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Marian College

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State : Integrated · Northcote-Christchurch, Christchurch

427 students on the roll in Northcote-Christchurch · EQI 426 · an enrolment scheme in place.

Marian College — from the school’s own website
From the school’s own website.
Welcome to the official website for Marian College. — mariancollege.school.nz

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 8. Current Equity Index: 426. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 2 Lydia Street, Northcote-Christchurch, Christchurch, 8052 — the street’s record
  • Its suburb: Northcote-Christchurch — the suburb’s own record
  • Roll: 427 (September 2026)
  • Girls School
  • Donations may be requested
  • Opened 1982
  • An enrolment scheme is in place.
  • Isolation index 0.18 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Phone: 03-3858449
  • Email: exec@mariancollege.school.nz
  • Contact: Mary-Lou Davidson
  • Website: mariancollege.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 351 · 82%
Māori 61 · 14%
Pacific 45 · 11%
Asian 56 · 13%
MELAA 5 · 1%
Other 5 · 1%
International 2 · 0%

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

Enrolment zone

  • Marian College — in force from 2022-01-01 · 3781 km²

It covers: most of Christchurch.

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

Other schools near here

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.

The bus stop

The nearest stop the Metro map carries — measured to the school’s pin, not its gate.

  • Northcote Rd near Lydia St — 148 m · route 107

The reports nearby

212 reports pinned within 250 m of the school’s point — most often Water & drains and Roads & footpaths, 148 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the school.

Under the ground

The plans and surveys the site keeps, asked once of the school’s ground — footprints and plan maps, not engineering findings.

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 Marian College?

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State : Integrated · Girls School — in Northcote-Christchurch.

How many students does Marian College have?

427 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count.

What is Marian College's Equity Index?

EQI 426 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

Does Marian College have an enrolment zone?

1 zone polygon on record — it covers most of Christchurch. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.