List of schools in Christchurch

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There are 152 schools in Christchurch, New Zealand's second most-populous city, serving approximately 57,500 primary and secondary school students.[1] Most schools are large urban schools based in the city of Christchurch itself, including some of the largest in the country, with several small rural primary schools and a combined primary/secondary school on Banks Peninsula.

In New Zealand schools, students begin formal education in Year 1 at the age of five.[2] Year 13 the final year of formal education. The thirteen years of formal education are generally broken up into primary education (Years 1 to 8) and secondary education (Years 9 to 13). In Christchurch, primary education is generally served by a combination of contributing primary schools (Years 1–6), full primary schools (Years 1–8), and intermediate schools (Years 7 and 8), while secondary schools serving Years 9-13 cater for secondary education. There are also a smaller number of combined intermediate and secondary schools serving Years 7-13; composite schools (combined primary and secondary schools) serving Years 1-13; special schools serving children with visual, hearing and intellectual impairments, learning difficulties and behaviourial problems; and teen parent units, providing education and support for teenage parents.

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.[3] A state integrated school is a former private school with a special character based on a religious or philosophical belief that has been integrated into the state system. State integrated schools charge "attendance dues" to cover the building and maintenance of school buildings, which are not owned by the government, but otherwise they like state schools cannot charge fees for tuition of domestic students but may request a donation. Private schools charge fees to its students for tuition, as do state and state integrated schools for tuition of international students.[4] In Christchurch, approximately 77 percent of students attend state schools, 15.5 percent attend state integrated schools, and 7.5 percent attend private schools.[1]

The roll of each school changes frequently as students start school for the first time, move between schools, and graduate or drop out. The rolls given here are those provided by the Ministry of Education, and are based on figures from March 2016.[5] The Ministry of Education institution number links to the Te Kete Ipurangi page for each school.

Note that due to the effects of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, some schools that were located in the central city and the eastern suburbs of the city have temporarily moved to other locations due to structural and/or land damage at their existing sites, and these changes are noted below. Throughout 2013, the state school network in Christchurch has been reviewed by the Government, with six schools due to close, six schools merging to form three schools, and another three schools adding years in January 2014.

Primary schools

Contributing primary schools (Year 1–6)

The 37 contributing primary schools cover the first six years of primary education, from age 5 to age 11. Students normally progress afterwards to an intermediate school, though some may go to a combined intermediate and secondary school. The majority are state schools, but there are two integrated contributing primary schools.

Name MOE Gender Location Authority Roll Website Notes
Addington School 3271 Coed Addington State 245 [1]
Avondale School 3286 Coed Avondale State 219 [2]
Banks Avenue School 3289 Coed Dallington State 351 [3]
Bishopdale School 3293 Coed Bishopdale State 123 [4]
Bromley School 3302 Coed Bromley State 350 [5]
Burnside Primary School 3305 Coed Burnside State 250 [6]
Cotswold School 3324 Coed Bishopdale State 504 [7]
Duvauchelle School 3332 Coed Akaroa State 29
Elmwood Normal School 3334 Coed Merivale State 490 [8]
Fendalton Open Air School 3338 Coed Burnside State 449 [9]
Gilberthorpe School 3346 Coed Hei Hei State 122 [10]
Harewood School 3370 Coed Harewood State 165 [11]
Hoon Hay School 3379 Coed Hoon Hay State 422 [12]
Hornby Primary School 3380 Coed Hornby State 208 [13]
Ilam School 3384 Coed Ilam State 466 [14]
Isleworth School 3385 Coed Bishopdale State 304 [15]
Linwood Avenue School 3413 Coed Linwood State 279 [16]
Linwood North School 3415 Coed Linwood State 218 [17]
Northcote School 3449 Coed Redwood State 126 [18]
Papanui School 3466 Coed Papanui State 236 [19]
Paparoa Street School 3467 Coed Papanui State 507 [20]
Redwood School 3484 Coed Redwood State 316 [21]
Rowley Avenue School 3492 Coed Hoon Hay State 95 [22]
Roydvale School 3493 Coed Burnside State 257 [23]
Shirley School 3504 Coed Shirley State 371 [24]
Sockburn School 3505 Coed Wigram State 179 [25]
Somerfield School 3506 Coed Somerfield State 462 [26]
South Hornby School 3507 Coed Hornby State 234 [27]
Spreydon School 3512 Coed Hillmorton State 298 [28]
St Albans Catholic School 3517 Coed St Albans Integrated 94 [29] Catholic
St Albans School 3518 Coed St Albans State 529 [30]
St James School 3523 Coed Aranui Integrated 107 [31] Catholic
Thorrington School 3557 Coed Cashmere State 427 [32]
Waimairi School 3571 Coed Strowan State 455 [33]
Wairakei School 3577 Coed Bryndwr State 239 [34]
Waitākiri Primary School 685 Coed Burwood State 613 [35]
West Spreydon School 3588 Coed Spreydon State 268 [36]

