# Elmwood Normal School Contributing · State · Merivale, Christchurch https://www.chch.live/school/3334-elmwood-normal-school ## Its rating Final decile (2022): 10 · Current Equity Index: 376 *Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.* ## The record - Aikmans Road, Merivale, Christchurch, 8014 - Roll: 564 (September 2026) - Co-Educational - Donations may be requested - Opened 1882 - An enrolment scheme is in place. - Isolation index 0.11 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure - Cohort entry: Yes - Roll by ethnicity: European 354 · Māori 34 · Pacific 21 · Asian 191 · MELAA 33 · Other 3 · International 6 - Phone: 03-3557192 - Email: office@elmwood.school.nz - Contact: Verity Harlick - Website: http://www.elmwood.school.nz - Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/merivale/aikmans-road - Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/merivale ## Enrolment zone - Elmwood Normal School — in force from 2020-07-20 · 6 km² - Covers: Merivale — and the fringes of Christchurch Central, Fendalton, Riccarton, Saint Albans, Strowan *Indicative only — the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.* ## Other schools near here - [He Tīwai Mātauranga Heaton Normal Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3372-he-tiwai-matauranga-heaton-normal-intermediate) — decile 9 · EQI 407 - [Rangi Ruru Girls' School](https://www.chch.live/school/325-rangi-ruru-girls-school) — private — not rated - [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 - [St Andrew's College (Christchurch)](https://www.chch.live/school/318-st-andrew-s-college-christchurch) — private — not rated - [St Margaret's College](https://www.chch.live/school/333-st-margaret-s-college) — private — not rated - [St Patrick's School (Bryndwr)](https://www.chch.live/school/3537-st-patrick-s-school-bryndwr) — 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 ## 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. - [Merivale Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1782-merivale-reserve) — 186 m to its edge - [Elmwood Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1128-elmwood-park) — Sports ground · 242 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. - Rossall St near Leinster Rd — 226 m · route 8 ## The register nearby Heritage-register places within 300 m of the point — proximity, not a claim of place. - [Elmwood School War Memorial and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/129) — 1/76 Leinster Road - [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/131) — 61 Leinster Road - [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/130) — 41 Leinster Road - [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/99) — 70 Heaton Street - [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/100) — 74 Heaton Street - [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/473) — 98 Heaton Street ## The reports nearby 593 reports pinned within 250 m of the point — a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8948140) — 74 Heaton Street, Merivale, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8946173) — 40 Office Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8895035) — 39 Rugby St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8889238) — 40 Office Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Sign Poles](https://www.chch.live/report/8852600) — 33 Aikmans Road, Merivale, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8852382) — 56 Aikmans Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8849203) — 166 Rossall Street, Merivale, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8840777) — Rossall St near Leinster Rd, Merivale, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8774268) — 40 Office Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/8749277) — 90 Leinster Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8749264) — 102 Leinster Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8731411) — 39 Rugby St, 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. - [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard) — Dudley 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=-43.513814&lon=172.614755 ## Questions, answered briefly **What kind of school is Elmwood Normal School?** Contributing · State · Co-Educational — in Merivale. **How many students does Elmwood Normal School have?** 564 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count. **What is Elmwood Normal School's Equity Index?** EQI 376 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 10. **Does Elmwood Normal School have an enrolment zone?** 1 zone polygon on record — it covers Merivale (+ fringes). The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer. Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3334 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026