# Oaklands Te Kura o Ōwaka Full Primary · State · Halswell, Christchurch https://www.chch.live/school/3450-oaklands-te-kura-o-owaka ## Its rating Final decile (2022): 9 · Current Equity Index: 410 *Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.* ## The record - Cunningham Place, Halswell, Christchurch, 8025 - Roll: 646 (September 2026) - Co-Educational - Donations may be requested - Opened 1963 - An enrolment scheme is in place. - Isolation index 0.29 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure - Roll by ethnicity: European 388 · Māori 75 · Pacific 50 · Asian 222 · MELAA 36 · Other 5 · International 1 - Address record: https://www.chch.live/halswell/cunningham-place - Phone: 03-3228735 - Email: admin@oaklands.school.nz - Contact: Graeme Norman - Website: http://www.oaklands.school.nz - Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/halswell/cunningham-place - Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/halswell ## Enrolment zone - Oaklands Te Kura o Owaka — in force from 2025-10-06 · 7 km² - Covers: Aidanfield — and the fringes of Hillmorton *Indicative only — the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.* ## Other schools near here - [Te Mātaitihi (Proposed opening date: 2027-01-01)](https://www.chch.live/school/554-te-mataitihi-proposed-opening-date-2027-01-01) — not rated - [Aidanfield Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/82-aidanfield-christian-school) — decile 8 · EQI 377 - [Te Whānau o Ōtūmatua](https://www.chch.live/school/522-te-whanau-o-otumatua) — decile 2 · EQI 540 - [Te Kōmanawa Rowley School](https://www.chch.live/school/3492-te-komanawa-rowley-school) — decile 1 · EQI 535 - [Te Kura o te Tauawa Halswell School](https://www.chch.live/school/3366-te-kura-o-te-tauawa-halswell-school) — decile 10 · EQI 385 - [Knights Stream School- Mingimingi Hautoa](https://www.chch.live/school/579-knights-stream-school-mingimingi-hautoa) — EQI 385 - [Wigram Primary School - Te Piki Kāhu](https://www.chch.live/school/3505-wigram-primary-school-te-piki-kahu) — decile 4 · EQI 392 - [Te Kura Tuarua o Horomaka Hillmorton High School](https://www.chch.live/school/339-te-kura-tuarua-o-horomaka-hillmorton-high-school) — decile 4 · EQI 467 ## 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. - [Cobra Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1571-cobra-reserve) — 147 m to its edge - [Dunbars Landscape Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/921-dunbars-landscape-reserve) — 220 m to its edge - [Balcairn Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1457-balcairn-reserve) — 230 m to its edge - [Lancewood Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1233-lancewood-reserve) — 263 m to its edge - [Cunningham Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1822-cunningham-reserve) — 284 m to its edge - [Scott Park Wigram](https://www.chch.live/park/1800-scott-park-wigram) — 363 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. - Dunbars Rd near Balkwell St — 225 m · route 100 ## The reports nearby 180 reports pinned within 250 m of the point — a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8961055) — 61 Dunbars Rd, ????, ?????? 8025, ??? - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8908683) — 17 Cunningham Place, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8900586) — 45 Dunbars Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8869659) — 7 Jarrow Pl, ????, ?????? 8025, ??? - [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/8822661) — 65 Dunbars Road, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8716714) — 51 Balcairn Street, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8646815) — 17 Cunningham Place, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand - [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8502522) — 82 Balcairn St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8458186) — Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8448253) — 38 Balcairn Street, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8410865) — 3 Brenda Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand - [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8347756) — 54 Balcairn St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, 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 “Medium Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability) — the 2019 screening study What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.571583&lon=172.56465 ## Questions, answered briefly **What kind of school is Oaklands Te Kura o Ōwaka?** Full Primary · State · Co-Educational — in Halswell. **How many students does Oaklands Te Kura o Ōwaka have?** 646 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count. **What is Oaklands Te Kura o Ōwaka's Equity Index?** EQI 410 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9. **Does Oaklands Te Kura o Ōwaka have an enrolment zone?** 1 zone polygon on record — it covers Aidanfield (+ fringes). The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer. Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3450 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026