Key facts
- School number2990
- School typeContributing · Years 1–6
- AuthorityState
- GenderCo-Educational
- BoardingNo
- Language of instructionEnglish medium / other settings
- Established26 January 1924
About Silverstream School
Silverstream School is a New Zealand primary school whose stated vision is "Together We Inspire a Passion for Learning" — rendered in te reo Māori as Kia Ngākaunui Tātou te Whāia Akoranga.
The school's five stated values are Be Kind, Be Safe, Be Responsible, Be Brave, and Have Fun. These are framed around student wellbeing, personal accountability, resilience, and engagement with learning.
Enrolment
Enrolment scheme on recordSilverstream School has an enrolment scheme (a home zone) on record. Living inside it guarantees a place; living outside it does not, though out-of-zone applications may still be considered.
School donations
The Ministry of Education profile states that: "Donations may be requested".
With an Equity Index of 393, Silverstream School is below the 432 threshold newly required to opt into the donations scheme, though a school already receiving this funding from an earlier year may continue to do so. Outside the scheme, a school can still ask families for donations, but cannot compel or enforce payment.
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 Silverstream School 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 Silverstream School's own roll, so the shape of it is clear at a glance.
- European — 348 students (70.6%)
- Asian — 112 students (22.7%)
- Pacific — 52 students (10.5%)
- Māori — 89 students (18.1%)
- MELAA — 33 students (6.7%)
- Other — 2 students (0.4%)
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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Hutt International Boys' School Secondary · Years 7–15 · 2.2 km
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Fergusson Intermediate (Trentham) Intermediate · Years 7–8 · 3.2 km
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Maidstone Intermediate Intermediate · Years 7–8 · 4.8 km
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Wainuiomata High School Secondary · Years 9–15 · 13.2 km
Location
- Street addressWhitemans Road
- SuburbSilverstream
- CityUpper Hutt
- Local authorityUpper Hutt City
Official contact details
- ContactNicola Bonsey (Acting)
- Phone+64 4 528 2596
- Emailoffice@silverstream.school.nz
- Websitewww.silverstream.school.nz
Nearby schools
Schools physically closest to Silverstream School, regardless of year level.
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Hutt International Boys' School Secondary · Years 7–15 · 2.2 km
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Fergusson Intermediate (Trentham) Intermediate · Years 7–8 · 3.2 km
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Tawhai School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 3.4 km
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Maidstone Intermediate Intermediate · Years 7–8 · 4.8 km
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Upper Hutt School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 5 km
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Student Support Services
Silverstream School provides the following named student support services:
- Learning Support Team: Provides tailored assistance to students with diverse learning needs, including scaffolded instruction, quiet classroom environments, whole-class explicit teaching, and Tier 2 and Tier 3 targeted interventions.
- Teacher Aides: Deliver targeted support in areas including Structured Literacy, Structured Maths, and oral language development, and provide care for students with diabetes, high health needs, and allergies.
- Star Attendance Plan: An attendance management programme for monitoring and addressing student attendance.
Facilities
The following named facility is described in the school's published content.
- Library — open daily from 9am to 3pm, with lunchtime opening Monday to Friday; all classes visit weekly. Lunchtime activities include Lego, jigsaws, and reading.
Frequently asked
These aren't generic answers — each one is built directly from Silverstream School'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 Silverstream School'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 | — | 7 September 2026 |
| Student roll | Ministry of Education / Education Counts | August 2026 | 7 September 2026 |
| Equity Index | Education Counts | — | 7 September 2026 |
| Address & coordinates | Ministry of Education | — | 7 September 2026 |
| Contact details | NZ Schools Directory | Current | 7 September 2026 |
| School information (AI-curated, human-reviewed) | Silverstream School's official website | Current | 25 September 2026 |