# Merrin School Ngā Whetū Kohara Full Primary · State · Avonhead, Christchurch https://www.chch.live/school/3434-merrin-school-nga-whetu-kohara ## Its rating Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 398 *Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.* ## The record - 41 Merrin Street, Avonhead, Christchurch, 8042 - Roll: 469 (September 2026) - Co-Educational - Donations may be requested - Opened 1965 - An enrolment scheme is in place. - Isolation index 0.25 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure - Cohort entry: Yes - Roll by ethnicity: European 202 · Māori 46 · Pacific 28 · Asian 238 · MELAA 22 · Other 7 · International 10 - Address record: https://www.chch.live/avonhead/41-merrin-street - Phone: 03-3588369 - Email: office@merrin.school.nz - Contact: Lisa Dillon-Roberts - Website: http://www.merrin.school.nz - Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/avonhead/merrin-street - Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/avonhead ## Enrolment zone - Merrin School — in force from 2021-05-03 · 4 km² - Covers: Avonhead, Russley *Indicative only — the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.* ## Other schools near here - [Westburn Te Kura O Hereora](https://www.chch.live/school/3589-westburn-te-kura-o-hereora) — decile 9 · EQI 383 - [Te Parito Kōwhai Russley School](https://www.chch.live/school/3496-te-parito-kowhai-russley-school) — decile 7 · EQI 420 - [Christ The King School (Burnside)](https://www.chch.live/school/3316-christ-the-king-school-burnside) — decile 8 · EQI 369 - [Avonhead School - Rakipaoa](https://www.chch.live/school/3287-avonhead-school-rakipaoa) — decile 7 · EQI 406 - [Burnside High School](https://www.chch.live/school/319-burnside-high-school) — decile 8 · EQI 416 - [Te Ara Maurea Roydvale School](https://www.chch.live/school/3493-te-ara-maurea-roydvale-school) — decile 10 · EQI 395 - [Tuia Burnside Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/3305-tuia-burnside-primary-school) — decile 4 · EQI 437 - [Wairarapa Cobham Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3323-wairarapa-cobham-intermediate) — decile 8 · EQI 405 ## 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. - [Greendale Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1196-greendale-reserve) — 180 m to its edge - [Strathean Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1305-strathean-reserve) — 375 m to its edge - [Cricklewood Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1751-cricklewood-reserve) — 387 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. - Merrin St near Withells Rd — 121 m · route 130 ## The reports nearby 292 reports pinned within 250 m of the point — a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8955101) — 18 Brookby Cres, ????, ?????? 8042, ??? - [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8903967) — 14 Brookby Cres, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8871086) — 232 Withells Road, Avonhead, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8871078) — 18 Brookby Cres, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8865248) — 18 Brookby Cres, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8859778) — 18 Brookby Cres, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8762673) — Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8678397) — 18 Brookby Cres, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8672629) — 10B Merrin St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8650022) — 18 Brookby Cres, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8589771) — 5 Brookby Cres, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Bus Shelter Issue](https://www.chch.live/report/8559006) — 18 Brookby Cres, 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=-43.510497&lon=172.558579 ## Questions, answered briefly **What kind of school is Merrin School Ngā Whetū Kohara?** Full Primary · State · Co-Educational — in Avonhead. **How many students does Merrin School Ngā Whetū Kohara have?** 469 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count. **What is Merrin School Ngā Whetū Kohara's Equity Index?** EQI 398 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8. **Does Merrin School Ngā Whetū Kohara have an enrolment zone?** 1 zone polygon on record — it covers Avonhead, Russley. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer. Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3434 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026