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Avonside Girls' High School

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · North New Brighton, Christchurch

1,090 students on the roll in North New Brighton · EQI 472 · an enrolment scheme in place.

Avonside Girls' High School — from the school’s own website
From the school’s own website.
Making a Difference through Leadership, Service, and Success. AVONSIDE GIRLS Te Kura Kōhine o Ōtākaro A warm welcome from our Principal Kia Ora, I am Dr Catherine Law, and I am proud to be the Principal of Avonside Girls’ High School, Te Kura Kōhine o Ōtākaro. Having attended an — avonside.school.nz

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 6. Current Equity Index: 472. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 209 Travis Road, North New Brighton, Christchurch, 8083 — the street’s record
  • Its suburb: North New Brighton — the suburb’s own record
  • Roll: 1,090 (September 2026)
  • Girls School
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1927
  • An enrolment scheme is in place.
  • Isolation index 0.27 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Phone: 03-3897199
  • Email: office@avonside.school.nz
  • Contact: Catherine Law
  • Website: avonside.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 887 · 81%
Māori 284 · 26%
Pacific 119 · 11%
Asian 121 · 11%
MELAA 18 · 2%
Other 11 · 1%
International 59 · 5%

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

Enrolment zone

  • Avonside Girls' High School — in force from 2021-03-01 · 18 km²

It covers: New Brighton, North New Brighton, Parklands, South New Brighton, Southshore, Waimairi Beach — and the fringes of Avondale, Bexley, Burwood, Marshland.

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.

  • Travis Rd near Blue Gum Pl — 51 m · route 60

The reports nearby

111 reports pinned within 250 m of the school’s point — most often Graffiti & vandalism and Trees & parks, 96 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the school.

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 Avonside Girls' High School?

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Girls School — in North New Brighton.

How many students does Avonside Girls' High School have?

1,090 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count.

What is Avonside Girls' High School's Equity Index?

EQI 472 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

Does Avonside Girls' High School have an enrolment zone?

1 zone polygon on record — it covers New Brighton, North New Brighton, Parklands and 3 more suburbs (+ fringes). The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.