# Te Hiwa Shirley Primary School Contributing · State · Shirley, Christchurch https://www.chch.live/school/3504-te-hiwa-shirley-primary-school ## Its rating Final decile (2022): 3 · Current Equity Index: 494 *Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.* ## The record - 11 Shirley Road, Shirley, Christchurch, 8013 - Roll: 379 (September 2026) - Co-Educational - Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp - Opened 1916 - An enrolment scheme is in place. - Isolation index 0.12 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure - Cohort entry: Yes - Roll by ethnicity: European 218 · Māori 108 · Pacific 69 · Asian 70 · MELAA 23 · Other 1 - Address record: https://www.chch.live/shirley/11-shirley-road - Phone: 03-3852019 - Email: info@shirleyprimary.school.nz - Contact: Alistair Sim - Website: http://www.shirleyprimary.school.nz - Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/shirley/shirley-road - Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/shirley ## Enrolment zone - Shirley School — in force from 2018-05-17 · 2 km² - Covers: Edgeware, Mairehau, Richmond, Shirley *Indicative only — the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.* ## Other schools near here - [Te Oraka](https://www.chch.live/school/3503-te-oraka) — decile 4 · EQI 505 - [Pareawa Banks Avenue School](https://www.chch.live/school/3289-pareawa-banks-avenue-school) — decile 4 · EQI 466 - [Mairehau Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/3425-mairehau-primary-school) — decile 6 · EQI 466 - [St Francis of Assisi Catholic School](https://www.chch.live/school/738-st-francis-of-assisi-catholic-school) — decile 8 · EQI 408 - [St Albans School](https://www.chch.live/school/3518-st-albans-school) — decile 8 · EQI 414 - [Kingslea School](https://www.chch.live/school/518-kingslea-school) — decile 1 · EQI 569 - [Mairehau High School](https://www.chch.live/school/320-mairehau-high-school) — decile 4 · EQI 510 - [St Albans Catholic School (Christchurch)](https://www.chch.live/school/3517-st-albans-catholic-school-christchurch) — decile 9 · EQI 394 ## 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. - [Shirley Community Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1695-shirley-community-reserve) — 32 m to its edge - [Dudley Creek Esplanade Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1373-dudley-creek-esplanade-reserve) — 86 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. - Shirley Rd near Slater St — passes the gate · routes 7, 100, Oc ## The register nearby Heritage-register places within 300 m of the point — proximity, not a claim of place. - [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/33) — 72 Chancellor Street - [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/32) — 70 Chancellor Street - [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/31) — 66 Chancellor Street ## The reports nearby 77 reports pinned within 250 m of the point — a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/8997570) — 15 Emmett St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8361238) — 20 Emmett St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8025411) — 25 Shirley Road, Shirley, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7919103) — 25 Shirley Road, Shirley, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7784255) — 17 Emmett St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7756033) — 18 Emmett St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7710702) — 2 Emmett Street, Shirley, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7407158) — 11 Emmett Street, Shirley, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7117848) — 19 Emmett St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/6644399) — 9 Allison Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6615876) — 15 Emmett St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/6458766) — 26 Emmett St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, 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 - [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard) — Dudley Creek — the managed reach - [The liquefaction model grades it “High Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability) — the 2019 screening study What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.507888&lon=172.653152 ## Questions, answered briefly **What kind of school is Te Hiwa Shirley Primary School?** Contributing · State · Co-Educational — in Shirley. **How many students does Te Hiwa Shirley Primary School have?** 379 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count. **What is Te Hiwa Shirley Primary School's Equity Index?** EQI 494 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3. **Does Te Hiwa Shirley Primary School have an enrolment zone?** 1 zone polygon on record — it covers Edgeware, Mairehau, Richmond and 1 more suburb. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer. Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3504 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026