# Gilberthorpe School Contributing · State · Hei Hei, Christchurch https://www.chch.live/school/3346-gilberthorpe-school ## Its rating Final decile (2022): 2 · Current Equity Index: 475 *Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.* ## The record - 221 Buchanan’s Road, Hei Hei, Christchurch, 8042 - Roll: 236 (September 2026) - Co-Educational - Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp - Opened 1957 - An enrolment scheme is in place. - Isolation index 0.31 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure - Cohort entry: Yes - Roll by ethnicity: European 105 · Māori 54 · Pacific 32 · Asian 85 · MELAA 9 · Other 5 - Phone: 03-3497363 - Email: office@gilberthorpe.school.nz - Contact: Simon Scott - Website: http://www.gilberthorpe.school.nz - Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/hei-hei/buchanans-road - Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/hei-hei ## Enrolment zone - Gilberthorpe School — in force from 2018-10-15 · 3 km² - Covers: Broomfield — and the fringes of Hei Hei, Islington, Yaldhurst *Indicative only — the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.* ## Other schools near here - [St Bernadette's School (Hornby)](https://www.chch.live/school/3521-st-bernadette-s-school-hornby) — decile 4 · EQI 423 - [Hornby Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/3380-hornby-primary-school) — decile 3 · EQI 489 - [Hornby High School](https://www.chch.live/school/338-hornby-high-school) — decile 3 · EQI 489 - [Te Manu Tukutuku South Hornby School](https://www.chch.live/school/3507-te-manu-tukutuku-south-hornby-school) — decile 4 · EQI 464 - [Te Parito Kōwhai Russley School](https://www.chch.live/school/3496-te-parito-kowhai-russley-school) — decile 7 · EQI 420 - [Yaldhurst School – Tōtara Tūkaha](https://www.chch.live/school/3602-yaldhurst-school-totara-tukaha) — decile 5 · EQI 432 - [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 ## 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. - [Kaniere Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1875-kaniere-reserve) — 34 m to its edge - [Little Oaks Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1203-little-oaks-reserve) — 199 m to its edge - [Broomfield Common](https://www.chch.live/park/1871-broomfield-common) — Sports ground · 330 m to its edge - [Kumara Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1833-kumara-reserve) — 355 m to its edge - [Every park on the roll](https://www.chch.live/parks) ## The reports nearby 26 reports pinned within 250 m of the point — a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8511989) — 14 Rubicon Place, Hei Hei, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8090480) — 93 Kaniere Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8040647) — Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7467535) — Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Animal - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7014497) — 19 Rubicon Place, Hei Hei, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6923472) — 71 Kaniere Avenue, Hei Hei, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/6668768) — 37 Rubicon Place, Hei Hei, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5515136) — 39 Rubicon Place, Hei Hei, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/4829890) — 70 Kaniere Avenue, Hei Hei, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/4724547) — 73 Kaniere Avenue, Hei Hei, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/4196698) — 91 Kaniere Avenue, Hei Hei, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/3732676) — 37 Rubicon Place, Hei Hei, 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=-43.528585&lon=172.51853 ## Questions, answered briefly **What kind of school is Gilberthorpe School?** Contributing · State · Co-Educational — in Hei Hei. **How many students does Gilberthorpe School have?** 236 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count. **What is Gilberthorpe School's Equity Index?** EQI 475 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2. **Does Gilberthorpe School have an enrolment zone?** 1 zone polygon on record — it covers Broomfield (+ fringes). The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer. Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3346 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026