# Hanmer Springs School

Full Primary · State · Hanmer Springs

https://www.chch.live/school/3368-hanmer-springs-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 9 · Current Equity Index: 426

*Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.*

## The record
- 8 Cheltenham Street, Hanmer Springs, 7334
- Roll: 100 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1886
- Isolation index 2.61, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 78 · Māori 9 · Asian 23 · MELAA 5 · Other 1
- Phone: 03-3157208
- Email: admin@hanmersprings.school.nz
- Contact: John McBride
- Website: http://www.hanmersprings.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Rotherham School](https://www.chch.live/school/3490-rotherham-school), decile 10 · EQI 441
- [Waiau School](https://www.chch.live/school/3566-waiau-school), decile 8 · EQI 442
- [Amuri Area School](https://www.chch.live/school/308-amuri-area-school), decile 8 · EQI 444
- [Hurunui College](https://www.chch.live/school/311-hurunui-college), decile 7 · EQI 465
- [Cheviot Area School](https://www.chch.live/school/309-cheviot-area-school), decile 4 · EQI 463
- [Greta Valley School](https://www.chch.live/school/3359-greta-valley-school), decile 5 · EQI 442
- [Waikari School](https://www.chch.live/school/3569-waikari-school), decile 5 · EQI 455
- [Omihi School](https://www.chch.live/school/3454-omihi-school), decile 10 · EQI 435

## 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.
- [War Memorial Hall / Library](https://www.chch.live/park/3463-war-memorial-hall-library), Reserve · 52 m to its edge
- [Lodge Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/3458-lodge-reserve), Reserve · 113 m to its edge
- [Amuri Avenue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/3445-amuri-avenue-reserve), Reserve · 151 m to its edge
- [Dog Stream Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/3531-dog-stream-reserve), Reserve · 155 m to its edge
- [Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/3542-park-3542), Reserve · 216 m to its edge
- [Rutherford Crescent Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/3460-rutherford-crescent-reserve), Reserve · 260 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.
- [Hanmer Springs Art Gallery](https://www.chch.live/facility/art-gallery-10), Art gallery · 78 m
- [Hanmer Springs War Memorial Hall](https://www.chch.live/facility/hall-197), Hall · 88 m
- [Hanmer Springs Community Library & Service Centre](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-43), Library · 94 m
- [Hanmer Springs Service Centre](https://www.chch.live/facility/service-centre-34), Service centre · 104 m
- [Hanmer Springs Public Toilets](https://www.chch.live/facility/public-toilet-429), Public toilet · 208 m
- [Hanmer Springs I-Site Visitor Centre](https://www.chch.live/facility/information-centre-15), Information centre · 224 m
- [Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools & Spa](https://www.chch.live/facility/recreation-centre-67), Recreation centre · 288 m
- [Chisholm Park Public Toilets](https://www.chch.live/facility/public-toilet-430), Public toilet · 349 m

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-42.521958&lon=172.831496

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Hanmer Springs School?**

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Hanmer Springs School have?**

100 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is Hanmer Springs School's Equity Index?**

EQI 426, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

**What is near Hanmer Springs School?**

War Memorial Hall/library, Lodge Reserve, Amuri Avenue Reserve and 3 more, green space within 400 m of the school’s point.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3368 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026