# St Andrew's College (Christchurch)

Composite · Private : Fully Registered · Bryndwr, Christchurch

https://www.chch.live/school/318-st-andrew-s-college-christchurch

## Its rating
Private — the Ministry does not rate private schools.

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

## The record
- 347 Papanui Road, Bryndwr, Christchurch, 8052
- Roll: 1,650 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Not applicable
- Opened 1917
- Boarding: Yes
- Roll by ethnicity: European 1382 · Māori 134 · Pacific 35 · Asian 250 · MELAA 14 · Other 14 · International 21
- Phone: 03-9402000
- Email: reception@stac.school.nz
- Contact: Mark Wilson
- Website: http://www.stac.school.nz
- Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/bryndwr/papanui-road
- Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/bryndwr

## Other schools near here
- [He Tīwai Mātauranga Heaton Normal Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3372-he-tiwai-matauranga-heaton-normal-intermediate) — decile 9 · EQI 407
- [Paparoa Street School](https://www.chch.live/school/3467-paparoa-street-school) — decile 10 · EQI 398
- [Elmwood Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/3334-elmwood-normal-school) — decile 10 · EQI 376
- [Waimairi School](https://www.chch.live/school/3571-waimairi-school) — decile 9 · EQI 418
- [Christchurch Adventist School](https://www.chch.live/school/317-christchurch-adventist-school) — decile 5 · EQI 435
- [St Albans Catholic School (Christchurch)](https://www.chch.live/school/3517-st-albans-catholic-school-christchurch) — decile 9 · EQI 394
- [St Patrick's School (Bryndwr)](https://www.chch.live/school/3537-st-patrick-s-school-bryndwr) — decile 10 · EQI 376
- [Selwyn House School](https://www.chch.live/school/4138-selwyn-house-school) — private — not rated

## The bus stop
The nearest stop the Metro map carries — measured to the pin, not the gate.
- Papanui Rd near Normans Rd — 47 m · routes 1, 95

## The register nearby
Heritage-register places within 300 m of the point — proximity, not a claim of place.
- [Former Dwelling and Setting, Strowan](https://www.chch.live/place/182) — 347S Papanui Road
- [Dwelling and Setting, Damsels](https://www.chch.live/place/181) — 283 Papanui Road

## Under the ground
The plans and surveys the site keeps, asked once of the ground — footprints and plan maps, not engineering findings.
- [The February 2011 survey drew liquefaction over this point](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) — mapped ground failure — a footprint, not a finding
- [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard) — Dudley Creek — the managed reach
- [The liquefaction model grades it “High Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability) — the 2019 screening study

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.506368&lon=172.615873

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is St Andrew's College (Christchurch)?**

Composite · Private : Fully Registered · Co-Educational — in Bryndwr.

**How many students does St Andrew's College (Christchurch) have?**

1,650 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count.

**Does St Andrew's College (Christchurch) have an Equity Index?**

No — the Ministry does not rate private schools.

**Where is St Andrew's College (Christchurch)?**

347 Papanui Road — Bryndwr, Christchurch. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=318 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026