# Riccarton High School Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Sockburn, Christchurch https://www.chch.live/school/334-riccarton-high-school ## Its rating Final decile (2022): 6 · Current Equity Index: 440 *Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.* ## The record - 31 Vicki Street, Sockburn, Christchurch, 8042 - Roll: 1,111 (September 2026) - Co-Educational - Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp - Opened 1958 - An enrolment scheme is in place. - Isolation index 0.19 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure - Roll by ethnicity: European 371 · Māori 111 · Pacific 85 · Asian 597 · MELAA 77 · Other 17 · International 46 - Address record: https://www.chch.live/sockburn/31-vicki-street - Phone: 03-3485073 - Email: info@riccarton.school.nz - Contact: Anthea Knowles (Acting) - Website: http://www.riccarton.school.nz - Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/sockburn/vicki-street - Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/sockburn ## Enrolment zone - Riccarton High School — in force from 2020-01-01 · 17 km² - Covers: Avonhead, Middleton, Riccarton, Russley, Sockburn, Upper Riccarton — and the fringes of Addington, Broomfield, Fendalton, Ilam *Indicative only — the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.* ## Other schools near here - [Te Kāpehu Riccarton School](https://www.chch.live/school/3485-te-kapehu-riccarton-school) — decile 3 · EQI 462 - [Our Lady of Victories](https://www.chch.live/school/3463-our-lady-of-victories) — decile 6 · EQI 376 - [Middleton Grange School](https://www.chch.live/school/335-middleton-grange-school) — decile 9 · EQI 404 - [Villa Maria College](https://www.chch.live/school/326-villa-maria-college) — decile 9 · EQI 411 - [St Thomas of Canterbury College](https://www.chch.live/school/331-st-thomas-of-canterbury-college) — decile 8 · EQI 430 - [Avonhead School - Rakipaoa](https://www.chch.live/school/3287-avonhead-school-rakipaoa) — decile 7 · EQI 406 - [Ilam School](https://www.chch.live/school/3384-ilam-school) — decile 6 · EQI 394 - [Kahikatea Kirkwood Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3396-kahikatea-kirkwood-intermediate) — decile 7 · EQI 430 ## 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. - [Vicki Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1306-vicki-reserve) — 29 m to its edge - [Glebe Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1475-glebe-reserve) — Botanic · 326 m to its edge - [Hillary Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1576-hillary-reserve) — 361 m to its edge - [Every park on the roll](https://www.chch.live/parks) ## Facilities nearby Council facilities within 400 m of the point — libraries, pools and centres within walking reach. - [Upper Riccarton Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-33) — Library · 282 m ## The bus stop The nearest stop the Metro map carries — measured to the pin, not the gate. - Main South Rd near Bowman Pl — 284 m · routes 5, 100, 130 ## The reports nearby 360 reports pinned within 250 m of the point — a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9005790) — 20C Vicki Street, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8943116) — 46 Curletts Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8929555) — 8B Vicki Street, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8790114) — 74–98 Vicki St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/8592276) — 33 Curletts Road, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8494819) — 15 Tensing Place, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8427775) — 2B Vicki Street, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8349008) — 4A Vicki St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8348879) — 8C Vicki St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8285666) — 56 Curletts Road, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8279849) — 21 Vicki Street, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8222149) — 49 Curletts Road, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, 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 liquefaction model grades it “Low Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability) — the 2019 screening study What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.535895&lon=172.566365 ## Questions, answered briefly **What kind of school is Riccarton High School?** Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Co-Educational — in Sockburn. **How many students does Riccarton High School have?** 1,111 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count. **What is Riccarton High School's Equity Index?** EQI 440 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6. **Does Riccarton High School have an enrolment zone?** 1 zone polygon on record — it covers Avonhead, Middleton, Riccarton and 3 more suburbs (+ fringes). The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer. Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=334 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026