# Ngutuawa School

Full Primary · State · Woolston, Christchurch

https://www.chch.live/school/3288-ngutuawa-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 3 · Current Equity Index: 526

*Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.*

## The record
- 10 Gould Crescent, Woolston, Christchurch, 8023
- Roll: 132 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1952
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.17 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 68 · Māori 45 · Pacific 16 · Asian 11 · MELAA 2 · Other 1
- Address record: https://www.chch.live/woolston/10-gould-crescent
- Phone: 03-9820206
- Email: office@ngutuawa.school.nz
- Contact: Rebekah McLeod (Acting)
- Website: http://bamford.school.nz
- Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/woolston/gould-crescent
- Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/woolston

## Enrolment zone
- Ngutuawa School — in force from 2021-01-01 · 3 km²
- Covers: Ferrymead, Woolston

*Indicative only — the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.*

## Other schools near here
- [St Anne's School (Woolston)](https://www.chch.live/school/3520-st-anne-s-school-woolston) — decile 3 · EQI 447
- [Tamariki School](https://www.chch.live/school/4143-tamariki-school) — decile 4 · EQI 464
- [Mastery Schools New Zealand - Arapaki](https://www.chch.live/school/3680-mastery-schools-new-zealand-arapaki) — EQI 434
- [Te Waka Unua School](https://www.chch.live/school/684-te-waka-unua-school) — decile 2 · EQI 509
- [Kimihia Parents' College](https://www.chch.live/school/2761-kimihia-parents-college) — decile 1 · EQI 569
- [Te Kura o Ōpāwaho – Opawa School](https://www.chch.live/school/3455-te-kura-o-opawaho-opawa-school) — decile 4 · EQI 463
- [Te Ahuwai Bromley School](https://www.chch.live/school/3302-te-ahuwai-bromley-school) — decile 3 · EQI 513
- [St Mark's School (Christchurch)](https://www.chch.live/school/4135-st-mark-s-school-christchurch) — decile 10 · EQI 398

## 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.
- [Gould Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1053-gould-reserve) — 79 m to its edge
- [Staunton Esplanade Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1765-staunton-esplanade-reserve) — 136 m to its edge
- [Heathcote Riverbank True Right](https://www.chch.live/park/1345-heathcote-riverbank-true-right) — 161 m to its edge
- [Palinurus Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1821-palinurus-reserve) — 287 m to its edge
- [Roundabout Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1777-roundabout-reserve) — 301 m to its edge
- [Tunnel Road Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1439-tunnel-road-reserve) — 347 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.
- Ferry Rd near Alport Place — 217 m · routes 3, 155

## The register nearby
Heritage-register places within 300 m of the point — proximity, not a claim of place.
- [Dwelling and Setting, Whalebone Cottage](https://www.chch.live/place/72) — 704 Ferry Road

## The reports nearby
785 reports pinned within 250 m of the point — a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9040072) — 801 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8974217) — 23 Rutherford St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8955770) — 28 Gould Crescent, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8948018) — 32 Gould Cres, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8928861) — 45 Bamford Street, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8897790) — 24 Rutherford St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8893458) — 23 Rutherford St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8890573) — 27 Rutherford Street, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8883296) — 30 Bamford Street, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8849690) — 35 Rutherford Street, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8849655) — 25 Rutherford Street, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/8833333) — 32 Gould Cres, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand

## Under the ground
The plans and surveys the site keeps, asked once of the ground — footprints and plan maps, not engineering findings.
- [Inside a modelled tsunami reach](https://www.chch.live/tsunami) — ECAN Report R12/38 2012
- [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard) — Heathcote River — the managed reach
- [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=-43.554159&lon=172.687455

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Ngutuawa School?**

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational — in Woolston.

**How many students does Ngutuawa School have?**

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

**What is Ngutuawa School's Equity Index?**

EQI 526 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3.

**Does Ngutuawa School have an enrolment zone?**

1 zone polygon on record — it covers Ferrymead, Woolston. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3288 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026
