# Timaru South School

Full Primary · State · Parkside, Timaru

https://www.chch.live/school/2115-timaru-south-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 2 · Current Equity Index: 511

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

## The record
- 44 Queen Street, Parkside, Timaru, 7910
- Roll: 191 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 2005
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.71, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Medium urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 132 · Māori 33 · Pacific 35 · Asian 13 · MELAA 8 · Other 2
- Phone: 03-6843704
- Email: office@timarusouth.school.nz
- Contact: Brandon Payne
- Website: http://www.timarusouth.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Timaru South School, in force from 2021-05-03 · 8 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [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
- [Timaru Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/1611-timaru-christian-school), decile 8 · EQI 446
- [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
- [Waimataitai School](https://www.chch.live/school/3572-waimataitai-school), decile 6 · EQI 464
- [Craighead Diocesan School](https://www.chch.live/school/357-craighead-diocesan-school), decile 9 · EQI 409

## 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.
- [Botanic Gardens](https://www.chch.live/park/233-botanic-gardens), Botanic · 113 m to its edge
- [Anzac Square](https://www.chch.live/park/545-anzac-square), Sports ground · 267 m to its edge
- [Russell Square](https://www.chch.live/park/544-russell-square), Sports ground · 343 m to its edge
- [Timaru War Memorial](https://www.chch.live/park/348-timaru-war-memorial), 353 m to its edge
- [South Africa Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/411-south-africa-reserve), Reserve · 383 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.
- [South School War Memorial](https://www.chch.live/facility/monument-52), Monument · 11 m
- [Robbie Burns](https://www.chch.live/facility/monument-47), Monument · 155 m
- [Botannic Gardens Playground Toilets](https://www.chch.live/facility/public-toilet-59), Public toilet · 212 m
- [Queen Victoria Jubilee Fountain](https://www.chch.live/facility/monument-48), Monument · 274 m
- [Bowls Club Building Toilets](https://www.chch.live/facility/public-toilet-58), Public toilet · 330 m
- [Cenotaph & Wall Of Remembrance](https://www.chch.live/facility/monument-75), Monument · 356 m

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-44.408464&lon=171.249835

## Questions, answered briefly

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

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

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

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

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

EQI 511, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2.

**Does Timaru South 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=2115 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026