The Wellington region covers the southern tip of the North Island of New Zealand, including the Wellington metro area and the surrounding rural area, the Kāpiti Coast to the north, and the Wairarapa region to the northeast.
In New Zealand schools, students begin formal education in Year 1 at the age of five.
State schools are those fully funded by the government and at which no fees for tuition of domestic students (i.e. New Zealand citizens and permanent residents, and Australian citizens) can be charged, although a donation is commonly requested.
Private schools charge fees to its students for tuition, as do state and state integrated schools for tuition of international students.
The rolls given here are those provided by the Ministry of Education, and are based on figures from November 2024.