# Heathcote Valley School Full Primary · State · Heathcote Valley, Christchurch https://www.chch.live/school/3371-heathcote-valley-school ## Its rating Final decile (2022): 9 · Current Equity Index: 424 *Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.* ## The record - Bridle Path Road, Heathcote Valley, Christchurch, 8022 - Roll: 188 (September 2026) - Co-Educational - Donations may be requested - Opened 1860 - An enrolment scheme is in place. - Isolation index 0.27 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure - Roll by ethnicity: European 173 · Māori 29 · Pacific 6 · Asian 15 · MELAA 3 · Other 1 - Address record: https://www.chch.live/heathcote-valley/bridle-path-road - Phone: 03-3841058 - Email: admin@hvs.school.nz - Contact: Bruce Ellison - Website: http://www.hvs.school.nz - Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/heathcote-valley/bridle-path-road - Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/heathcote-valley ## Enrolment zone - Heathcote Valley School — in force from 2010-08-23 · 6 km² - Covers: Ferrymead, Heathcote Valley *Indicative only — the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.* ## Other schools near here - [Mt Pleasant School](https://www.chch.live/school/3443-mt-pleasant-school) — decile 10 · EQI 393 - [Lyttelton Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/686-lyttelton-primary-school) — decile 9 · EQI 424 - [Te Raekura Redcliffs School](https://www.chch.live/school/3483-te-raekura-redcliffs-school) — decile 10 · EQI 400 - [Ngutuawa School](https://www.chch.live/school/3288-ngutuawa-school) — decile 3 · EQI 526 - [Mastery Schools New Zealand - Arapaki](https://www.chch.live/school/3680-mastery-schools-new-zealand-arapaki) — EQI 434 - [St Anne's School (Woolston)](https://www.chch.live/school/3520-st-anne-s-school-woolston) — decile 3 · EQI 447 - [Ko Taku Reo - Deaf Education New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/school/903-ko-taku-reo-deaf-education-new-zealand) — EQI 516 - [Tamariki School](https://www.chch.live/school/4143-tamariki-school) — decile 4 · EQI 464 ## 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. - [Heathcote Domain](https://www.chch.live/park/1182-heathcote-domain) — Sports ground · 42 m to its edge - [Birdsey Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1654-birdsey-reserve) — 60 m to its edge - [Scotts Valley Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1412-scotts-valley-reserve) — Regional · 125 m to its edge - [Martindales Reserve No. 1](https://www.chch.live/park/1260-martindales-reserve-no-1) — 308 m to its edge - [Castle Rock Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/951-castle-rock-reserve) — Regional · 386 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. - Bridle Path Rd near Rollin St — 89 m · routes 8, 155 ## The reports nearby 545 reports pinned within 250 m of the point — a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9035139) — 12 Station Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8977332) — 38 Bridle Path Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8959818) — Heathcote Domain 45 Bridle Path Road, Heathcote Valley, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8931479) — Heathcote Domain 45 Bridle Path Road, Heathcote Valley, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8865369) — 40 Port Hills Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8863564) — 50 Bridle Path Road, Heathcote Valley, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8828134) — Heathcote Domain 45 Bridle Path Road, Heathcote Valley, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8828128) — 40 Bridle Path Road, Heathcote Valley, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8809882) — 60 Port Hills Road, Heathcote Valley, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8809146) — 20 Port Hills Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8748797) — 43 Port Hills Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8730327) — Heathcote Domain 45 Bridle Path Road, Heathcote Valley, Christchurch 8022, 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 “Liquefaction Damage is Possible”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability) — the 2019 screening study - [The rockfall survey counts 17 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders) — 11 came down What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.579876&lon=172.708878 ## Questions, answered briefly **What kind of school is Heathcote Valley School?** Full Primary · State · Co-Educational — in Heathcote Valley. **How many students does Heathcote Valley School have?** 188 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count. **What is Heathcote Valley School's Equity Index?** EQI 424 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9. **Does Heathcote Valley School have an enrolment zone?** 1 zone polygon on record — it covers Ferrymead, Heathcote Valley. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer. Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3371 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026