# Christchurch East School

Full Primary · State · Christchurch Central, Christchurch

https://www.chch.live/school/3317-christchurch-east-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 3 · Current Equity Index: 454

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

## The record
- 311 Gloucester Street, Christchurch Central, Christchurch, 8011
- Roll: 301 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1873
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.04 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 101 · Māori 41 · Pacific 33 · Asian 128 · MELAA 23 · Other 6
- Address record: https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/311-gloucester-street
- Phone: 03-3662440
- Email: admin@chcheast.school.nz
- Contact: Michael Agar
- Website: http://www.chcheast.school.nz
- Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/gloucester-street
- Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city

## Enrolment zone
- Christchurch East School — in force from 2024-07-22 · 4 km²
- Covers: Christchurch Central, Linwood, Phillipstown, Richmond, Waltham

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

## Other schools near here
- [Catholic Cathedral College](https://www.chch.live/school/531-catholic-cathedral-college) — decile 4 · EQI 448
- [St Mary's School (Christchurch)](https://www.chch.live/school/3535-st-mary-s-school-christchurch) — decile 4 · EQI 397
- [Kingslea School](https://www.chch.live/school/518-kingslea-school) — decile 1 · EQI 569
- [Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery](https://www.chch.live/school/683-ao-tawhiti-unlimited-discovery) — decile 7 · EQI 442
- [St Michael's Church School](https://www.chch.live/school/4136-st-michael-s-church-school) — private — not rated
- [The Cathedral Grammar School](https://www.chch.live/school/368-the-cathedral-grammar-school) — private — not rated
- [Christ's College](https://www.chch.live/school/330-christ-s-college) — private — not rated
- [Te Aratai College](https://www.chch.live/school/337-te-aratai-college) — decile 3 · EQI 507

## 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.
- [Chester Street East Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1665-chester-street-east-reserve) — 169 m to its edge
- [Worcester Pump Station Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1340-worcester-pump-station-park) — 359 m to its edge
- [William Brittan](https://www.chch.live/park/1734-william-brittan) — 370 m to its edge
- [Avon Riverbank Central City](https://www.chch.live/park/1868-avon-riverbank-central-city) — 388 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.
- Gloucester St near Fitzgerald Ave — passes the gate · routes 5, 7

## The register nearby
Heritage-register places within 300 m of the point — proximity, not a claim of place.
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/281) — 229 Worcester Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/74) — 196 Fitzgerald Avenue
- [Former Boiler House and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/424) — 175 Chester Street East
- [Dwelling/Commercial Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/317) — 147 Fitzgerald Avenue

## The reports nearby
2,951 reports pinned within 250 m of the point — a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9043604) — 182 Fitzgerald Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9043599) — 192A Fitzgerald Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9043594) — 202 Fitzgerald Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9040448) — 162 Chester Street East, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9036384) — 332 Gloucester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9017524) — 324 Barbadoes Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9016113) — 270 Worcester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9016094) — 228 Worcester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9005311) — 219 Fitzgerald Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9005307) — 215 Fitzgerald Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9005297) — 207 Fitzgerald Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8999629) — 213 Fitzgerald Avenue, Christchurch Central City, 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.
- [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard) — Bells Creek — 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=-43.529647&lon=172.648358

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Christchurch East School?**

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational — in Christchurch Central.

**How many students does Christchurch East School have?**

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

**What is Christchurch East School's Equity Index?**

EQI 454 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3.

**Does Christchurch East School have an enrolment zone?**

1 zone polygon on record — it covers Christchurch Central, Linwood, Phillipstown and 2 more suburbs. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3317 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026
