# Cotswold Mātāhae School Contributing · State · Bishopdale, Christchurch https://www.chch.live/school/3324-cotswold-matahae-school ## Its rating Final decile (2022): 8 · 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 - Cotswold Avenue, Bishopdale, Christchurch, 8053 - Roll: 568 (September 2026) - Co-Educational - Donations may be requested - Opened 1968 - An enrolment scheme is in place. - Isolation index 0.23 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure - Roll by ethnicity: European 433 · Māori 86 · Pacific 27 · Asian 104 · MELAA 23 · Other 3 · International 22 - Phone: 03-3598035 - Email: office@cotswold.school.nz - Contact: Chris Smith - Website: http://www.cotswold.school.nz - Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/bishopdale/cotswold-avenue - Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/bishopdale ## Enrolment zone - Cotswold Matahae School — in force from 2025-01-01 · 6 km² - Covers: Bishopdale, Casebrook, Harewood, Northwood *Indicative only — the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.* ## Other schools near here - [Emmanuel Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/1168-emmanuel-christian-school) — decile 8 · EQI 409 - [Bishopdale School Te Kura o Papakōhatu](https://www.chch.live/school/3293-bishopdale-school-te-kura-o-papakohatu) — decile 3 · EQI 521 - [Breens Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3299-breens-intermediate) — decile 7 · EQI 443 - [Te Kura o Te Mātāpuna Isleworth School](https://www.chch.live/school/3385-te-kura-o-te-matapuna-isleworth-school) — decile 5 · EQI 466 - [Casebrook Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3309-casebrook-intermediate) — decile 6 · EQI 466 - [Papanui High School](https://www.chch.live/school/316-papanui-high-school) — decile 7 · EQI 461 - [Wairakei School (Christchurch)](https://www.chch.live/school/3577-wairakei-school-christchurch) — decile 6 · EQI 478 - [Marian College](https://www.chch.live/school/343-marian-college) — decile 8 · EQI 426 ## 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. - [Stretton Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1015-stretton-reserve) — 52 m to its edge - [Tulett Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1668-tulett-park) — Sports ground · 385 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. - Sawyers Arms Rd near Cotswold Ave — 322 m · routes 27, 107 ## The reports nearby 240 reports pinned within 250 m of the point — a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9018362) — 16 Fairford Street, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8858634) — 49 Cotswold Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8780308) — 9 Westerleigh St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8749711) — 37 Cotswold Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8131343) — 20 Chedworth Avenue, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8043793) — 38 Wychwood Crescent, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8020085) — 63 Cotswold Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/7980521) — 15 Stretton St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/7940515) — 29 Cotswold Avenue, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Road Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/7898223) — 9B Wychwood Cres, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7775831) — 56–60 Martbern Cres, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/7771619) — 10A Stretton Street, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8053, 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) — Lower Styx 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=-43.482458&lon=172.587178 ## Questions, answered briefly **What kind of school is Cotswold Mātāhae School?** Contributing · State · Co-Educational — in Bishopdale. **How many students does Cotswold Mātāhae School have?** 568 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count. **What is Cotswold Mātāhae School's Equity Index?** EQI 419 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8. **Does Cotswold Mātāhae School have an enrolment zone?** 1 zone polygon on record — it covers Bishopdale, Casebrook, Harewood and 1 more suburb. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer. Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3324 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026