Full primary schools (Year 1–8)

Name MOE Gender Location Authority Roll Website Notes
Aranui School 3279 Coed Aranui State 195 [37]
Avonhead School 3287 Coed Avonhead State 579 [38]
Bamford School 3288 Coed Woolston State 140 [39]
Beckenham School 3291 Coed Beckenham State 435 [40]
Belfast School 3292 Coed Belfast State 475 [41]
Cashmere Primary School 3310 Coed Cashmere State 457 [42]
Cathedral Grammar School 368 Coed Central City Private 236 [43] Anglican
Christ The King School 3316 Coed Burnside Integrated 305 [44] Catholic
Christchurch East School 3317 Coed Central City State 234 [45]
Diamond Harbour School 3327 Coed Diamond Harbour State 145 [46]
Governors Bay School 3354 Coed Governors Bay State 65 [47]
Halswell School 3366 Coed Halswell State 615 [48]
Heathcote Valley School 3371 Coed Heathcote Valley State 239 [49]
Jean Seabrook Memorial School 2126 Coed Richmond Private 18
Little River School 3418 Coed Little River State 117 [50]
Lyttelton Primary School 686 Coed Lyttelton State 207
Mairehau School 3425 Coed Mairehau State 425 [51]
Marshland School 3429 Coed Marshland State 327 [52]
Medbury School 4118 Boys Fendalton Private 334 [53] Boarding
Merrin School 3434 Coed Avonhead State 425 [54]
Mount Pleasant School 3443 Coed Mt Pleasant State 353 [55]
New Brighton Catholic School 3445 Coed New Brighton Integrated 159 [56] Catholic
Nova Montessori School 1582 Coed New Brighton Private 46 [57] Montessori education
Oaklands School 3450 Coed Oaklands State 598 [58]
Okains Bay School 3452 Coed Okains Bay State 13
Opawa School 3455 Coed Opawa State 370 [59]
Our Lady of the Assumption School 3461 Coed Hoon Hay Integrated 281 [60] Catholic
Our Lady of Victories School 3463 Coed Sockburn Integrated 171 [61] Catholic
Ouruhia Model School 3464 Coed Ouruhia State 74 [62]
Parkview School 3470 Coed Parklands State 367 [63]
Queenspark School 3479 Coed Parklands State 510 [64]
Rawhiti School 696 Coed New Brighton State 520 [65]
Redcliffs School 3483 Coed Redcliffs State 188 [66]
Riccarton School 3485 Coed Sockburn State 256 [67]
Russley School 3496 Coed Avonhead State 410 [68]
Sacred Heart School 3270 Coed Addington Integrated 174 [69] Catholic
Selwyn House School 4138 Girls Merivale Private 176 [70] Boarding
Seven Oaks School 610 Coed Waltham Private 50 [71]
South New Brighton School 3508 Coed New Brighton State 462 [72]
St Anne's School 3520 Coed Woolston Integrated 100 [73] Catholic
St Bernadette's School 3521 Coed Hornby Integrated 115 [74] Catholic
St Francis of Assisi Catholic School 738 Coed Mairehau Integrated 347 [75] Catholic
St Joseph's School 3531 Coed Papanui Integrated 410 [76] Catholic
St Mark's School 4135 Coed Opawa Integrated 193 [77] Anglican
St Martins School 3534 Coed St Martins State 521 [78]
St Mary's School 3535 Coed Central City Integrated 84 [79] Catholic
St Michael's Church School 4136 Coed Central City Private 60 [80] Anglican
St Patrick's School 3537 Coed Bryndwr Integrated 159 [81] Catholic
St Peter's School 3542 Coed Beckenham Integrated 136 [82] Catholic
St Teresa's School 3543 Coed Riccarton Integrated 168 [83] Catholic
Star of the Sea School 3544 Coed Sumner Integrated 64 [84] Catholic
Sumner School 3546 Coed Sumner State 444 [85]
Tamariki School 4143 Coed Woolston Integrated 44 [86]
Templeton School 3555 Coed Templeton State 343 [87]
Te Waka Unua School 684 Coed Woolston State 432 [88]
Wainoni School 3575 Coed Wainoni State 80
Waltham School 3581 Coed Waltham State 203 [89]
Westburn School 3589 Coed Ilam State 483 [90]
Wharenui School 3591 Coed Riccarton State 182 [91]
Yaldhurst Model School 3602 Coed Yaldhurst State 124 [92]

