# Te Kura o te Tauawa Halswell School Full Primary · State · Halswell, Christchurch https://www.chch.live/school/3366-te-kura-o-te-tauawa-halswell-school ## Its rating Final decile (2022): 10 · Current Equity Index: 385 *Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.* ## The record - 1 School Road, Halswell, Christchurch, 8025 - Roll: 740 (September 2026) - Co-Educational - Donations may be requested - Opened 1864 - An enrolment scheme is in place. - Isolation index 0.26 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure - Roll by ethnicity: European 471 · Māori 46 · Pacific 24 · Asian 240 · MELAA 41 · Other 12 · International 15 - Address record: https://www.chch.live/halswell/1-school-road - Phone: 03-3227038 - Email: admin@halswell.school.nz - Contact: Stuart Cameron - Website: http://www.halswell.school.nz/ - Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/halswell/school-road - Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/halswell ## Enrolment zone - Halswell School — in force from 2022-01-01 · 15 km² - Covers: Halswell, Kennedys Bush *Indicative only — the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.* ## Other schools near here - [Te Mātaitihi (Proposed opening date: 2027-01-01)](https://www.chch.live/school/554-te-mataitihi-proposed-opening-date-2027-01-01) — not rated - [Oaklands Te Kura o Ōwaka](https://www.chch.live/school/3450-oaklands-te-kura-o-owaka) — decile 9 · EQI 410 - [Aidanfield Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/82-aidanfield-christian-school) — decile 8 · EQI 377 - [Te Whānau o Ōtūmatua](https://www.chch.live/school/522-te-whanau-o-otumatua) — decile 2 · EQI 540 - [Knights Stream School- Mingimingi Hautoa](https://www.chch.live/school/579-knights-stream-school-mingimingi-hautoa) — EQI 385 - [Te Kōmanawa Rowley School](https://www.chch.live/school/3492-te-komanawa-rowley-school) — decile 1 · EQI 535 - [Te Kura Tuarua o Horomaka Hillmorton High School](https://www.chch.live/school/339-te-kura-tuarua-o-horomaka-hillmorton-high-school) — decile 4 · EQI 467 - [Hoon Hay Te Kura Kōaka](https://www.chch.live/school/3379-hoon-hay-te-kura-koaka) — decile 8 · EQI 416 ## 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. - [Muir Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1303-muir-park) — 151 m to its edge - [Birchdale Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1385-birchdale-reserve) — 195 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. - Halswell — 68 m · route 100 ## The reports nearby 231 reports pinned within 250 m of the point — a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9043079) — 504–526 Halswell Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8938841) — 2 Larsens Road, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8919275) — 526 Halswell Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8899441) — 2 Larsens Road, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8704303) — 9 Provincial Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8683185) — 5 Provincial Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8674114) — 7 Provincial Road, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8653041) — 1E Provincial Road, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8638237) — 9 Provincial Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8604851) — 1 School Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8487346) — 40 Muir Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8346740) — 40 Muir Avenue, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, 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 February 2011 survey drew liquefaction over this point](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) — mapped ground failure — a footprint, not a finding - [The September 2010 survey drew liquefaction over this point](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) — mapped ground failure — a footprint, not a finding - [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=-43.590432&lon=172.570711 ## Questions, answered briefly **What kind of school is Te Kura o te Tauawa Halswell School?** Full Primary · State · Co-Educational — in Halswell. **How many students does Te Kura o te Tauawa Halswell School have?** 740 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count. **What is Te Kura o te Tauawa Halswell School's Equity Index?** EQI 385 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 10. **Does Te Kura o te Tauawa Halswell School have an enrolment zone?** 1 zone polygon on record — it covers Halswell, Kennedys Bush. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer. Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3366 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026