# Rangi Ruru Girls' School Secondary (Year 7-15) · Private : Fully Registered · Merivale, Christchurch https://www.chch.live/school/325-rangi-ruru-girls-school ## 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 - 59 Hewitts Road, Merivale, Christchurch, 8014 - Roll: 704 (September 2026) - Girls School - Not applicable - Opened 1889 - Boarding: Yes - Roll by ethnicity: European 593 · Māori 54 · Pacific 2 · Asian 110 · MELAA 5 · Other 3 · International 18 - Address record: https://www.chch.live/merivale/59-hewitts-road - Phone: 03-9833700 - Email: office@rangiruru.school.nz - Contact: Tracy Herft - Website: http://www.rangiruru.school.nz - Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/merivale/hewitts-road - Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/merivale ## Other schools near here - [St Margaret's College](https://www.chch.live/school/333-st-margaret-s-college) — private — not rated - [Ferndale Te Ahu](https://www.chch.live/school/3339-ferndale-te-ahu) — decile 4 · EQI 521 - [Selwyn House School](https://www.chch.live/school/4138-selwyn-house-school) — private — not rated - [Elmwood Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/3334-elmwood-normal-school) — decile 10 · EQI 376 - [Christchurch Girls' High School -Te Kura o Hine Waiora](https://www.chch.live/school/328-christchurch-girls-high-school-te-kura-o-hine-waiora) — decile 9 · EQI 419 - [He Tīwai Mātauranga Heaton Normal Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3372-he-tiwai-matauranga-heaton-normal-intermediate) — decile 9 · EQI 407 - [The Cathedral Grammar School](https://www.chch.live/school/368-the-cathedral-grammar-school) — private — not rated - [St Patrick's School (Bryndwr)](https://www.chch.live/school/3537-st-patrick-s-school-bryndwr) — decile 10 · EQI 376 ## 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. - [Merivale Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1782-merivale-reserve) — 335 m to its edge - [Millbrook Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1157-millbrook-reserve) — Botanic · 361 m to its edge - [Every park on the roll](https://www.chch.live/parks) ## The bus stop The nearest stop the Metro map carries — measured to the pin, not the gate. - Rossall St near Holmwood Rd — 194 m · route 8 ## The register nearby Heritage-register places within 300 m of the point — proximity, not a claim of place. - [St Andrew's Church and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/108) — 16 Merivale Lane - [Former Dwelling and Setting, Te Koroaha](https://www.chch.live/place/107) — 59P Hewitts Road - [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/113) — 43 Holmwood Road ## The reports nearby 286 reports pinned within 250 m of the point — a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8979887) — 45 Clissold St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8907686) — 38 Rossall St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8879415) — 37A Rossall St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8824846) — 41 Winchester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8738068) — 32 Naseby St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8662815) — 41 Winchester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8583475) — 54 Holmwood Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8525678) — 33 Rossall Street, Merivale, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Road Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/8468497) — 86 Rossall Street, Merivale, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8232195) — 35 Merivale Lane, Merivale, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Sewer - Leak / Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/8221985) — 92 Rossall Street, Merivale, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Street Light Outage](https://www.chch.live/report/8219898) — 48 Clissold St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, 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 February 2011 survey drew liquefaction over this point](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) — mapped ground failure — a footprint, not a finding - [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=-43.518903&lon=172.617787 ## Questions, answered briefly **What kind of school is Rangi Ruru Girls' School?** Secondary (Year 7-15) · Private : Fully Registered · Girls School — in Merivale. **How many students does Rangi Ruru Girls' School have?** 704 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count. **Does Rangi Ruru Girls' School have an Equity Index?** No — the Ministry does not rate private schools. **What is near Rangi Ruru Girls' School?** Merivale Reserve, Millbrook Reserve — green space within 400 m of the school’s point. Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=325 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026