Lower Hutt City · NZ state schools
Schools by level
Elementary 36 · Middle school 4 · High school 7 · Other / combined 4
At a glance
- Students
- 17,268 (2026)
- Schools
- 51
Official rating
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Check the zoned school for an address
Each address is zoned to specific schools. Confirm with the district's official lookup tool or office before you sign a lease.
Schools (51)
Official campus ratings are shown with their year. Use the address lookup to confirm zoning.
Elementary 36
Arakura School
Grades Year 1–6 · Lower Hutt · Students 152 · Zoned
Avalon School
Grades Year 1–6 · Lower Hutt · Students 225 · Application / selective
Belmont School (Lower Hutt)
Grades Year 1–6 · Lower Hutt · Students 315 · Zoned
Boulcott School
Grades Year 1–6 · Lower Hutt · Students 345 · Zoned
Dyer Street School
Grades Year 1–6 · Lower Hutt · Students 213 · Application / selective
Eastern Hutt School
Grades Year 1–6 · Lower Hutt · Students 603 · Zoned
Fernlea School
Grades Year 1–6 · Lower Hutt · Students 205 · Zoned
Gracefield School
Grades Year 1–6 · Lower Hutt · Students 208 · Zoned
Hutt Central School
Grades Year 1–6 · Lower Hutt · Students 275 · Zoned
Kelson School
Grades Year 1–6 · Lower Hutt · Students 278 · Zoned
Konini Primary School (Wainuiomata)
Grades Year 1–6 · Lower Hutt · Students 270 · Zoned
Koraunui School
Grades Year 1–6 · Lower Hutt · Students 176 · Application / selective
Korokoro School
Grades Year 1–8 · Lower Hutt · Students 200 · Zoned
Maranatha Christian School
Grades Year 1–8 · Lower Hutt · Students 158 · Application / selective
Maungaraki School
Grades Year 1–8 · Lower Hutt · Students 365 · Zoned
Muritai School
Grades Year 1–8 · Lower Hutt · Students 340 · Zoned
Naenae School
Grades Year 1–6 · Lower Hutt · Students 361 · Zoned
Normandale School
Grades Year 1–6 · Lower Hutt · Students 138 · Zoned
Our Lady of the Rosary School (Waiwhetu)
Grades Year 1–8 · Lower Hutt · Students 274 · Zoned
Petone Central School
Grades Year 1–8 · Lower Hutt · Students 203 · Zoned
Pomare School
Grades Year 1–6 · Lower Hutt · Students 106 · Application / selective
Pukeatua Primary School (Wainuiomata)
Grades Year 1–8 · Lower Hutt · Students 157 · Application / selective
Randwick School
Grades Year 1–8 · Lower Hutt · Students 122 · Application / selective
Rata Street School
Grades Year 1–6 · Lower Hutt · Students 326 · Application / selective
Sacred Heart School (Petone)
Grades Year 1–8 · Lower Hutt · Students 163 · Zoned
St Bernadette's School (Naenae)
Grades Year 1–8 · Lower Hutt · Students 132 · Application / selective
St Claudine Thevenet School
Grades Year 1–8 · Lower Hutt · Students 198 · Application / selective
St Michael's School (Taita)
Grades Year 1–8 · Lower Hutt · Students 133 · Application / selective
Sts Peter and Paul School (L Hutt)
Grades Year 1–8 · Lower Hutt · Students 459 · Application / selective
Taita Central School
Grades Year 1–6 · Lower Hutt · Students 118 · Application / selective
Tawhai School
Grades Year 1–6 · Lower Hutt · Students 345 · Application / selective
Te Puni School - Te kura o Te Puni
Grades Year 1–6 · Lower Hutt · Students 158 · Zoned
Tui Glen School
Grades Year 1–8 · Lower Hutt · Students 180 · Application / selective
Wainuiomata Primary School
Grades Year 1–6 · Lower Hutt · Students 250 · Application / selective
Waterloo School
Grades Year 1–6 · Lower Hutt · Students 522 · Zoned
Wilford School
Grades Year 1–8 · Lower Hutt · Students 204 · Zoned
Middle school 4
Avalon Intermediate
Grades Year 7–8 · Lower Hutt · Students 174 · Zoned
Hutt Intermediate
Grades Year 7–8 · Lower Hutt · Students 604 · Zoned
Naenae Intermediate
Grades Year 7–8 · Lower Hutt · Students 296 · Zoned
Wainuiomata Intermediate
Grades Year 7–8 · Lower Hutt · Students 336 · Application / selective
High school 7
Hutt Valley High School
Grades Year 9–15 · Lower Hutt · Students 2,001 · Zoned
Naenae College
Grades Year 9–15 · Lower Hutt · Students 862 · Zoned
Sacred Heart College (Lower Hutt)
Grades Year 9–15 · Lower Hutt · Students 828 · Application / selective
St Bernard's College
Grades Year 7–15 · Lower Hutt · Students 676 · Application / selective
St Oran's College
Grades Year 7–15 · Lower Hutt · Students 502 · Zoned
Taita College
Grades Year 9–15 · Lower Hutt · Students 331 · Application / selective
Wainuiomata High School
Grades Year 9–15 · Lower Hutt · Students 685 · Zoned
Other / combined 4
Kimi Ora School
Lower Hutt · Students 137 · Application / selective
Raphael House Rudolf Steiner Area School
Grades Year 1–13 · Lower Hutt · Students 281 · Application / selective
Te Ara Whanui Kura Kaupapa Māori o ngā Kōhanga Reo o Te Awa Kairangi
Grades Year 1–13 · Lower Hutt · Students 422 · Application / selective
Wā Ora Montessori
Grades Year 1–13 · Lower Hutt · Students 256 · Application / selective
Checklist before renting in this district
Check these before you sign a lease.
Checked the assigned school for the exact address with the official lookup before signing
Source:Ministry of Education New Zealand (checked 2026-10-31)
Know that moving into a zone temporarily to get a place is not allowed
Source:Ministry of Education New Zealand (checked 2026-10-31)
Asked the district or council whether boundary or admission changes are planned
Asked whether the assigned school has room (or sends overflow elsewhere)
Checked that the lease is accepted as proof of address on the enrolment list
Asked how the assigned school supports English learners (ESL/EAL)
Checked the commute (school-bus eligibility, walking route)
Checked on the state or board page whether our visa means paying public-school fees
Always confirm your own situation with the official authority or an immigration professional.
Source:Ministry of Education New Zealand (checked 2026-10-29)
ESL / ELL support
Public schools support English learners as ESL/ELL (Canada), EAL/D (Australia) or ESOL (New Zealand). An English assessment at enrolment decides the support; ask the school or board about its programme.
Sources
- Ministry of Education — New Zealand Schools Directory2026· Checked 2026-10-31
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