# Paparoa Street School

Contributing · State · Papanui, Christchurch

https://www.chch.live/school/3467-paparoa-street-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 10 · 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
- 120 Paparoa Street, Papanui, Christchurch, 8053
- Roll: 341 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1953
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.15 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Roll by ethnicity: European 243 · Māori 31 · Pacific 8 · Asian 86 · MELAA 22 · Other 4 · International 10
- Address record: https://www.chch.live/papanui/120-paparoa-street
- Phone: 03-3528160
- Email: office@paparoastreet.school.nz
- Contact: Dyane Stokes
- Website: http://www.paparoastreet.school.nz
- Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/papanui/paparoa-street
- Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/papanui

## Enrolment zone
- Paparoa Street School — in force from 2024-01-01 · 3 km²
- Covers: Papanui, Saint Albans, Strowan

*Indicative only — the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.*

## Other schools near here
- [Christchurch Adventist School](https://www.chch.live/school/317-christchurch-adventist-school) — decile 5 · EQI 435
- [St Andrew's College (Christchurch)](https://www.chch.live/school/318-st-andrew-s-college-christchurch) — private — not rated
- [St Albans Catholic School (Christchurch)](https://www.chch.live/school/3517-st-albans-catholic-school-christchurch) — decile 9 · EQI 394
- [He Tīwai Mātauranga Heaton Normal Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3372-he-tiwai-matauranga-heaton-normal-intermediate) — decile 9 · EQI 407
- [Waimairi School](https://www.chch.live/school/3571-waimairi-school) — decile 9 · EQI 418
- [St Joseph's School (Papanui)](https://www.chch.live/school/3531-st-joseph-s-school-papanui) — decile 9 · EQI 395
- [Papanui Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/3466-papanui-primary-school) — decile 6 · EQI 452
- [Papanui High School](https://www.chch.live/school/316-papanui-high-school) — decile 7 · EQI 461

## 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.
- [Erica Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1289-erica-playground) — 149 m to its edge
- [Rutland Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1177-rutland-reserve) — 196 m to its edge
- [Every park on the roll](https://www.chch.live/parks)

## The reports nearby
178 reports pinned within 250 m of the point — a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/8911077) — 31 Erica Street, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8809435) — 90 Paparoa Street, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8628376) — 30 Erica St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8309840) — 30 Erica St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8259006) — 30 Erica St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8208452) — 116 Paparoa Street, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7963166) — 93 Perry St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/7730911) — 29 Erica Street, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7610857) — 127 Paparoa St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
- [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/7595728) — 127 Paparoa St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7480534) — 78 Paparoa St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7260930) — 88 Perry St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, 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 February 2011 survey drew liquefaction over this point](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) — mapped ground failure — a footprint, not a finding
- [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=-43.499655&lon=172.619586

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Paparoa Street School?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational — in Papanui.

**How many students does Paparoa Street School have?**

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

**What is Paparoa Street School's Equity Index?**

EQI 398 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 10.

**Does Paparoa Street School have an enrolment zone?**

1 zone polygon on record — it covers Papanui, Saint Albans, Strowan. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3467 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026
