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Christchurch Adventist School

Composite · State : Integrated · Papanui, Christchurch

293 students on the roll in Papanui · EQI 435 · an enrolment scheme in place.

Christchurch Adventist School — from the school’s own website
From the school’s own website.
Welcome to Christchurch Adventist School Conveniently located in Papanui, we are a year 1 to 13 State-Integrated school offering Christian education in Christchurch since 1925. Our school exists because we believe passionately that all people are uniquely created by God, are valu — cas.school.nz

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 5. Current Equity Index: 435. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 15 Grants Road, Papanui, Christchurch, 8542 — the street’s record
  • Its suburb: Papanui — the suburb’s own record
  • Roll: 293 (September 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1925
  • An enrolment scheme is in place.
  • Isolation index 0.15 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Phone: 03-3529173
  • Email: accounts@cas.school.nz
  • Contact: Evan Ellis
  • Website: cas.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 107 · 37%
Māori 11 · 4%
Pacific 67 · 23%
Asian 75 · 26%
MELAA 44 · 15%
Other 16 · 5%
International 1 · 0%

Students may identify with more than one group — the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Enrolment zone

  • Christchurch Adventist School — in force from 2021-01-01 · 13152 km²

It covers: most of Christchurch.

Indicative only — the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary. Confirm with the school before relying on it.

Other schools near here

The green nearby

Parks whose drawn outline sits within 400 m — measured to the outline itself, so a school on a big reserve’s edge still counts.

The bus stop

The nearest stop the Metro map carries — measured to the school’s pin, not its gate.

  • Papanui Rd near Grants Rd — 129 m · routes 1, 95

The reports nearby

321 reports pinned within 250 m of the school’s point — most often Water & drains and Roads & footpaths, 249 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the school.

  • Graffiti on a fence, building or structure — Papanui Rd near Bellvue Ave, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand · 19 September 2026
  • Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa — 442 Papanui Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand · 28 August 2026
  • Trees - General — 15 Grants Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand · 30 July 2026
  • Pavement - Damaged — 448 Papanui Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand · 16 July 2026
  • Water Leak — 5 Grants Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand · 14 July 2026
  • Water Leak — 416 Papanui Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand · 11 July 2026
  • Water Leak — 416 Papanui Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand · 22 June 2026
  • Street Cleaning — 39 Dormer Street, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand · 24 May 2026
  • Hazard — vehicle — 7 Dormer St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand · 13 May 2026
  • Road Signage — Papanui Rd near Grants Rd, Canterbury Region 8053, New Zealand · 7 May 2026
  • General Request — 477 Papanui Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand · 6 May 2026
  • Water Leak — 416 Papanui Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand · 26 April 2026

Under the ground

The plans and surveys the site keeps, asked once of the school’s ground — footprints and plan maps, not engineering findings.

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 October 2026.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Christchurch Adventist School?

Composite · State : Integrated · Co-Educational — in Papanui.

How many students does Christchurch Adventist School have?

293 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count.

What is Christchurch Adventist School's Equity Index?

EQI 435 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

Does Christchurch Adventist School have an enrolment zone?

1 zone polygon on record — it covers most of Christchurch. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.