# Timaru Christian School

Composite (Year 1-10) · State : Integrated · Watlington, Timaru

https://www.chch.live/school/1611-timaru-christian-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 446

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

## The record
- 10 Quarry Road, Watlington, Timaru, 7910
- Roll: 170 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1996
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.7, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Medium urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 85 · Māori 16 · Pacific 28 · Asian 43 · MELAA 20
- Phone: 03-6881422
- Email: office@timaruchristian.school.nz
- Contact: Bethany Rentoul
- Website: http://www.timaruchristian.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Timaru Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/360-timaru-boys-high-school), decile 7 · EQI 457
- [Bluestone School](https://www.chch.live/school/2113-bluestone-school), decile 5 · EQI 474
- [Timaru Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/361-timaru-girls-high-school), decile 6 · EQI 474
- [Roncalli College](https://www.chch.live/school/358-roncalli-college), decile 7 · EQI 446
- [Sacred Heart School (Timaru)](https://www.chch.live/school/3498-sacred-heart-school-timaru), decile 5 · EQI 438
- [Craighead Diocesan School](https://www.chch.live/school/357-craighead-diocesan-school), decile 9 · EQI 409
- [Timaru South School](https://www.chch.live/school/2115-timaru-south-school), decile 2 · EQI 511
- [Highfield School](https://www.chch.live/school/3373-highfield-school), decile 7 · EQI 477

## The green nearby
Parks whose drawn outline sits within 400 m, measured to the outline itself, so a spot on a big reserve’s edge still counts.
- [North Street / Otipua Road Green Area](https://www.chch.live/park/383-north-st-otipua-rd-green-area), Reserve · 298 m to its edge
- [Every park on the roll](https://www.chch.live/parks)

## Facilities nearby
Council facilities within 400 m of the point, libraries, pools and centres within walking reach.
- [Lovelock Statue And Oak Tree Memorial](https://www.chch.live/facility/monument-77), Monument · 385 m

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-44.403579&lon=171.228316

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Composite (Year 1-10) · State : Integrated · Co-Educational, in Watlington.

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

170 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

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

EQI 446, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

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

An enrolment scheme on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1611 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026