List of schools in Christchurch

There are 145 schools in Christchurch, New Zealand's second most-populous city, serving approximately 59,000 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 0 or Year 1 at the age of five depending on the school.[2] Year 13 is 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). Generally, students complete Years 1 to 6 at a primary school and Years 9 to 13 at a secondary school. Years 7 and 8 may be taken at a primary school, secondary school, or a separate intermediate school. There are also composite schools which cover both primary and secondary education.

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. 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 2022.[5] The Ministry of Education institution number links to Education Counts page for each school.

State schools

State primary & intermediate schools
Cobham Intermediate School (centre) and Burnside Primary School (foreground)

All state primary and intermediate schools in Christchurch (and New Zealand) are coeducational.

NameMOEYearsLocationOpenedRollWebsiteNotes
Addington School32711–6Addington1881250
Avonhead School32871–8Avonhead1959[6]570
Banks Avenue School32891–6Dallington1956[6]322
Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto32911–8Beckenham1915[6]473
Belfast School32921–8Belfast1878423
Bishopdale School32931–6Bishopdale1957[6]159
Breens Intermediate32997–8Bishopdale1976[6]255
Bromley School33021–6Bromley349
Burnside Primary School33051–6Burnside1956[7]304
Casebrook Intermediate33097–8Casebrook1966[8]452
Cashmere Primary School33101–8Cashmere1900393
Chisnallwood Intermediate33147–8Avondale1967664
Christchurch East School33171–8Central City267
Christchurch South Intermediate33187–8Spreydon1939505
Cobham Intermediate33237–8Burnside1963[6]625
Cotswold School33241–6Bishopdale1968[6]497
Diamond Harbour School33271–8Diamond Harbour106
Duvauchelle School33321–6Duvauchelle42
Elmwood Normal School33341–6Merivale1882[6]443
Fendalton Open Air School33381–6Fendalton1875[6]407
Gilberthorpe School33461–6Hei Hei1957177
Governors Bay School33541–8Governors Bay186894
Halswell School33661–8Halswell1864629
Harewood School33701–6Harewood1862176
Heathcote Valley School33711–8Heathcote Valley1860197
Heaton Normal Intermediate33727–8Strowan1948511
Hoon Hay School33791–6Hoon Hay1959[9]409
Hornby Primary School33801–6Hornby213
Ilam School33841–6Ilam363
Isleworth School33851–6Bishopdale1962[6]264
Kirkwood Intermediate33967–8Upper Riccarton1959[6]330
Knights Stream School5791–8Halswell2019[10]341
Linwood Avenue School34131–6Linwood1928[6]347
Little River School34181–8Little River71
Lyttelton Primary School6861–8Lyttelton2014[11]194
Mairehau School34251–8Mairehau1953377
Marshland School34291–8Marshland1888[6]527
Merrin School34341–8Avonhead1966460
Mount Pleasant School34431–8Mt Pleasant311
Ngutuawa School32881–8Woolston147
Northcote School34491–6Redwood1960[6]138
Oaklands School34501–8Oaklands1964552
Okains Bay School34521–8Okains Bay10–
Opawa School34551–8Opawa1872301
Ouruhia Model School34641–8Ouruhia56
Papanui School34661–6Papanui1871[6]201
Paparoa Street School34671–6Papanui397
Parkview School34701–8Parklands1977[6]399
Queenspark School34791–8Parklands1977[6]527
Rawhiti School6961–8North New Brighton2015[12]522
Redcliffs School34831–8Redcliffs1907237
Redwood School34841–6Redwood1969268
Riccarton School34851–8Upper Riccarton1873[6]258
Rowley Avenue School34921–6Hoon Hay132
Roydvale School34931–6Burnside1967[7]274
Russley School34961–8Russley420
Shirley Intermediate35037–8Shirley1934[6]141
Shirley Primary School35041–6Shirley282
Somerfield School35061–6Somerfield458
South Hornby School35071–6Hornby277
South New Brighton School35081–8South New Brighton1922450
Spreydon School35121–6Spreydon236
St Albans School35181–6St Albans1873498
St Martins School35341–8St Martins1956[6]457
Sumner School35461–8Sumner1876357
Templeton School35551–8Templeton320
Te Waka Unua School6841–8Woolston2015[13]457
Thorrington School35571–6Cashmere1958[6]404
Waimairi School35711–6Strowan1914[6]334
Wairakei School35771–6Bryndwr1950[6]187
Waitākiri Primary School6851–6Burwood2014[14]541
Waltham School35811–8Waltham254
West Spreydon School35881–6Spreydon1926257
Westburn School35891–8Ilam1962[6]459
Wharenui School35911–8Riccarton1907[6]298
Whītau School34151–6Linwood288
Wigram Primary School35051–6Wigram1955[6]349
Yaldhurst Model School36021–8Yaldhurst103

