Highfield School

Full Primary · State · Glenwood, Timaru

316 students on the roll in Glenwood · EQI 477 · an enrolment scheme in place.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 7. Current Equity Index: 477. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

Rimu Street, Glenwood, Timaru, 7910
Roll: 316 (September 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened 1962
An enrolment scheme is in place.
Isolation index 0.71, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Setting: Medium urban area
Phone: 03-6861419
Email: office@highfield.school.nz
Contact: Amy Logavatu
Website: highfield.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 212 · 67%

Māori 70 · 22%

Pacific 34 · 11%

Asian 35 · 11%

MELAA 30 · 9%

Other 3 · 1%

Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Enrolment zone

Highfield School, in force from 2022-07-25 · 3 km²

Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary. Confirm with the school before relying on it.

Other schools near here

Craighead Diocesan School, decile 9 · EQI 409 · 984 m
Bluestone School, decile 5 · EQI 474 · 1.4 km
Mountainview High School, decile 6 · EQI 494 · 1.6 km
St Joseph's School (Timaru), decile 7 · EQI 403 · 1.6 km
Timaru Boys' High School, decile 7 · EQI 457 · 1.7 km
Gleniti School, decile 9 · EQI 414 · 1.8 km
Oceanview Heights School, decile 2 · EQI 523 · 1.8 km
Timaru Christian School, decile 8 · EQI 446 · 1.9 km

The green nearby

Parks whose drawn outline sits within 400 m, measured to the outline itself, so a school on a big reserve’s edge still counts.

Puriri Street Reserve · 182 m to its edge

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 October 2026.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Highfield School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational, in Glenwood.

How many students does Highfield School have?

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

What is Highfield School's Equity Index?

EQI 477, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.

Does Highfield School have an enrolment zone?

1 zone polygon on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.