# Sonrise Christian School

Composite · State : Integrated · Gisborne

https://www.chch.live/school/1149-sonrise-christian-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 5 · Current Equity Index: 480

*Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.*

## The record
- 138 Potae Avenue, Gisborne, 4010
- Roll: 142 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1992
- Isolation index 0.91, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 51 · Pacific 16 · Asian 15 · MELAA 17 · Other 3
- Phone: 06-8689841
- Email: info@sonrise.school.nz
- Contact: Andrew Russell
- Website: http://www.sonrise.school.nz

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- [TKKM o Nga Uri A Maui](https://www.chch.live/school/1672-tkkm-o-nga-uri-a-maui), decile 3 · EQI 515
- [Te Whare Whai Hua Teenage Parent Centre](https://www.chch.live/school/2749-te-whare-whai-hua-teenage-parent-centre), decile 1 · EQI 569
- [Lytton High School](https://www.chch.live/school/208-lytton-high-school), decile 3 · EQI 526
- [Campion College](https://www.chch.live/school/211-campion-college), decile 6 · EQI 437
- [St Mary's Catholic School (Gisborne)](https://www.chch.live/school/2680-st-mary-s-catholic-school-gisborne), decile 5 · EQI 423
- [Riverdale School (Gisborne)](https://www.chch.live/school/2667-riverdale-school-gisborne), decile 1 · EQI 552
- [Te Hapara School](https://www.chch.live/school/2692-te-hapara-school), decile 2 · EQI 524
- [Elgin School](https://www.chch.live/school/2555-elgin-school), decile 1 · EQI 562

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-38.641969&lon=177.992676

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Sonrise Christian School?**

Composite · State : Integrated · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Sonrise Christian School have?**

142 on the roll at October 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is Sonrise Christian School's Equity Index?**

EQI 480, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

**Where is Sonrise Christian School?**

138 Potae Avenue, , Gisborne. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1149 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026