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Sacred Heart School (Christchurch)

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Addington, Christchurch

195 students on the roll in Addington · EQI 404 · an enrolment scheme in place.

Sacred Heart School (Christchurch) — from the school’s own website
From the school’s own website.
Sacred Heart School is a Catholic Community enriching and empowering our students for life in the 21st century Welcome to SACRED HEART SCHOOL In Addington Nau mai haere mai. Talofa lava, Malo e lei lei, Jou sahn, Aubowan, Chao, Hola, Fakalofa atu, Ni hao, Kamusta, Namaste and Hel — sacredheartchch.school.nz

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 4. Current Equity Index: 404. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 40 Spencer Street, Addington, Christchurch, 8149 — the street’s record
  • Its suburb: Addington — the suburb’s own record
  • Roll: 195 (September 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1877
  • An enrolment scheme is in place.
  • Isolation index 0.12 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Phone: 03-3383247
  • Email: principal@sacredheartchch.school.nz
  • Contact: Frank McManus
  • Website: sacredheartchch.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 47 · 24%
Māori 3 · 2%
Pacific 27 · 14%
Asian 126 · 65%
MELAA 10 · 5%
Other 1 · 1%

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

Enrolment zone

  • Sacred Heart School (Christchurch) — in force from 2026-01-01 · 10 km²

It covers: Addington, Hillmorton, Middleton, Spreydon — and the fringes of Hoon Hay, Riccarton, Somerfield.

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.

  • Lincoln Rd near Clarence St S — 256 m · routes 7, 120

The register nearby

Heritage-register places within 300 m of the school’s point — what stood on the ground around it, or still does.

The reports nearby

1,258 reports pinned within 250 m of the school’s point — most often Graffiti & vandalism and Rubbish & dumping, 1,010 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 Sacred Heart School (Christchurch)?

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Co-Educational — in Addington.

How many students does Sacred Heart School (Christchurch) have?

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

What is Sacred Heart School (Christchurch)'s Equity Index?

EQI 404 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

Does Sacred Heart School (Christchurch) have an enrolment zone?

1 zone polygon on record — it covers Addington, Hillmorton, Middleton and 1 more suburb (+ fringes). The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.