# Middleton Grange School Composite · State : Integrated · Riccarton, Christchurch https://www.chch.live/school/335-middleton-grange-school ## Its rating Final decile (2022): 9 · Current Equity Index: 404 *Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.* ## The record - 30 Acacia Avenue, Riccarton, Christchurch, 8041 - Roll: 1,395 (September 2026) - Co-Educational - Donations may be requested - Opened 1964 - An enrolment scheme is in place. - Isolation index 0.17 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure - Roll by ethnicity: European 766 · Māori 88 · Pacific 62 · Asian 516 · MELAA 106 · Other 23 · International 101 - Phone: 03-3489826 - Email: office@middleton.school.nz - Contact: Gregg Le Roux - Website: http://www.middleton.school.nz - Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/riccarton/acacia-avenue - Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/riccarton ## Enrolment zone - Middleton Grange School (Year 9-10) — in force from 2026-01-01 · 5227 km² - Middleton Grange School (Year 11-13) — in force from 2026-01-01 · 6956 km² - Middleton Grange School (Year 1-8) — in force from 2026-01-01 · 3632 km² - Covers: most of Christchurch *Indicative only — the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.* ## Other schools near here - [Riccarton High School](https://www.chch.live/school/334-riccarton-high-school) — decile 6 · EQI 440 - [Kahikatea Kirkwood Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3396-kahikatea-kirkwood-intermediate) — decile 7 · EQI 430 - [Te Kāpehu Riccarton School](https://www.chch.live/school/3485-te-kapehu-riccarton-school) — decile 3 · EQI 462 - [Ilam School](https://www.chch.live/school/3384-ilam-school) — decile 6 · EQI 394 - [Villa Maria College](https://www.chch.live/school/326-villa-maria-college) — decile 9 · EQI 411 - [Our Lady of Victories](https://www.chch.live/school/3463-our-lady-of-victories) — decile 6 · EQI 376 - [St Teresa's School (Riccarton)](https://www.chch.live/school/3543-st-teresa-s-school-riccarton) — decile 4 · EQI 398 - [Wharenui School](https://www.chch.live/school/3591-wharenui-school) — decile 3 · EQI 457 ## 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. - [Hansons Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1284-hansons-reserve) — 295 m to its edge - [Middleton Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1435-middleton-park) — Sports ground · 355 m to its edge - [Auburn Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1771-auburn-reserve) — 375 m to its edge - [Hillary Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1576-hillary-reserve) — 383 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. - Hansons Ln near Arthur St — 273 m · route 140 ## The register nearby Heritage-register places within 300 m of the point — proximity, not a claim of place. - [Dwelling and Setting, Strone](https://www.chch.live/place/94) — 75 Hansons Lane - [Former Dwelling and Setting, Middleton](https://www.chch.live/place/1) - [Former Dwelling and Setting, Stevenholme/ Rannerdale House](https://www.chch.live/place/555) — 71 Suva Street ## 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 “Liquefaction Damage is Possible”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability) — the 2019 screening study What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.53625&lon=172.576521 ## Questions, answered briefly **What kind of school is Middleton Grange School?** Composite · State : Integrated · Co-Educational — in Riccarton. **How many students does Middleton Grange School have?** 1,395 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count. **What is Middleton Grange School's Equity Index?** EQI 404 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9. **Does Middleton Grange School have an enrolment zone?** 3 zone polygons on record — it covers most of Christchurch. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer. Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=335 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026