# Bluestone School

Full Primary · State · West End, Timaru

https://www.chch.live/school/2113-bluestone-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 5 · Current Equity Index: 474

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

## The record
- Raymond Street, West End, Timaru, 7910
- Roll: 474 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 2005
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.68, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Medium urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 340 · Māori 87 · Pacific 61 · Asian 39 · MELAA 31 · Other 3
- Phone: 03-6843706
- Email: admin@bluestone.school.nz
- Contact: Darren Smith
- Website: http://www.bluestone.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Bluestone School, in force from 2014-09-16 · 3 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Timaru Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/360-timaru-boys-high-school), decile 7 · EQI 457
- [Timaru Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/1611-timaru-christian-school), decile 8 · EQI 446
- [Craighead Diocesan School](https://www.chch.live/school/357-craighead-diocesan-school), decile 9 · EQI 409
- [Highfield School](https://www.chch.live/school/3373-highfield-school), decile 7 · EQI 477
- [Waimataitai School](https://www.chch.live/school/3572-waimataitai-school), decile 6 · EQI 464
- [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

## 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 · 275 m to its edge
- [Otipua Creek Walkway](https://www.chch.live/park/462-otipua-creek-walkway), Reserve · 316 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 · 363 m

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-44.398364&lon=171.226384

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Bluestone School?**

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational, in West End.

**How many students does Bluestone School have?**

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

**What is Bluestone School's Equity Index?**

EQI 474, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

**Does Bluestone 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=2113 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026