# St Margaret's College Composite · Private : Fully Registered · Merivale, Christchurch https://www.chch.live/school/333-st-margaret-s-college ## Its rating Private — the Ministry does not rate private schools. *Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.* ## The record - 12 Winchester Street, Merivale, Christchurch, 8144 - Roll: 866 (September 2026) - Girls School - Not applicable - Opened 1910 - Boarding: Yes - Roll by ethnicity: European 685 · Māori 61 · Pacific 4 · Asian 158 · MELAA 7 · Other 34 · International 20 - Address record: https://www.chch.live/merivale/12-winchester-street - Phone: 03-3792000 - Email: admin@stmargarets.school.nz - Contact: Diana Patchett - Website: http://www.stmargarets.school.nz/ - Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/merivale/winchester-street - Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/merivale ## Other schools near here - [Ferndale Te Ahu](https://www.chch.live/school/3339-ferndale-te-ahu) — decile 4 · EQI 521 - [Selwyn House School](https://www.chch.live/school/4138-selwyn-house-school) — private — not rated - [Rangi Ruru Girls' School](https://www.chch.live/school/325-rangi-ruru-girls-school) — private — not rated - [Elmwood Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/3334-elmwood-normal-school) — decile 10 · EQI 376 - [Christchurch Girls' High School -Te Kura o Hine Waiora](https://www.chch.live/school/328-christchurch-girls-high-school-te-kura-o-hine-waiora) — decile 9 · EQI 419 - [He Tīwai Mātauranga Heaton Normal Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3372-he-tiwai-matauranga-heaton-normal-intermediate) — decile 9 · EQI 407 - [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 ## 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. - [Carlton Mill Riverbank](https://www.chch.live/park/1507-carlton-mill-riverbank) — 253 m to its edge - [Little Hagley Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1638-little-hagley-park) — Botanic · 269 m to its edge - [Hagley Park North](https://www.chch.live/park/1572-hagley-park-north) — Sports ground · 363 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. - Carlton Mill Rd near Exeter St — 224 m · route 8 ## The register nearby Heritage-register places within 300 m of the point — proximity, not a claim of place. - [Former Dwelling and Setting, Acland House](https://www.chch.live/place/175) — 85 Papanui Road ## The reports nearby 362 reports pinned within 250 m of the point — a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8981984) — 38 Tonbridge St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8979887) — 45 Clissold St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8853375) — 47 Andover St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8844715) — 10 Cheltenham Street, Merivale, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8824846) — 41 Winchester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8685301) — 48 Carlton Mill Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8662815) — 41 Winchester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/8647471) — 73 Carlton Mill Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8637957) — 15 Cheltenham St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8618237) — 40 Tonbridge St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8615199) — 80 Andover Street, Merivale, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8607719) — 87 Carlton Mill Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, 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 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=-43.519096&lon=172.622159 ## Questions, answered briefly **What kind of school is St Margaret's College?** Composite · Private : Fully Registered · Girls School — in Merivale. **How many students does St Margaret's College have?** 866 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count. **Does St Margaret's College have an Equity Index?** No — the Ministry does not rate private schools. **What is near St Margaret's College?** Carlton Mill Riverbank, Little Hagley Park, Hagley Park North — green space within 400 m of the school’s point. Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=333 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026