Intermediate schools (Years 7–8)

Name MOE Gender Location Authority Roll Website Notes
Breens Intermediate 3299 Coed Bishopdale State 274 [93]
Casebrook Intermediate 3309 Coed Casebrook State 353 [94]
Chisnallwood Intermediate 3314 Coed Avondale State 636 [95]
Christchurch South Intermediate 3318 Coed Spreydon State 530 [96]
Cobham Intermediate 3323 Coed Burnside State 624 [97]
Heaton Normal Intermediate 3372 Coed Merivale State 567 [98]
Kirkwood Intermediate 3396 Coed Riccarton State 320 [99]
Shirley Intermediate 3503 Coed Shirley State 170 [100]

Secondary schools

Year 7–13

Name MOE Gender Location Authority Roll Website Notes
Catholic Cathedral College 531 Coed Central City Integrated 396 [101] Catholic
Hillmorton High School 339 Coed Hillmorton State 731 [102] [6]
Hornby High School 338 Coed Hornby State 662 [103] [7]
Linwood College 337 Coed Linwood State 705 [104] [8]
Rangi Ruru Girls' School 325 Girls Merivale Private 608 [105] Presbyterian, Boarding
St Thomas of Canterbury College 331 Boys Sockburn Integrated 604 [106] Catholic
Villa Maria College 326 Girls Upper Riccarton Integrated 812 [107] Catholic

Year 9–13

The fourteen Year 9–13 secondary schools in Christchurch serve all five years of secondary education. They are a mixture of state, integrated and private schools, both coeducational and single sex.

Name MOE Gender Location Authority Roll Website Notes
Aranui High School 323 Coed Aranui State 353 [108]
Avonside Girls' High School 324 Girls Avonside State 875 [109]
Burnside High School 319 Coed Burnside State 2518 [110] Largest school (by roll) in the South Island
Cashmere High School 340 Coed Cashmere State 1924 [111]
Christchurch Boys' High School 327 Boys Fendalton State 1383 [112] Boarding
Christchurch Girls' High School 328 Girls Riccarton State 1110 [113] Boarding
Christ's College 330 Boys Central City Private 603 [114] Anglican, Boarding
Hagley Community College 336 Coed Central City State 2204 [115]
Mairehau High School 320 Coed Mairehau State 380 [116]
Marian College 343 Girls Central City[nb 1] Integrated 395 [117] Catholic
Papanui High School 316 Coed Papanui State 1605 [118]
Riccarton High School 334 Coed Sockburn State 1010 [119]
Seven Oaks Secondary School 695 Coed Opawa Private 10 [120] [9]
Shirley Boys' High School 321 Boys Shirley State 1237 [121]
St Bede's College 315 Boys Papanui Integrated 816 [122] Catholic, Boarding

Composite schools

The eleven composite schools in Christchurch each cover both primary and secondary education. The majority of them are private or state-integrated, although four are state schools, including two Kura Kaupapa Māori and an area school in Akaroa.

