# Hornby Primary School Contributing · State · Hornby, Christchurch https://www.chch.live/school/3380-hornby-primary-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 - 190 Waterloo Road, Hornby, Christchurch, 8042 - Roll: 275 (September 2026) - Co-Educational - Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp - Opened 1895 - An enrolment scheme is in place. - Isolation index 0.29 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure - Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori - Cohort entry: Yes - Roll by ethnicity: European 124 · Māori 68 · Pacific 39 · Asian 83 · MELAA 6 · Other 1 - Address record: https://www.chch.live/hornby/190-waterloo-road - Phone: 03-3497238 - Email: office@hornbyprimary.school.nz - Contact: Maire Bowler - Website: http://www.hornbyprimary.school.nz - Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/hornby/waterloo-road - Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/hornby ## Enrolment zone - Hornby Primary School — in force from 2017-05-01 · 6 km² - Covers: Hei Hei — and the fringes of Hornby, Islington, Sockburn *Indicative only — the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.* ## Other schools near here - [Hornby High School](https://www.chch.live/school/338-hornby-high-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 - [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 - [Our Lady of Victories](https://www.chch.live/school/3463-our-lady-of-victories) — decile 6 · EQI 376 ## 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 · 84 m to its edge - [Denton Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1905-denton-park) — Sports ground · 276 m to its edge - [Wycola Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1213-wycola-park) — Sports ground · 277 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. - The Hub Hornby — 397 m · routes 5, 125, 130, 140 ## The reports nearby 437 reports pinned within 250 m of the point — a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9019711) — Denton Park 3522158/13 Chalmers Street, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9012331) — 197 Waterloo Road, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9011320) — 197 Waterloo Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8996983) — 19 Chalmers Street, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8939132) — Denton Park 3522158/13 Chalmers Street, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8805761) — 197 Waterloo Road, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8660603) — 197 Waterloo Road, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/8643750) — 197 Waterloo Road, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/8641668) — 197 Waterloo Road, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8615252) — 197 Waterloo Road, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/8513389) — 25 Smarts Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8483567) — 1 Taurima St, 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=-43.538707&lon=172.522632 ## Questions, answered briefly **What kind of school is Hornby Primary School?** Contributing · State · Co-Educational — in Hornby. **How many students does Hornby Primary School have?** 275 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count. **What is Hornby Primary School's Equity Index?** EQI 489 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3. **Does Hornby Primary School have an enrolment zone?** 1 zone polygon on record — it covers Hei Hei (+ fringes). The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer. Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3380 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026