Last updated November 2026
Wellington East Girls’ College is a state, girls’ secondary school for Years 9 to 13 at Austin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington. It opened in 1925 and had 996 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes 24 suburbs in full and parts of 7 more, among them Houghton Bay, Berhampore, Mount Victoria, Lyall Bay, Newtown and Kingston; the zone map below shows the full boundary.
The school runs Te Aka, a supported learning class for students with ORS or In Class Support funding that works as a base for joining mainstream classes, along with learning support, a gifted and talented programme and a homework club. Its kapa haka performs as Ngā Taiohi o te Rāwhiti o te Upoko o te Ika together with Rongotai College, and the site lists choirs, a Poly group, the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, a school swimming pool and an international student programme.
At a glance
- Principal
- Gael Ashworth
- Address
- Austin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington
- Phone
- 04 385 8514
Home zone
Suburbs in the zone: all of Mount Victoria, Kingston, Vogeltown Wellington, Melrose Wellington, Strathmore Park Wellington, Mount Cook Wellington, Mornington Wellington, Newtown, Berhampore, Southgate Wellington, Miramar Wellington, Kilbirnie Wellington, Hataitai Wellington, Ōwhiro Bay, Rongotai Wellington, Seatoun Wellington, Island Bay Wellington, Brooklyn Wellington, Maupuia Wellington, Karaka Bays Wellington, Lyall Bay, Houghton Bay, Breaker Bay Wellington and Roseneath.
Parts of Oriental Bay, Moa Point Wellington, Te Aro, Wellington Central, Karori Wellington, Aro Valley Wellington and Mākara Wellington: check your street.
Zone boundaries are set by the school’s enrolment scheme and can change. Confirm your address with the school before you rely on it.
NCEA results
School leavers with NCEA Level 2 or above, compared with all New Zealand school leavers.
This school New Zealand
School leavers are students who left school that year, whatever year level they left from.
Who goes here
Share of the 996 students who identify with each group. Students can name more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
37 international students
MELAA: Middle Eastern, Latin American and African.
Stand-downs and suspensions
Cases per 1,000 students in 2025, adjusted for the ages of the school’s students, compared with all New Zealand schools.
Suspensions: fewer than 5 cases in 2025, so no rate is shown.
These measure how a school responds to behaviour, and schools set their own thresholds, so they are not a measure of how students behave.
What ERO found
The Education Review Office’s latest report on the school is a School Evaluation Report from December 2025. ERO found that the school had made sound progress since its previous report towards fairer achievement, attendance and wellbeing for all groups of students.
Most students do consistently well in learning and wellbeing: most gain NCEA Level 2, a large majority gain Level 3 and University Entrance, and most Year 9 students who start below expected levels in literacy and numeracy make faster progress.
Māori and Pacific achievement is improving and becoming more equitable. ERO described settled, respectful classrooms, a responsive curriculum and an inclusive culture, and noted the school’s supported learning class and its role as fundholder for a teen parent unit. A small majority of students attend regularly, and this is improving.
ERO’s priorities for the school are to lift regular attendance, set up consistent assessment and reporting in Years 9 and 10 so progress can be tracked well, close gaps between groups of students at NCEA Level 2, Level 3 and University Entrance, and build feedback into teaching practice to keep teaching quality high across the school.
Read the ERO reports for Wellington East Girls’ College
Enrolling
Students who live in the home zone have the right to enrol, and the school’s site says girls in its zone have automatic entry. Out-of-zone places are offered under the enrolment scheme, by ballot when there are more applicants than places. The school publishes its application closing dates and ballot dates on its enrolment page each year.
All enrolments are made through the online form. In-zone applications need a recent power, gas or rates bill or a signed tenancy agreement as proof of address, plus a passport or birth certificate, and the school holds enrolment meetings to help new students make the move to college. International students apply through the school’s international section.
Schools nearby
In Mount Victoria
Wellington East Girls' College is in Mount Victoria. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Questions parents ask
Is Wellington East Girls' College zoned?
It has a home zone covering all of Mount Victoria, Kingston, Vogeltown Wellington, Melrose Wellington, Strathmore Park Wellington, Mount Cook Wellington, Mornington Wellington, Newtown, Berhampore, Southgate Wellington, Miramar Wellington, Kilbirnie Wellington, Hataitai Wellington, Ōwhiro Bay, Rongotai Wellington, Seatoun Wellington, Island Bay Wellington, Brooklyn Wellington, Maupuia Wellington, Karaka Bays Wellington, Lyall Bay, Houghton Bay, Breaker Bay Wellington and Roseneath and parts of Oriental Bay, Moa Point Wellington, Te Aro, Wellington Central, Karori Wellington, Aro Valley Wellington and Mākara Wellington.
What years does it teach?
Years 9 to 13.
How many students go there?
996 at 1 Sep 2026.
Does it ask for donations?
It may. It is not in the donation scheme, so it can ask families for donations.
What is its Equity Index?
416. The Ministry of Education’s Equity Index estimates the socio-economic barriers a school’s students face, from 344 (fewest) to 569 (most). It is used to share out funding, not as a measure of quality.
Is it a single-sex school?
Yes. It takes girls only.
How did its school leavers do in NCEA?
In 2025, 88.7% of its school leavers had NCEA Level 2 or above, compared with 77.8% of all New Zealand school leavers.
Updated automatically when the Ministry publishes new data.
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Sources and data notes 1
- School facts: School details and roll: Ministry of Education school directory, 28 Oct 2026 (CC BY 4.0). Home zone: Ministry of Education enrolment zones (CC BY 4.0). NCEA results, roll history and stand-downs: Education Counts, school leavers 2023 to 2025, stand-downs 2025, rolls 2021 to 2025 (CC BY 4.0).