# He Tīwai Mātauranga Heaton Normal Intermediate Intermediate · State · Merivale, Christchurch https://www.chch.live/school/3372-he-tiwai-matauranga-heaton-normal-intermediate ## Its rating Final decile (2022): 9 · Current Equity Index: 407 *Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.* ## The record - 125 Heaton Street, Merivale, Christchurch - Roll: 541 (September 2026) - Co-Educational - Donations may be requested - Opened 1948 - An enrolment scheme is in place. - Isolation index 0.11 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure - Roll by ethnicity: European 400 · Māori 54 · Pacific 22 · Asian 147 · MELAA 24 · Other 6 · International 11 - Phone: 03-3559555 - Email: admin@heaton.school.nz - Contact: James Griggs - Website: http://www.heaton.school.nz/ - Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/merivale/heaton-street - Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/merivale ## Enrolment zone - Heaton Normal Intermediate — in force from 2024-01-01 · 13 km² - Covers: Merivale, Papanui, Saint Albans, Strowan — and the fringes of Bryndwr, Christchurch Central, Fendalton, Mairehau, Northcote *Indicative only — the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.* ## Other schools near here - [Elmwood Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/3334-elmwood-normal-school) — decile 10 · EQI 376 - [St Andrew's College (Christchurch)](https://www.chch.live/school/318-st-andrew-s-college-christchurch) — private — not rated - [Ferndale Te Ahu](https://www.chch.live/school/3339-ferndale-te-ahu) — decile 4 · EQI 521 - [St Patrick's School (Bryndwr)](https://www.chch.live/school/3537-st-patrick-s-school-bryndwr) — decile 10 · EQI 376 - [Selwyn House School](https://www.chch.live/school/4138-selwyn-house-school) — private — not rated - [Rangi Ruru Girls' School](https://www.chch.live/school/325-rangi-ruru-girls-school) — private — not rated - [Waimairi School](https://www.chch.live/school/3571-waimairi-school) — decile 9 · EQI 418 - [St Margaret's College](https://www.chch.live/school/333-st-margaret-s-college) — private — not rated ## 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. - [Elmwood Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1128-elmwood-park) — Sports ground · 129 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. - Heaton Intermediate — 79 m · route 100 ## The register nearby Heritage-register places within 300 m of the point — proximity, not a claim of place. - [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/473) — 98 Heaton Street - [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/100) — 74 Heaton Street - [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/99) — 70 Heaton Street - [Elmwood School War Memorial and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/129) — 1/76 Leinster Road ## The reports nearby 171 reports pinned within 250 m of the point — a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8948140) — 74 Heaton Street, Merivale, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand - [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8885948) — 135 Heaton Street, Merivale, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8756378) — 113 Heaton Street, Merivale, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand - [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/8749277) — 90 Leinster Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8749264) — 102 Leinster Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8744961) — 113 Heaton St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8486497) — 117 Heaton St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8321671) — 81 Leinster Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8250366) — 113 Leinster Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7968404) — 121 Heaton St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/7942558) — 26 Circuit Street, Merivale, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7856466) — 118 Leinster Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, 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=-43.510414&lon=172.615408 ## Questions, answered briefly **What kind of school is He Tīwai Mātauranga Heaton Normal Intermediate?** Intermediate · State · Co-Educational — in Merivale. **How many students does He Tīwai Mātauranga Heaton Normal Intermediate have?** 541 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count. **What is He Tīwai Mātauranga Heaton Normal Intermediate's Equity Index?** EQI 407 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9. **Does He Tīwai Mātauranga Heaton Normal Intermediate have an enrolment zone?** 1 zone polygon on record — it covers Merivale, Papanui, Saint Albans and 1 more suburb (+ fringes). The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer. Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3372 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026