13)

In summary

Wellington Hills Christian College received an ERO review in March 2023. The school demonstrates strong leadership focused on individual learner needs and collaborative partnerships that promote consistency across the school. A new literacy approach is currently being evaluated for its impact on diverse learners.

Best suited for

Students all year levels (Year 1-13) in Johnsonville looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.

Is Wellington Hills Christian College a good school?

Wellington Hills Christian College scores 97/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 5% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

Strengths from the latest ERO report

  • Strong leadership that focuses on the needs of individual learners
  • Collaborative partnerships that promote school wide consistency

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
Academic
35%
no NCEA data
no NCEA data · why?
Mean of latest NCEA Level 1 + Level 2 + UE achievement percentage from Education Counts.
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Outcomes
25%
no destinations data
no destinations data · why?
Share of leavers going to a New Zealand university + Te Pūkenga + Industry Training (capped at 100%). Counts are normalised when EC publishes raw cohort sizes instead of percentages. Source: Education Counts post-school destinations.
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Retention
15%
no retention data
no retention data · why?
Percentage of the Y9 cohort still enrolled in Y13 (all students). Source: Education Counts retention table.
—
Wellbeing
12%
standdowns 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (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: top 10% of band (n=536).
100
Trajectory
8%
+247.1% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top 10% of band (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: top 10% of band (n=534).
100
ERO review
5%
85/100 from ERO review 2023-03 · top quartile 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: 2023. Peer comparison: top quartile of band (n=539).
85

⚠ 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): 85/100.

Latest ERO review

2023-03-29 · Kathy Lye, Southern Region | Te Tai Tini

ERO report
  • Strong leadership that focuses on the needs of individual learners
  • Collaborative partnerships that promote school wide consistency
  • New literacy approach being evaluated for impact on diverse learners
  • School prioritising alignment of local curriculum with refreshed New Zealand Curriculum
"strong leadership that focuses on the needs of individual learners"
— ERO, 2023-03-29 (leadership)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2017–2023. Click a point to read that review.

latest 85
0 25 50 75 100 20172023 2017-05-11 · 74/100 2023-03-29 · 85/100

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

0.0

· 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

$0.36M

Per-student funding · 2022

$2,898

2018

$0.4M

2019

$0.4M

2020

$0.4M

2021

$0.3M

2022

$0.4M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    10
  • Year 02
    15
  • Year 03
    8
  • Year 04
    8
  • Year 05
    14
  • Year 06
    13
  • Year 07
    16
  • Year 08
    13
  • Year 09
    21

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    49.2%
  • Asian
    35.5%
  • Other / MELAA
    16.9%
  • Pacific
    8.9%
  • Māori
    6.5%
  • International
    0.8%

International students

SIEBA member · Day school only

Location

19-21 Broderick Road, Johnsonville. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Wellington Hills Christian College a good school?

Wellington Hills Christian College scores 97/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 5% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2023-03 review identified 4 key findings. Strong leadership that focuses on the needs of individual learners

How do I enrol my child at Wellington Hills Christian College?

Contact the school directly on 04-9398558, email office@whcc.school.nz, or visit whcc.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?

Wellington Hills Christian College is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Wellington Hills Christian College has 124 students, with an EQI of 414 (lower socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Wellington Hills Christian College in 2023-03, signed by Kathy Lye. 3 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

29 Mar 2023

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