# Christchurch Boys' High School Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Riccarton, Christchurch https://www.chch.live/school/327-christchurch-boys-high-school ## Its rating Final decile (2022): 10 · Current Equity Index: 418 *Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.* ## The record - 71 Straven Road, Riccarton, Christchurch, 8440 - Roll: 1,403 (September 2026) - Boys School - Donations may be requested - Opened 1858 - An enrolment scheme is in place. - Isolation index 0.14 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure - Boarding: Yes - Roll by ethnicity: European 1051 · Māori 184 · Pacific 66 · Asian 282 · MELAA 59 · Other 5 · International 45 - Phone: 03-3485003 - Email: finance@staff.cbhs.school.nz - Contact: Nic Hill - Website: http://www.cbhs.school.nz - Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/riccarton/straven-road - Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/riccarton ## Enrolment zone - Christchurch Boys' High School — in force from 2025-01-01 · 15 km² - Covers: Fendalton, Merivale, Riccarton, Saint Albans, Strowan — and the fringes of Bryndwr, Burnside, Christchurch Central, Ilam, Upper Riccarton *Indicative only — the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.* ## Other schools near here - [St Teresa's School (Riccarton)](https://www.chch.live/school/3543-st-teresa-s-school-riccarton) — decile 4 · EQI 398 - [Medbury Preparatory School](https://www.chch.live/school/4118-medbury-preparatory-school) — private — not rated - [Tūora Fendalton School](https://www.chch.live/school/3338-tuora-fendalton-school) — decile 10 · EQI 371 - [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 - [Kahikatea Kirkwood Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3396-kahikatea-kirkwood-intermediate) — decile 7 · EQI 430 - [Wharenui School](https://www.chch.live/school/3591-wharenui-school) — decile 3 · EQI 457 - [Ilam School](https://www.chch.live/school/3384-ilam-school) — decile 6 · EQI 394 - [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. - [Riccarton Bush](https://www.chch.live/park/1543-riccarton-bush) — 146 m to its edge - [Avon River Esplanade Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1511-avon-river-esplanade-reserve) — 321 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. - Kahu Rd near Girvan St — passes the gate · route 130 ## The register nearby Heritage-register places within 300 m of the point — proximity, not a claim of place. - [Christchurch Boys' High School Main Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/228) — 39 Kahu Road - [Former Riccarton Farm Buildings and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/422) — 39V Kahu Road - [Former dwelling and setting, Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/place/119) — 16 Kahu Road - [Former dwelling and setting, Deans Cottage](https://www.chch.live/place/120) - [Riccarton Grounds](https://www.chch.live/place/433) - [Christchurch Boys' High School War Memorial and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/470) — 39B Kahu Road ## The reports nearby 1 report pinned within 250 m of the point — a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/227040) — 51, Straven Road, Fendalton, 8011, Canterbury ## 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 - [Inside a recorded flood footprint](https://www.chch.live/floods) — 2011-2014 Flooding - Mayoral Flood Taskforce - [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=-43.524811&lon=172.59842 ## Questions, answered briefly **What kind of school is Christchurch Boys' High School?** Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Boys School — in Riccarton. **How many students does Christchurch Boys' High School have?** 1,403 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count. **What is Christchurch Boys' High School's Equity Index?** EQI 418 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 10. **Does Christchurch Boys' High School have an enrolment zone?** 1 zone polygon on record — it covers Fendalton, Merivale, Riccarton and 2 more suburbs (+ fringes). The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer. Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=327 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026