Name MOE Gender Location Authority Roll Website Notes
Aidanfield Christian School 82 Coed Aidanfield Integrated 259 [123] Nondenominational Christian
Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery 683 Coed Ilam/Aidanfield[nb 2] State 441 [124] Designated Character (s156)
Akaroa Area School 350 Coed Akaroa State 129 [125]
Christchurch Adventist School 317 Coed Papanui Integrated 224 [126] Seventh-day Adventist
Emmanuel Christian School 1168 Coed Bishopdale Integrated 166 [127] Nondenominational Christian
Hillview Christian School 341 Coed St Martins Integrated 517 [128] Nondenominational Christian
Middleton Grange School 335 Coed Upper Riccarton Integrated 1362 [129] Nondenominational Christian
Rudolf Steiner School 419 Coed Opawa Integrated 361 [130] Waldorf education
St Andrew's College 318 Coed Strowan Private 1432 [131] Presbyterian, Boarding
St Margaret's College 333 Girls Merivale Private 722 [132] Anglican, Boarding
TKKM o Te Whanau Tahi 1618 Coed Spreydon State 151 Kura Kaupapa Māori
TKKM o Waitaha 4212 Coed Waltham State 61 [133] Kura Kaupapa Māori
Te Pa o Rakaihautu 706 Coed Richmond State 177 Designated Character (s156)
Opened January 2015

Special schools and teen parent units

Name MOE Type Gender Location Authority Roll Website Notes
Allenvale Special School and Residential Centre 3275 Intellectual impairments Coed Bryndwr State 132 [134]
Ferndale School 3339 Intellectual impairments Coed Merivale State 107 [135]
Halswell Residential College 522 Intellectual impairments Boys Aidanfield State 16 [136]
Kimihia Parents' College 2761 Teen Parent Unit Woolston State [nb 3] [137]
Kingslea School 518 Learning / Social Difficulties Coed Shirley State 68 [138]
Southern Regional Health School 1631 Hospital school Coed Central City State 14 [139]
Van Asch College 519 Deaf / Hearing-impaired Coed Sumner State 29 [140]
Waitaha Learning Centre 3554 Intellectual impairments Coed Templeton State 61 [141]

