# Christchurch Girls' High School -Te Kura o Hine Waiora Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Riccarton, Christchurch https://www.chch.live/school/328-christchurch-girls-high-school-te-kura-o-hine-waiora ## Its rating Final decile (2022): 9 · Current Equity Index: 419 *Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.* ## The record - 10 Matai Street, Riccarton, Christchurch, 8011 - Roll: 1,308 (September 2026) - Girls School - Donations may be requested - Opened 1877 - An enrolment scheme is in place. - Isolation index 0.1 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure - Boarding: Yes - Roll by ethnicity: European 968 · Māori 187 · Pacific 76 · Asian 292 · MELAA 50 · Other 21 · International 47 - Address record: https://www.chch.live/riccarton/10-matai-street - Phone: 03-3480849 - Email: admin@cghs.school.nz - Contact: Helen Armstrong - Website: http://www.cghs.school.nz - Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/riccarton/matai-street - Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/riccarton ## Enrolment zone - Christchurch Girls' High School - Te Kura o Hine W — 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 - [Rangi Ruru Girls' School](https://www.chch.live/school/325-rangi-ruru-girls-school) — private — not rated - [St Margaret's College](https://www.chch.live/school/333-st-margaret-s-college) — private — not rated - [Christchurch Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/327-christchurch-boys-high-school) — decile 10 · EQI 418 - [Ferndale Te Ahu](https://www.chch.live/school/3339-ferndale-te-ahu) — decile 4 · EQI 521 - [Elmwood Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/3334-elmwood-normal-school) — decile 10 · EQI 376 - [Selwyn House School](https://www.chch.live/school/4138-selwyn-house-school) — private — not rated - [Christ's College](https://www.chch.live/school/330-christ-s-college) — private — not rated - [The Cathedral Grammar School](https://www.chch.live/school/368-the-cathedral-grammar-school) — private — not rated ## 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. - [Mona Vale](https://www.chch.live/park/946-mona-vale) — Botanic · 52 m to its edge - [Hagley Park North](https://www.chch.live/park/1572-hagley-park-north) — Sports ground · 135 m to its edge - [Little Hagley Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1638-little-hagley-park) — Botanic · 174 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. - Fendalton Rd near Wood Ln — 169 m · route 29 ## The register nearby Heritage-register places within 300 m of the point — proximity, not a claim of place. - [Former Pumphouse and Setting, Pump No. 24.](https://www.chch.live/place/298) — 5 Matai Street East - [Mona Vale Lodge and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/152) — 40 Mona Vale Avenue - [Mona Vale Bath House and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/320) - [Former Dwelling and Setting, Mona Vale](https://www.chch.live/place/64) — 63 Fendalton Road - [Mona Vale Grounds](https://www.chch.live/place/319) ## The reports nearby 297 reports pinned within 250 m of the point — a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8707518) — 10B Matai Street East, Fendalton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8541632) — 34 Matai St East, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8485686) — 31 Darvel St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8410537) — 189 Deans Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8356630) — 189 Deans Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8318516) — 40 Mona Vale Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/8284461) — Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8249077) — 40 Mona Vale Avenue, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8176434) — 44 Matai Street East, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8002549) — 189 Deans Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - [Street Light Outage](https://www.chch.live/report/7997883) — 37 Darvel Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/7964081) — 1/33 Darvel Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, 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 - [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard) — Avon River — 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=-43.524298&lon=172.611374 ## Questions, answered briefly **What kind of school is Christchurch Girls' High School -Te Kura o Hine Waiora?** Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Girls School — in Riccarton. **How many students does Christchurch Girls' High School -Te Kura o Hine Waiora have?** 1,308 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count. **What is Christchurch Girls' High School -Te Kura o Hine Waiora's Equity Index?** EQI 419 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9. **Does Christchurch Girls' High School -Te Kura o Hine Waiora 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=328 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026