# Papanui High School

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Papanui, Christchurch

https://www.chch.live/school/316-papanui-high-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 7 · Current Equity Index: 461

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

## The record
- 30 Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch, 8542
- Roll: 1,416 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1936
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.18 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 950 · Māori 247 · Pacific 73 · Asian 358 · MELAA 55 · Other 15 · International 57
- Address record: https://www.chch.live/papanui/30-langdons-road
- Phone: 03-3526119
- Email: admin@papanui.school.nz
- Contact: Robert Gilbert
- Website: http://www.papanui.school.nz/
- Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/papanui/langdons-road
- Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/papanui

## Enrolment zone
- Papanui High School — in force from 2020-01-01 · 110 km²
- Covers 21 suburbs — mostly Belfast, Bishopdale, Brooklands, Casebrook, Coutts Island

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

## Other schools near here
- [St Joseph's School (Papanui)](https://www.chch.live/school/3531-st-joseph-s-school-papanui) — decile 9 · EQI 395
- [Marian College](https://www.chch.live/school/343-marian-college) — decile 8 · EQI 426
- [Christchurch Adventist School](https://www.chch.live/school/317-christchurch-adventist-school) — decile 5 · EQI 435
- [Bishopdale School Te Kura o Papakōhatu](https://www.chch.live/school/3293-bishopdale-school-te-kura-o-papakohatu) — decile 3 · EQI 521
- [Casebrook Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3309-casebrook-intermediate) — decile 6 · EQI 466
- [Papanui Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/3466-papanui-primary-school) — decile 6 · EQI 452
- [St Bede's College](https://www.chch.live/school/315-st-bede-s-college) — decile 9 · EQI 415
- [Paparoa Street School](https://www.chch.live/school/3467-paparoa-street-school) — decile 10 · EQI 398

## 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.
- [Bridgestone Drainage Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1633-bridgestone-drainage-reserve) — 102 m to its edge
- [Papanui Domain](https://www.chch.live/park/1775-papanui-domain) — Sports ground · 135 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.
- [Papanui Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-29) — Library · 353 m
- [Papanui Service Centre](https://www.chch.live/facility/service-centre-12) — Service centre · 356 m

## The bus stop
The nearest stop the Metro map carries — measured to the pin, not the gate.
- Northlands Platform A — 407 m · routes 1, 95, 107

## The reports nearby
386 reports pinned within 250 m of the point — a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8907067) — Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8868197) — 40R Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8868187) — 40R Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8717769) — 48 Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8605044) — 43 Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8584702) — 3 Sisson Drive, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8478700) — 56 Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8478688) — 48 Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
- [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8478060) — 66 Langdons Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8439088) — 48 Langdons Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8301238) — Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8284902) — 56 Langdons Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand

## Under the ground
The plans and surveys the site keeps, asked once of the ground — footprints and plan maps, not engineering findings.
- [The liquefaction model grades it “Medium Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability) — the 2019 screening study

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.491042&lon=172.606715

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Papanui High School?**

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Co-Educational — in Papanui.

**How many students does Papanui High School have?**

1,416 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is Papanui High School's Equity Index?**

EQI 461 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.

**Does Papanui High School have an enrolment zone?**

1 zone polygon on record — it covers 14 suburbs, mostly Belfast, Bishopdale, Brooklands, Casebrook. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=316 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026