State secondary & composite schools
NameMOEYearsGenderLocationOpenedRollWebsiteNotes
Akaroa Area School3501–13CoedAkaroa130
Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery6831–13CoedCentral City2014664Designated Character (s156)
Avonside Girls' High School3249–13GirlsNorth New Brighton19191113
Burnside High School3199–13CoedBurnside19602424
Cashmere High School3409–13CoedSomerfield19562143
Christchurch Boys' High School3279–13BoysFendalton18811360Boarding
Christchurch Girls' High School3289–13GirlsRiccarton18771212Boarding
Haeata Community Campus7041–13CoedWainoni2017595
Hagley College3369–13CoedCentral City18582061Designated Character (s156)[15]
Hillmorton High School3397–13CoedHillmorton1961[6]1092[16]
Hornby High School3387–13CoedHornby1975805[17]
Linwood College3377–13CoedLinwood1954895[18]
Mairehau High School3209–13CoedMairehau1961383
Papanui High School3169–13CoedPapanui19361619
Riccarton High School3349–13CoedUpper Riccarton19581039
Shirley Boys' High School3219–13BoysNorth New Brighton19571303
TKKM o Te Whanau Tahi16181–13CoedSpreydon166–Kura Kaupapa Māori
TKKM o Waitaha42121–13CoedWaltham158Kura Kaupapa Māori
Te Pā o Rākaihautū7061–13CoedLinwood2015209Kura Kaupapa Māori. Designated Character (s156)

State-integrated schools

State-integrated schools are former private schools with a special character based on a religious or philosophical belief that has been integrated into the state system under the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act 1975. They were established in the early 1970s as a response to the near-collapse of the country's then private Catholic school system, which had run into financial difficulties. The majority of state-integrated schools in Christchurch (and New Zealand) continue to be Catholic schools.

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.

NameMOEYearsGenderCategoryLocationOpenedRollWebsiteNotes
Aidanfield Christian School821–10CoedChristianAidanfield357
Catholic Cathedral College5317–13CoedCatholicCentral City1987466
Christ The King School33161–8CoedCatholicBurnside312
Christchurch Adventist School3171–13CoedAdventistPapanui1925254
Emmanuel Christian School11681–10CoedChristianBishopdale252
Hillview Christian School3411–10CoedChristianSt Martins502
Marian College3439–13GirlsCatholicCentral City[nb 1]1982405
Middleton Grange School3351–13CoedChristianUpper Riccarton19641311
New Brighton Catholic School34451–8CoedCatholicNew Brighton193
Our Lady of the Assumption School34611–8CoedCatholicHoon Hay271
Our Lady of Victories School34631–8CoedCatholicSockburn1956241
Rudolf Steiner School4191–13CoedWaldorfOpawa1975344
Sacred Heart School32701–8CoedCatholicAddington1877168
Star of the Sea School35441–8CoedCatholicSumner192866
St Albans Catholic School35171–6CoedCatholicSt Albans1955100
St Anne's School35201–8CoedCatholicWoolston158
St Bede's College3159–13BoysCatholicPapanui1911812Boarding
St Bernadette's School35211–8CoedCatholicHei Hei1962113
St Francis of Assisi Catholic School7381–8CoedCatholicMairehau2016351
St James School35231–6CoedCatholicAranui1965101
St Joseph's School35311–8CoedCatholicPapanui383
St Mark's School41351–8CoedAnglicanOpawa225
St Mary's School35351–8CoedCatholicCentral City1894110
St Patrick's School35371–8CoedCatholicBryndwr172
St Peter's School35421–8CoedCatholicBeckenham1927148
St Teresa's School35431–8CoedCatholicRiccarton147
St Thomas of Canterbury College3317–13BoysCatholicSockburn1961686
Tamariki School41431–8CoedWoolston196647Special Character school, based on principles of A.S. Neill
Villa Maria College3267–13GirlsCatholicUpper Riccarton1918822

