# Ferndale Te Ahu Specialist School · State · Merivale, Christchurch https://www.chch.live/school/3339-ferndale-te-ahu ## Its rating Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 521 *Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.* ## The record - 104 Merivale Lane, Merivale, Christchurch, 8146 - Roll: 140 (September 2026) - Co-Educational - Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp - Opened 1941 - Isolation index 0.09 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure - Roll by ethnicity: European 86 · Māori 45 · Pacific 17 · Asian 13 · MELAA 6 · Other 1 - Phone: 03-3557595 - Email: admin@ferndale.school.nz - Contact: Maureen Poulter - Website: http://www.ferndaleschool.co.nz - Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/merivale/merivale-lane - Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/merivale ## Other schools near here - [Selwyn House School](https://www.chch.live/school/4138-selwyn-house-school) — private — not rated - [St Margaret's College](https://www.chch.live/school/333-st-margaret-s-college) — 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 - [He Tīwai Mātauranga Heaton Normal Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3372-he-tiwai-matauranga-heaton-normal-intermediate) — decile 9 · EQI 407 - [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 - [St Albans Catholic School (Christchurch)](https://www.chch.live/school/3517-st-albans-catholic-school-christchurch) — decile 9 · EQI 394 - [St Andrew's College (Christchurch)](https://www.chch.live/school/318-st-andrew-s-college-christchurch) — private — not rated ## The bus stop The nearest stop the Metro map carries — measured to the pin, not the gate. - Papanui Rd near Webb St — 269 m · routes 1, 95 ## 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 - [Former Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/176) — 108 Papanui Road - [Former Dwelling/ School and Setting, Former Rangi Ruru/Roseneath House](https://www.chch.live/place/177) — 110 Papanui Road ## The reports nearby 215 reports pinned within 250 m of the point — a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8950764) — 66 Winchester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8824846) — 41 Winchester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8662815) — 41 Winchester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8552081) — 66 Winchester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8421550) — 91 Papanui Road, Merivale, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8313588) — 21 Winchester Street, Merivale, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8242528) — 109 Merivale Lane, Merivale, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Street Light Outage](https://www.chch.live/report/8219898) — 48 Clissold St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8200062) — 122 Merivale Lane, Merivale, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8176498) — 115D Merivale Ln, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8131913) — 70A Merivale Ln, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8014890) — 12 Winchester Street, Merivale, 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. - [Graded TC3 ground](https://www.chch.live/technical-categories) — Green Zone, Technical Category 3, Blue - [The February 2011 survey drew liquefaction over this point](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) — mapped ground failure — a footprint, not a finding - [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard) — Avon River, 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=-43.517086&lon=172.621648 ## Questions, answered briefly **What kind of school is Ferndale Te Ahu?** Specialist School · State · Co-Educational — in Merivale. **How many students does Ferndale Te Ahu have?** 140 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count. **What is Ferndale Te Ahu's Equity Index?** EQI 521 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4. **Where is Ferndale Te Ahu?** 104 Merivale Lane — Merivale, Christchurch. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry. Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3339 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026