# Redwood School (Christchurch) Contributing · State · Redwood, Christchurch https://www.chch.live/school/3484-redwood-school-christchurch ## Its rating Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 443 *Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.* ## The record - 51 Prestons Road, Redwood, Christchurch, 8051 - Roll: 303 (September 2026) - Co-Educational - Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp - Opened 1969 - An enrolment scheme is in place. - Isolation index 0.22 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure - Roll by ethnicity: European 186 · Māori 57 · Pacific 19 · Asian 74 · MELAA 11 · Other 2 - Address record: https://www.chch.live/redwood/51-prestons-road - Phone: 03-3526739 - Email: office@redwoodprimary.school.nz - Contact: Nick Gunn - Website: http://www.redwoodprimary.school.nz - Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/redwood/prestons-road - Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/redwood ## Enrolment zone - Redwood School (Christchurch) — in force from 2021-01-01 · 3 km² - Covers: Marshland, Redwood *Indicative only — the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.* ## Other schools near here - [Te Kura o Matarangi - Northcote School](https://www.chch.live/school/3449-te-kura-o-matarangi-northcote-school) — decile 3 · EQI 533 - [St Bede's College](https://www.chch.live/school/315-st-bede-s-college) — decile 9 · EQI 415 - [Marian College](https://www.chch.live/school/343-marian-college) — decile 8 · EQI 426 - [Papanui Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/3466-papanui-primary-school) — decile 6 · EQI 452 - [Casebrook Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3309-casebrook-intermediate) — decile 6 · EQI 466 - [St Joseph's School (Papanui)](https://www.chch.live/school/3531-st-joseph-s-school-papanui) — decile 9 · EQI 395 - [Pūtahi Belfast School](https://www.chch.live/school/3292-putahi-belfast-school) — decile 7 · EQI 458 - [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. - [James Condon Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1397-james-condon-park) — 91 m to its edge - [Murchison Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1671-murchison-park) — Sports ground · 249 m to its edge - [Dunedin Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1434-dunedin-reserve) — 351 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. - Main North Rd near Barnes Rd — 383 m · routes 1, 95 ## The reports nearby 138 reports pinned within 250 m of the point — a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9024480) — 21 Salford Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9013064) — 14 Pyatt Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8783262) — 63 Prestons Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8769182) — 15 James Condon Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8540186) — 15 James Condon Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8423200) — 10 Aztec Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Street Light Outage](https://www.chch.live/report/8398678) — 19B Prestons Road, Redwood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8374300) — 42B Chipping Ln, Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8303945) — 51 Prestons Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8294937) — 57 Prestons Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8281730) — 1A James Condon Place, Redwood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8164432) — 3 Aztec Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand ## Under the ground The plans and surveys the site keeps, asked once of the ground — footprints and plan maps, not engineering findings. - [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard) — Lower Styx River — the managed reach - [The liquefaction model grades it “Liquefaction Damage is Possible”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability) — the 2019 screening study What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.473605&lon=172.621954 ## Questions, answered briefly **What kind of school is Redwood School (Christchurch)?** Contributing · State · Co-Educational — in Redwood. **How many students does Redwood School (Christchurch) have?** 303 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count. **What is Redwood School (Christchurch)'s Equity Index?** EQI 443 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8. **Does Redwood School (Christchurch) have an enrolment zone?** 1 zone polygon on record — it covers Marshland, Redwood. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer. Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3484 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026