Former schools

  • Aorangi School in Bryndwr closed on 27 January 2010, with pupils disbursing to other schools.[10]
  • Birch Grove School – closed and merged with Mairehau School, April 2004[11]
  • Branston Intermediate, state intermediate at Hornby, closed in January 2014 as part of state school network review.[12]
  • Burwood School, state contributing primary at Burwood, merged with Windsor School in January 2014 to form Waitakiri Primary School.[13]
  • Central New Brighton School, state full primary in New Brighton, merged with Freeville School and North New Brighton School in January 2015 to form Rawhiti School.[14]
  • Christchurch West High School, amalgamated with Technical High School in 1965 to become Hagley High School (now Hagley Community College)
  • Freeville School, state full primary in New Brighton, merged with Central New Brighton School and North New Brighton School in January 2015 to form Rawhiti School.[14]
  • Glenelg Health Came School, Hillsborough – closed January 2012.[15]
  • Glenmoor School, state contributing primary at Mairehau, closed in January 2014 as part of state school network review.[16]
  • Hammersley Park School, state contributing primary in Shirley – closed voluntarily in January 2013 due to declining roll numbers and uneconomic costs to repair earthquake damage.[17][18]
  • Kendal School, state contributing primary at Burnside, closed in January 2014 as part of state school network review.[19]
  • Le Bons Bay School, state full primary on Banks Peninsula – closed voluntarily in January 2013 due to declining roll numbers.[20][21]
  • Linwood Intermediate, state intermediate at Linwood, closed in January 2014 as part of state school network review.[22]
  • Lyttelton Main School, state full primary in Lyttelton, merged with Lyttelton West School in May 2014 to form Lyttelton Primary School.[23]
  • Lyttelton West School, state full primary in Lyttelton, merged with Lyttelton Main School in May 2014 to form Lyttelton Primary School.[23]
  • Manning Intermediate, state intermediate at Hoon Hay, closed in January 2014 as part of state school network review.[24]
  • Marylands School
  • McKenzie Residential School, special school for learning and social difficulties in Russley, closed in January 2013.[11]
  • North New Brighton School, state full primary in New Brighton, merged with Freeville School and Central New Brighton School in January 2015 to form Rawhiti School.[14]
  • Our Lady of Fatima School, state-integrated Catholic full primary in Mairehau – merged with St Paul's School in January 2016 to form St Francis of Assisi Catholic School.
  • Richmond School, state contributing primary at Richmond, closed in January 2014 as part of state school network review.[25]
  • Sacred Heart College, opened 1959, amalgamated with Xavier College in 1987 to form Catholic Cathedral College.[26][27]
  • St Joseph's School, Barbadoes St, Christchurch.[citation needed]
  • St Paul's School, state-integrated Catholic full primary in Dallington – school site was red-zoned after 2011 earthquake and temporarily moved to Edgeware; merged with Our Lady of Fatima School in January 2016 to form St Francis of Assisi Catholic School.
  • Sydenham School, once the largest school in New Zealand, stood on the corner of Colombo and Brougham Streets. Closed December 2000.[28]
  • St Joseph's School, Lyttelton, closed January 2009.[29]
  • Xavier College, opened 1945, amalgamated with Sacred Heart College in 1987 to form Catholic Cathedral College.[27][30]
  • Windsor School, state contributing primary at Burwood, merged with Burwood School in January 2014 to form Waitakiri Primary School.[13]

2013 state school network review

During 2013, Education Minister Hekia Parata announced a multitude of proposed changes to the state school network in Christchurch. In addition, Parata announced changes to some schools in the Selwyn and Waimakariri Districts.[31][32]

In January 2014, six schools closed, four schools merged into two, and three schools added years in the first phase of changes. A third merger between Lyttelton Main School and Lyttelton West School took effective on 5 May 2014.

The minister also confirmed and gazetted that Phillipstown School and Woolston School would merge on the Woolston site in January 2014.[33] However, in June 2013, Phillipstown School asked the High Court for a judicial review, claiming Parata had acted illegally and made errors in her decision to close and merge the school. The review was accepted by the court,[34] and the hearing began on 30 September 2013. On 10 October 2013, the High Court ruled in favour of Phillipstown School and overruled the Minister's decision.[35] However, the merger went ahead, and on 2 February 2015, Te Waka Unua opened as the merged school on the site of the former Woolston School.[36]

The following changes have been confirmed, but have yet to be gazetted.

These proposed changes have been announced, but have yet to be confirmed:[31]

  • Banks Avenue School would relocate to a new site in a yet-to-be-determined location.
  • Linwood College would relocate to its lower sports fields opposite the current Woolson School on Ferry Road.
  • Marshland School would relocate to a new site in the Prestons residential development, approximately 600 metres east-south-east of its existing site.
  • Ouhuria Model School would relocate to a new site in western Belfast around 2016.
  • Sockburn School would relocate to a new site on the corner of The Runway and Kittyhawk Avenue in the Wigram Skies residential development.
  • South Hornby School would relocate to the former Branston Intermediate site.
  • Spreydon School would relocate to the former Manning Intermediate site.
  • A new school would be built in western Halswell.

Footnotes

Notes

  1. Marian College is currently based in the spare capacity at Catholic Cathedral College, after damage and liquefaction from the 2011 Christchurch earthquake deemed the existing site in Shirley unusable until at least 2014.
  2. Years 1 to 8 are currently based at Halswell Residential College. Years 9 to 13 are currently based at the University of Canterbury's Dovedale campus. Both of these sites are temporary until a new permanent site in the central city is found.
  3. Teen Parent Unit rolls are returned with their host school. In the case of Kimihia Parent's College, the host school is Linwood College.

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