# St Thomas of Canterbury College Secondary (Year 7-15) · State : Integrated · Sockburn, Christchurch https://www.chch.live/school/331-st-thomas-of-canterbury-college ## Its rating Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 430 *Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.* ## The record - 69 Middlepark Road, Sockburn, Christchurch, 8443 - Roll: 686 (September 2026) - Boys School - Donations may be requested - Opened 1961 - An enrolment scheme is in place. - Isolation index 0.22 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure - Instruction: Some students taught in a Pacific language - Boarding: Yes - Roll by ethnicity: European 441 · Māori 130 · Pacific 141 · Asian 115 · MELAA 20 · International 18 - Address record: https://www.chch.live/sockburn/69-middlepark-road - Phone: 03-3487010 - Email: staff@stc.school.nz - Contact: Steve Hart - Website: http://www.stc.school.nz - Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/sockburn/middlepark-road - Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/sockburn ## Enrolment zone - St Thomas of Canterbury College — in force from 2025-01-01 · 13199 km² - Covers: most of Christchurch *Indicative only — the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.* ## Other schools near here - [Our Lady of Victories](https://www.chch.live/school/3463-our-lady-of-victories) — decile 6 · EQI 376 - [Te Kāpehu Riccarton School](https://www.chch.live/school/3485-te-kapehu-riccarton-school) — decile 3 · EQI 462 - [Riccarton High School](https://www.chch.live/school/334-riccarton-high-school) — decile 6 · EQI 440 - [Villa Maria College](https://www.chch.live/school/326-villa-maria-college) — decile 9 · EQI 411 - [Avonhead School - Rakipaoa](https://www.chch.live/school/3287-avonhead-school-rakipaoa) — decile 7 · EQI 406 - [Middleton Grange School](https://www.chch.live/school/335-middleton-grange-school) — decile 9 · EQI 404 - [Te Parito Kōwhai Russley School](https://www.chch.live/school/3496-te-parito-kowhai-russley-school) — decile 7 · EQI 420 - [Ilam School](https://www.chch.live/school/3384-ilam-school) — decile 6 · EQI 394 ## 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. - [Sockburn Park](https://www.chch.live/park/963-sockburn-park) — Sports ground · 254 m to its edge - [Gloaming Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1841-gloaming-reserve) — 292 m to its edge - [Colman Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/976-colman-reserve) — 301 m to its edge - [Paparua Stream Reserve No. 2](https://www.chch.live/park/988-paparua-stream-reserve-no-2) — 356 m to its edge - [Doncaster Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1820-doncaster-reserve) — 373 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. - Middlepark Rd near Takaro Ave — 67 m · route 130 ## The reports nearby 239 reports pinned within 250 m of the point — a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8975919) — Middlepark Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8918930) — 1/23D Craven Street, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8816918) — 19 Craven St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8675003) — 43 Middlepark Road, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8490549) — 104 Middlepark Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8364626) — 96 Middlepark Road, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8175018) — 10 Takaro Avenue, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8126578) — Middlepark Rd near Takaro Ave, Canterbury Region 8042, New Zealand - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8092476) — 33A Craven Street, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8062216) — 10 Takaro Avenue, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/7909833) — 58A Middlepark Road, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/7850569) — 102 Middlepark Road, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, 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 liquefaction model grades it “Low Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability) — the 2019 screening study What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.533612&lon=172.556212 ## Questions, answered briefly **What kind of school is St Thomas of Canterbury College?** Secondary (Year 7-15) · State : Integrated · Boys School — in Sockburn. **How many students does St Thomas of Canterbury College have?** 686 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count. **What is St Thomas of Canterbury College's Equity Index?** EQI 430 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8. **Does St Thomas of Canterbury College have an enrolment zone?** 1 zone polygon on record — it covers most of Christchurch. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer. Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=331 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026