# Pareawa Banks Avenue School Contributing · State · Richmond, Christchurch https://www.chch.live/school/3289-pareawa-banks-avenue-school ## Its rating Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 466 *Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.* ## The record - 57 Averill Street, Richmond, Christchurch, 8013 - Roll: 363 (September 2026) - Co-Educational - Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp - Opened 1956 - An enrolment scheme is in place. - Isolation index 0.14, the Ministry’s remoteness measure - Cohort entry: Yes - Roll by ethnicity: European 227 · Māori 81 · Pacific 40 · Asian 73 · MELAA 11 · Other 4 - Address record: https://www.chch.live/richmond/57-averill-street - Phone: 03-3854163 - Email: office@pareawabanksave.school.nz - Contact: Jan Thompson (Acting) - Website: http://www.pareawabanksave.school.nz - Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/richmond/averill-street - Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/richmond ## Enrolment zone - Banks Avenue School, in force from 2020-08-03 · 5 km² - Covers: Dallington, Edgeware, Richmond, and the fringes of Avonside, Burwood, Christchurch Central, Shirley *Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.* ## Other schools near here - [Te Oraka](https://www.chch.live/school/3503-te-oraka), decile 4 · EQI 505 - [Te Hiwa Shirley Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/3504-te-hiwa-shirley-primary-school), decile 3 · EQI 494 - [Kingslea School](https://www.chch.live/school/518-kingslea-school), decile 1 · EQI 569 - [Whītau School](https://www.chch.live/school/3415-whitau-school), decile 2 · EQI 513 - [St Mary's School (Christchurch)](https://www.chch.live/school/3535-st-mary-s-school-christchurch), decile 4 · EQI 397 - [Te Pā o Rākaihautū](https://www.chch.live/school/706-te-pa-o-rakaihautu), decile 4 · EQI 517 - [Christchurch East School](https://www.chch.live/school/3317-christchurch-east-school), decile 3 · EQI 454 - [St Albans School](https://www.chch.live/school/3518-st-albans-school), decile 8 · EQI 414 ## 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. - [Richmond Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1042-richmond-park), Sports ground · 237 m to its edge - [Petrie Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1482-petrie-park), 250 m to its edge - [Dudley Creek Riverbank](https://www.chch.live/park/1349-dudley-creek-riverbank), 311 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. - North Pde near Poulton Ave, 92 m · routes 60, Oc ## The reports nearby 417 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/9052999), 56 Averill St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8998884), 62 Chrystal Street, Richmond, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8896610), North Pde near Medway St, Richmond, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8890694), 29 Poulton Avenue, Richmond, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8794011), North Pde near Poulton Ave, Richmond, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand - [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/8771262), 61 North Parade, Richmond, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8712491), 59 Averill Street, Richmond, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8699370), 34 Poulton Avenue, Richmond, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand - [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/8698092), 45 Poulton Avenue, Richmond, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8691085), 8 Poulton Avenue, Richmond, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand - [Bus Shelter Issue](https://www.chch.live/report/8675747), 78 North Pde, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8621400), North Pde near Averill St, Richmond, Christchurch 8013, 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 September 2010 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, Dudley Creek, the managed reach - [Inside a recorded flood footprint](https://www.chch.live/floods), 2011-2014 Flooding - Mayoral Flood Taskforce - [On made ground](https://www.chch.live/fill), natural - [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=-43.512915&lon=172.660004 ## Questions, answered briefly **What kind of school is Pareawa Banks Avenue School?** Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Richmond. **How many students does Pareawa Banks Avenue School have?** 363 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count. **What is Pareawa Banks Avenue School's Equity Index?** EQI 466, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4. **Does Pareawa Banks Avenue School have an enrolment zone?** 1 zone polygon on record, it covers Dallington, Edgeware, Richmond (+ fringes). The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer. Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3289 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026