# Te Kāpehu Riccarton School Full Primary · State · Sockburn, Christchurch https://www.chch.live/school/3485-te-kapehu-riccarton-school ## Its rating Final decile (2022): 3 · Current Equity Index: 462 *Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.* ## The record - 1 English Street, Sockburn, Christchurch, 8042 - Roll: 371 (September 2026) - Co-Educational - Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp - Opened 1873 - An enrolment scheme is in place. - Isolation index 0.21 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure - Roll by ethnicity: European 75 · Māori 40 · Pacific 71 · Asian 188 · MELAA 47 · Other 1 · International 2 - Address record: https://www.chch.live/sockburn/1-english-street - Phone: 03-3485700 - Email: paul.irving@tkr.school.nz - Contact: Paul Irving - Website: http://www.riccartonprimary.school.nz - Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/sockburn/english-street - Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/sockburn ## Enrolment zone - Riccarton School — in force from 2017-01-01 · 3 km² - Covers: Sockburn, Upper Riccarton *Indicative only — the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.* ## Other schools near here - [Riccarton High School](https://www.chch.live/school/334-riccarton-high-school) — decile 6 · EQI 440 - [Our Lady of Victories](https://www.chch.live/school/3463-our-lady-of-victories) — decile 6 · EQI 376 - [Villa Maria College](https://www.chch.live/school/326-villa-maria-college) — decile 9 · EQI 411 - [St Thomas of Canterbury College](https://www.chch.live/school/331-st-thomas-of-canterbury-college) — decile 8 · EQI 430 - [Middleton Grange School](https://www.chch.live/school/335-middleton-grange-school) — decile 9 · EQI 404 - [Avonhead School - Rakipaoa](https://www.chch.live/school/3287-avonhead-school-rakipaoa) — decile 7 · EQI 406 - [Ilam School](https://www.chch.live/school/3384-ilam-school) — decile 6 · EQI 394 - [Kahikatea Kirkwood Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3396-kahikatea-kirkwood-intermediate) — decile 7 · EQI 430 ## 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. - [Glebe Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1475-glebe-reserve) — Botanic · 115 m to its edge - [Holmes Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1555-holmes-park) — 138 m to its edge - [Colman Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/976-colman-reserve) — 308 m to its edge - [Vicki Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1306-vicki-reserve) — 346 m to its edge - [Every park on the roll](https://www.chch.live/parks) ## Facilities nearby Council facilities within 400 m of the point — libraries, pools and centres within walking reach. - [Upper Riccarton Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-33) — Library · 201 m ## The bus stop The nearest stop the Metro map carries — measured to the pin, not the gate. - Main South Rd near English St — passes the gate · routes 5, 100, 130 ## The register nearby Heritage-register places within 300 m of the point — proximity, not a claim of place. - [Dwelling and Setting, Huntley](https://www.chch.live/place/284) — 67 Yaldhurst Road ## The reports nearby 348 reports pinned within 250 m of the point — a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Bus Shelter Issue](https://www.chch.live/report/9042575) — Main South Rd near Bowman Pl, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/9005687) — 21 Colman Avenue, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8994382) — 45 Main South Road, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8992481) — 41 Main South Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8970844) — 24–34 English St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8968670) — 24–34 English St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8967910) — 29 English St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8917006) — 82 Main South Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8912104) — 68 Main South Road, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8894253) — 51 Main South Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8878858) — 1 English St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8736692) — 71 Main South Rd, 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=-43.533363&lon=172.564144 ## Questions, answered briefly **What kind of school is Te Kāpehu Riccarton School?** Full Primary · State · Co-Educational — in Sockburn. **How many students does Te Kāpehu Riccarton School have?** 371 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count. **What is Te Kāpehu Riccarton School's Equity Index?** EQI 462 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3. **Does Te Kāpehu Riccarton School have an enrolment zone?** 1 zone polygon on record — it covers Sockburn, Upper Riccarton. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer. Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3485 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026