Key facts
- School number2847
- School typeContributing · Years 1–6
- AuthorityState
- GenderCo-Educational
- BoardingNo
- Language of instructionSome students taught in a Pacific language
- Established26 January 1964
About Glenview School (Porirua East)
Glenview School is a contributing primary school in Porirua, catering for students in Years 1 to 6. Its motto — Ngā akonga manawanui, ngā rangatira ā ngā kaitiaki o te ao ("Active learners, leaders, guardians of the world") — reflects the school's stated emphasis on environmental responsibility, cultural diversity, and student agency.
The school reports a student body drawn from more than 15 different cultures and describes cultural diversity as central to its character. Environmental stewardship is a formal part of the school's programme: Glenview participates in the Enviroschools framework, organising inquiry learning around four areas — place, practices, people and participation, and programmes — and connecting student work to local council and city environmental issues.
The school is not faith-based and is not a Māori-medium or bilingual school, though te reo Māori terminology is used alongside English in its communications.
School donations
The Ministry of Education profile states that: "Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp".
With an Equity Index of 511, Glenview School (Porirua East) is in the range eligible to opt into the Ministry's donations scheme — receiving additional government funding per student in exchange for not seeking donations (except for overnight camps).
Check directly with the school for current charges, contributions or other costs. Learn more on the donations scheme or fees and charges at school, both on education.govt.nz.
Equity Index
The Ministry publishes this figure as a bare number — KuraData shows it against the directory-wide average, so you can see where Glenview School (Porirua East) actually sits, not just the number on its own.
The Equity Index estimates the socio-economic barriers students face, on average, and is used to inform government funding and support. It is not a measure of school quality or academic performance.
Higher values indicate a higher level of estimated socio-economic barriers; lower values indicate fewer. Learn how the Equity Index is calculated →
Student ethnicity
The Ministry publishes this as a raw table — here it's visualised directly against Glenview School (Porirua East)'s own roll, so the shape of it is clear at a glance.
- European — 14 students (14.7%)
- Asian — 9 students (9.5%)
- Pacific — 70 students (73.7%)
- Māori — 41 students (43.2%)
- MELAA — 5 students (5.3%)
Percentages may sum to more than 100% because students can identify with more than one ethnic group.
Education pathway
Nearby schools serving the next or previous year levels are shown as potential pathway options. They do not indicate formal enrolment pathways or actual student transfers.
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Tawa Intermediate Intermediate · Years 7–8 · 3.4 km
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Whitby Collegiate Secondary · Years 7–15 · 4.2 km
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Hutt International Boys' School Secondary · Years 7–15 · 14.3 km
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Wainuiomata High School Secondary · Years 9–15 · 13 km
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New Zealand Performance Academy Aotearoa Secondary · Years 9–15 · 13.5 km
Location
- Street address106 Bedford Street
- SuburbPorirua East
- CityPorirua
- Local authorityPorirua City
Official contact details
- ContactLynda Knight-de Blois
- Phone+64 4 237 7123
- Emailglenviewoffice@pen.net.nz
- Websitewww.glenviewporirua.school.nz
Nearby schools
Schools physically closest to Glenview School (Porirua East), regardless of year level.
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Cannons Creek School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 719 m
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Maraeroa School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 836 m
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Holy Family School (Porirua) Contributing · Years 1–6 · 1 km
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Wellington S D A School Full Primary · Years 1–8 · 3 km
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He Huarahi Tamariki Teen Parent Unit · 3 km
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Enrolment
Glenview School operates a home zone enrolment scheme. Students living within the defined zone are eligible to enrol. The zone boundaries include specific address ranges on the following streets:
- Sievers Grove: numbers 43–219 (odd) and 48–222 (even)
- Hampshire Street: numbers 61–121 (odd) and 70–120 (even)
- Bedford Street: numbers 31–197 (odd) and 34–168 (even)
- Leicester Street and Derby Place: all addresses
- Suffolk Place, Northumberland Street, Durham Street, Cardiff Crescent and Carnavon Place: all addresses
Where a property has entrances on more than one street, or where an address is disputed, the rateable address as recognised by the local City Council determines zone eligibility.
Out-of-zone applications are processed under the Education and Training Act 2020 in the following priority order:
- Second priority: siblings of current students
- Third priority: siblings of former students
- Fourth priority: children of former students
- Fifth priority: children of a board employee or board member
- Sixth priority: all other applicants
First priority does not apply, as the school does not run a special programme approved by the Secretary for Education. If applications within any priority group exceed available places, selection is by ballot. Applicants claiming sibling priority may be required to provide proof of a sibling relationship.
Frequently asked
These aren't generic answers — each one is built directly from Glenview School (Porirua East)'s own official Ministry of Education data already shown on this page, so what you read here always matches the figures above.
Sources & methodology
Every fact on this page traces back to one of the rows below — official Ministry of Education data, or Glenview School (Porirua East)'s own published information, reviewed before publication. Nothing here is inferred or estimated beyond what its source actually states.
| Data | Source | Data period | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| School characteristics | Ministry of Education | — | 15 October 2026 |
| Student roll | Ministry of Education / Education Counts | September 2026 | 15 October 2026 |
| Equity Index | Education Counts | — | 15 October 2026 |
| Address & coordinates | Ministry of Education | — | 15 October 2026 |
| Contact details | NZ Schools Directory | Current | 15 October 2026 |
| Pacific language-medium data | Pacific Schools Directory, Ministry of Education | — | 6 September 2026 |
| School information (AI-curated, human-reviewed) | Glenview School (Porirua East)'s official website | Current | 4 October 2026 |