Private schools
NameMOEYearsGenderCategoryLocationOpenedRollWebsiteNotes
Cathedral Grammar School3681–8CoedAnglicanCentral City1881260
Christ's College3309–13BoysAnglicanCentral City1850700Boarding
Jean Seabrook Memorial School21261–8CoedRichmond–
Medbury School41181–8BoysIlam1923408Boarding
Nova Montessori School15821–8CoedMontessoriNew Brighton198848
Rangi Ruru Girls' School3257–13GirlsPresbyterianMerivale1889692Boarding
Selwyn House School41381–8GirlsMerivale1929280Boarding
Seven Oaks School6101–8CoedHalswell200970
Seven Oaks Secondary School6959–13CoedHalswell2013[19]
St Andrew's College3181–13CoedPresbyterianStrowan19171590Boarding
St Margaret's College3331–13GirlsAnglicanMerivale1910817Boarding
St Michael's Church School41361–8CoedAnglicanCentral City1851151

Special schools and teen parent units
NameMOETypeGenderLocationAuthorityRollWebsiteNotes
Allenvale Special School and Residential Centre3275Intellectual impairmentsCoedBryndwrState140
Ferndale School3339Intellectual impairmentsCoedMerivaleState125
Halswell Residential College522Intellectual impairmentsBoysAidanfieldState12
Kimihia Parents' College2761Teen Parent UnitWoolstonState[nb 2]
Kingslea School518Learning / Social DifficultiesCoedShirleyState106
Southern Regional Health School1631Hospital schoolCoedHillmortonState7
Ko Taku Reo903Deaf / Hearing-impairedCoedSumnerState110

Former schools
  • Aorangi School in Bryndwr closed on 27 January 2010, with pupils disbursing to other schools.[20]
  • Birch Grove School – closed and merged with Mairehau School, April 2004[21]
  • Branston Intermediate, state intermediate at Hornby, closed in January 2014 as part of state school network review; Hornby High School added Years 7 and 8 as a result.[22] In July 2017, South Hornby School relocated to the former school site.
  • Burwood School, state contributing primary at Burwood, merged with Windsor School in January 2014 to form Waitakiri Primary School.[14]
  • 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.[12]
  • 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.[12]
  • Glenelg Health Came School, Hillsborough – closed January 2012.[23]
  • Glenmoor School, state contributing primary at Mairehau, closed in January 2014 as part of state school network review.[24]
  • 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.[25][26]
  • Kendal School, state contributing primary at Burnside, closed in January 2014 as part of state school network review.[27]
  • Le Bons Bay School, state full primary on Banks Peninsula – closed voluntarily in January 2013 due to declining roll numbers.[28][29]
  • Linwood Intermediate, state intermediate at Linwood, closed in January 2014 as part of state school network review; Linwood College added Years 7 and 8 as a result.[30]
  • Lyttelton Main School, state full primary in Lyttelton, merged with Lyttelton West School in May 2014 to form Lyttelton Primary School.[11]
  • Lyttelton West School, state full primary in Lyttelton, merged with Lyttelton Main School in May 2014 to form Lyttelton Primary School.[11]
  • Manning Intermediate, state intermediate at Hoon Hay, closed in January 2014 as part of state school network review; Hillmorton High School added Years 7 and 8 as a result.[31]
  • Marylands School
  • McKenzie Residential School, special school for learning and social difficulties in Russley, closed in January 2013.[21]
  • 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.[12]
  • 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.
  • Phillipstown School, state full primary school in Phillipstown merged with Woolston School in January 2015 to form Te Waka Unua School.[32]
  • Richmond School, state contributing primary at Richmond, closed in January 2014 as part of state school network review.[33]
  • Sacred Heart College, opened 1959, amalgamated with Xavier College in 1987 to form Catholic Cathedral College.[34][35]
  • St Joseph's School, Barbadoes St, Christchurch.
  • 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.[36]
  • St Joseph's School, Lyttelton, closed January 2009.[37]
  • Xavier College, opened 1945, amalgamated with Sacred Heart College in 1987 to form Catholic Cathedral College.[35][38]
  • Windsor School, state contributing primary at Burwood, merged with Burwood School in January 2014 to form Waitakiri Primary School.[14]
  • Woolston School, state full primary school in Woolston, merged with Phillipstown School in January 2015 to form Te Waka Unua School.[39]

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.[40][39]

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.[32] 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,[41] 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.[42] 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.[13]

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. A new site is being built near St Bede's College with expected completion in the end of 2022 or early 2023.
  2. 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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