# Oceanview Heights School

Full Primary · State · Marchwiel, Timaru

https://www.chch.live/school/2110-oceanview-heights-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 2 · Current Equity Index: 523

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

## The record
- 241 Selwyn Street, Marchwiel, Timaru, 7910
- Roll: 102 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 2005
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.69, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Medium urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 47 · Māori 22 · Pacific 30 · Asian 14 · MELAA 3 · Other 3
- Phone: 03-6879235
- Email: mjackson@ovh.school.nz
- Contact: Sandi Abel

## Enrolment zone
- Oceanview Heights School, in force from 2023-10-09 · 15 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [St Joseph's School (Timaru)](https://www.chch.live/school/3533-st-joseph-s-school-timaru), decile 7 · EQI 403
- [Grantlea Downs School](https://www.chch.live/school/2111-grantlea-downs-school), decile 5 · EQI 498
- [Mountainview High School](https://www.chch.live/school/359-mountainview-high-school), decile 6 · EQI 494
- [Craighead Diocesan School](https://www.chch.live/school/357-craighead-diocesan-school), decile 9 · EQI 409
- [Waimataitai School](https://www.chch.live/school/3572-waimataitai-school), decile 6 · EQI 464
- [Highfield School](https://www.chch.live/school/3373-highfield-school), decile 7 · EQI 477
- [Bluestone School](https://www.chch.live/school/2113-bluestone-school), decile 5 · EQI 474
- [Timaru Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/360-timaru-boys-high-school), decile 7 · EQI 457

## 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.
- [Marchwiel Park](https://www.chch.live/park/541-marchwiel-park), Sports ground · 102 m to its edge
- [Tweedy Park](https://www.chch.live/park/239-tweedy-park), 131 m to its edge
- [Dunkirk / Andrew Street Park](https://www.chch.live/park/369-dunkirk-andrew-st-park), Reserve · 225 m to its edge
- [Luxmore / Cross Street Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/238-luxmore-cross-st-reserve), 258 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.
- [Marchweil Park Toilets](https://www.chch.live/facility/public-toilet-51), Public toilet · 242 m

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-44.379556&lon=171.230872

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Oceanview Heights School?**

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational, in Marchwiel.

**How many students does Oceanview Heights School have?**

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

**What is Oceanview Heights School's Equity Index?**

EQI 523, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2.

**Does Oceanview Heights 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=2110 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026