# Hornby High School Secondary (Year 7-15) · State · Hornby, Christchurch https://www.chch.live/school/338-hornby-high-school ## Its rating Final decile (2022): 3 · Current Equity Index: 489 *Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.* ## The record - 180 Waterloo Road, Hornby, Christchurch, 8042 - Roll: 1,015 (September 2026) - Co-Educational - Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp - Opened 1975 - An enrolment scheme is in place. - Isolation index 0.29 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure - Roll by ethnicity: European 387 · Māori 225 · Pacific 113 · Asian 407 · MELAA 31 · Other 9 · International 3 - Address record: https://www.chch.live/hornby/180-waterloo-road - Phone: 03-3495396 - Email: office@hornby.school.nz - Contact: Ruth Robertson (Acting) - Website: http://www.hornby.school.nz - Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/hornby/waterloo-road - Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/hornby ## Enrolment zone - Hornby High School Years 7-8 — in force from 2019-01-01 · 22 km² - Hornby High School Years 9-15 — in force from 2019-01-01 · 110 km² - Covers: Broomfield, Hei Hei, Hornby, Hornby South, Islington, Templeton, Wigram, Yaldhurst — and the fringes of McLeans Island, Middleton, Russley, Sockburn *Indicative only — the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.* ## Other schools near here - [Hornby Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/3380-hornby-primary-school) — decile 3 · EQI 489 - [St Bernadette's School (Hornby)](https://www.chch.live/school/3521-st-bernadette-s-school-hornby) — decile 4 · EQI 423 - [Te Manu Tukutuku South Hornby School](https://www.chch.live/school/3507-te-manu-tukutuku-south-hornby-school) — decile 4 · EQI 464 - [Gilberthorpe School](https://www.chch.live/school/3346-gilberthorpe-school) — decile 2 · EQI 475 - [St Thomas of Canterbury College](https://www.chch.live/school/331-st-thomas-of-canterbury-college) — decile 8 · EQI 430 - [Our Lady of Victories](https://www.chch.live/school/3463-our-lady-of-victories) — decile 6 · EQI 376 - [Wigram Primary School - Te Piki Kāhu](https://www.chch.live/school/3505-wigram-primary-school-te-piki-kahu) — decile 4 · EQI 392 - [Te Parito Kōwhai Russley School](https://www.chch.live/school/3496-te-parito-kowhai-russley-school) — decile 7 · EQI 420 ## 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. - [Kyle Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1895-kyle-park) — Sports ground · 171 m to its edge - [Carmen Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1918-carmen-reserve) — Botanic · 295 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. - Carmen Rd near Waterloo Rd — 71 m · routes 125, 140 ## The reports nearby 239 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/9006550) — 161 Waterloo Road, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8749080) — Carmen Rd near Waterloo Rd, Hei Hei, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8703353) — 167E Waterloo Road, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8627892) — 70 Carmen Road, Hei Hei, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8539842) — 40 Carmen Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/8513389) — 25 Smarts Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/8389319) — Carmen Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/8233370) — 187 Waterloo Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8130072) — 40 Carmen Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8129278) — Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8129237) — 40 Carmen Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8129208) — 187 Waterloo Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, 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 “Low Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability) — the 2019 screening study What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.538179&lon=172.527635 ## Questions, answered briefly **What kind of school is Hornby High School?** Secondary (Year 7-15) · State · Co-Educational — in Hornby. **How many students does Hornby High School have?** 1,015 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count. **What is Hornby High School's Equity Index?** EQI 489 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3. **Does Hornby High School have an enrolment zone?** 2 zone polygons on record — it covers Broomfield, Hei Hei, Hornby and 5 more suburbs (+ fringes). The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer. Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=338 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026