# Te Kura o Ōpāwaho – Opawa School Full Primary · State · Opawa, Christchurch https://www.chch.live/school/3455-te-kura-o-opawaho-opawa-school ## Its rating Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 463 *Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.* ## The record - Ford Road, Opawa, Christchurch, 8023 - Roll: 376 (September 2026) - Co-Educational - Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp - Opened 1872 - An enrolment scheme is in place. - Isolation index 0.14 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure - Roll by ethnicity: European 307 · Māori 61 · Pacific 35 · Asian 33 · MELAA 12 · Other 1 - Address record: https://www.chch.live/opawa/ford-road - Phone: 03-3326374 - Email: admin@opawa.school.nz - Contact: Sally Ormandy - Website: http://www.opawa.school.nz/ - Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/opawa/ford-road - Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/opawa ## Enrolment zone - Opawa School — in force from 2017-06-12 · 4 km² - Covers: Opawa — and the fringes of Hillsborough, Saint Martins, Waltham, Woolston *Indicative only — the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.* ## Other schools near here - [St Mark's School (Christchurch)](https://www.chch.live/school/4135-st-mark-s-school-christchurch) — decile 10 · EQI 398 - [Rudolf Steiner School (Chch)](https://www.chch.live/school/419-rudolf-steiner-school-chch) — decile 8 · EQI 410 - [TKKM o Waitaha](https://www.chch.live/school/4212-tkkm-o-waitaha) — decile 1 · EQI 519 - [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school) — decile 7 · EQI 418 - [Mastery Schools New Zealand - Arapaki](https://www.chch.live/school/3680-mastery-schools-new-zealand-arapaki) — EQI 434 - [St Martins School](https://www.chch.live/school/3534-st-martins-school) — decile 9 · EQI 402 - [Te Waka Unua School](https://www.chch.live/school/684-te-waka-unua-school) — decile 2 · EQI 509 - [Kimihia Parents' College](https://www.chch.live/school/2761-kimihia-parents-college) — decile 1 · EQI 569 ## 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. - [Heathcote Riverbank Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1733-heathcote-riverbank-reserve) — 160 m to its edge - [Hansen Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1809-hansen-park) — Sports ground · 163 m to its edge - [Risingholme Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1675-risingholme-park) — Botanic · 249 m to its edge - [Monro Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1116-monro-playground) — 386 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. - Opawa — 223 m · route 8 ## The reports nearby 719 reports pinned within 250 m of the point — a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9026619) — 131 Hawford Road, Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8992502) — 149 Opawa Road, Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8806892) — 1 Louisson Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8802204) — 1 Louisson Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8785131) — 134 Opawa Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8780236) — 134 Opawa Road, Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8777648) — 1 Louisson Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8777522) — 46 Ford Road, Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8762942) — 1 Louisson Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8692949) — 75 Ford Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8692530) — 1 Louisson Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/8686705) — 31 Ford Road, Opawa, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand ## Under the ground The plans and surveys the site keeps, asked once of the ground — footprints and plan maps, not engineering findings. - [Inside a recorded flood footprint](https://www.chch.live/floods) — 2011-2014 Flooding - Mayoral Flood Taskforce - [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=-43.555662&lon=172.66449 ## Questions, answered briefly **What kind of school is Te Kura o Ōpāwaho – Opawa School?** Full Primary · State · Co-Educational — in Opawa. **How many students does Te Kura o Ōpāwaho – Opawa School have?** 376 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count. **What is Te Kura o Ōpāwaho – Opawa School's Equity Index?** EQI 463 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4. **Does Te Kura o Ōpāwaho – Opawa School have an enrolment zone?** 1 zone polygon on record — it covers Opawa (+ fringes). The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer. Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3455 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026