# Cornerstone Christian School

Composite · State : Integrated · Kelvin Grove, Palmerston North

https://www.chch.live/school/1172-cornerstone-christian-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 7 · Current Equity Index: 417

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

## The record
- 119 Mihaere Drive, Kelvin Grove, Palmerston North, 4414
- Roll: 606 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1987
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.16, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 357 · Pacific 54 · Asian 200 · MELAA 38 · Other 9
- Phone: 06-356 7326
- Email: office@cornerstone.ac.nz
- Contact: James Rose
- Website: http://www.cornerstone.ac.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Cornerstone Christian School, in force from 2024-01-01 · 851 km²

*Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.*

## Other schools near here
- [TKKM o Manawatu](https://www.chch.live/school/4209-tkkm-o-manawatu), decile 5 · EQI 506
- [Roslyn School](https://www.chch.live/school/2439-roslyn-school), decile 3 · EQI 518
- [Freyberg High School](https://www.chch.live/school/200-freyberg-high-school), decile 5 · EQI 488
- [Whakarongo School](https://www.chch.live/school/2481-whakarongo-school), decile 9 · EQI 424
- [Whakatipuria Teen Parent Unit](https://www.chch.live/school/2756-whakatipuria-teen-parent-unit), decile 1 · EQI 569
- [Ross Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2440-ross-intermediate), decile 6 · EQI 473
- [Parkland School (P North)](https://www.chch.live/school/2424-parkland-school-p-north), decile 7 · EQI 443
- [St Mary's School (P North)](https://www.chch.live/school/2457-st-mary-s-school-p-north), decile 6 · EQI 389

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-40.331&lon=175.650623

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Composite · State : Integrated · Co-Educational, in Kelvin Grove.

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

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

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

EQI 417, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.

**Does Cornerstone Christian School have an enrolment zone?**

1 zone polygon on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1172 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026