# Sacred Heart School (Timaru)

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Timaru

https://www.chch.live/school/3498-sacred-heart-school-timaru

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 5 · Current Equity Index: 438

*Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.*

## The record
- 54 Heaton Street, Timaru, 7910
- Roll: 232 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1885
- Isolation index 0.69, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Medium urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 149 · Māori 37 · Pacific 21 · Asian 64 · MELAA 7 · Other 1
- Phone: 03-6888188
- Email: office@sacredhearttim.school.nz
- Contact: David Armstrong
- Website: http://www.sacredhearttim.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Roncalli College](https://www.chch.live/school/358-roncalli-college), decile 7 · EQI 446
- [Timaru Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/361-timaru-girls-high-school), decile 6 · EQI 474
- [Timaru South School](https://www.chch.live/school/2115-timaru-south-school), decile 2 · EQI 511
- [Timaru Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/360-timaru-boys-high-school), decile 7 · EQI 457
- [Timaru Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/1611-timaru-christian-school), decile 8 · EQI 446
- [Waimataitai School](https://www.chch.live/school/3572-waimataitai-school), decile 6 · EQI 464
- [Bluestone School](https://www.chch.live/school/2113-bluestone-school), decile 5 · EQI 474
- [Craighead Diocesan School](https://www.chch.live/school/357-craighead-diocesan-school), decile 9 · EQI 409

## 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.
- [Basilica Bedding Plot](https://www.chch.live/park/454-basilica-bedding-plot), Reserve · 34 m to its edge
- [Craigie Avenue Grassed Area](https://www.chch.live/park/494-craigie-ave-grassed-area), Reserve · 47 m to its edge
- [Anzac Square](https://www.chch.live/park/545-anzac-square), Sports ground · 106 m to its edge
- [Russell Square](https://www.chch.live/park/544-russell-square), Sports ground · 348 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.
- [Craigie Memorial](https://www.chch.live/facility/monument-56), Monument · 137 m
- [Anzac Square Toilets](https://www.chch.live/facility/public-toilet-50), Public toilet · 304 m

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-44.401811&lon=171.248548

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Sacred Heart School (Timaru)?**

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Sacred Heart School (Timaru) have?**

232 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is Sacred Heart School (Timaru)'s Equity Index?**

EQI 438, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

**What is near Sacred Heart School (Timaru)?**

Basilica Bedding Plot, Craigie Ave Grassed Area, Anzac Square and 1 more, green space within 400 m of the school’s point.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3498 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026