# South New Brighton School Full Primary · State · South New Brighton, Christchurch https://www.chch.live/school/3508-south-new-brighton-school ## Its rating Final decile (2022): 6 · Current Equity Index: 454 *Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.* ## The record - 160 Estuary Road, South New Brighton, Christchurch, 8062 - Roll: 393 (September 2026) - Co-Educational - Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp - Opened 1922 - An enrolment scheme is in place. - Isolation index 0.26 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure - Roll by ethnicity: European 344 · Māori 88 · Pacific 22 · Asian 26 · MELAA 4 - Address record: https://www.chch.live/south-new-brighton/160-estuary-road - Phone: 03-3889426 - Email: admin@snbs.school.nz - Contact: Kate McClelland - Website: http://www.snbs.school.nz - Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/south-new-brighton/estuary-road - Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/south-new-brighton ## Enrolment zone - South New Brighton School — in force from 2008-11-17 · 4 km² - Covers: South New Brighton, Southshore — and the fringes of Bexley, New Brighton *Indicative only — the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.* ## Other schools near here - [Nova Montessori School](https://www.chch.live/school/1582-nova-montessori-school) — private — not rated - [New Brighton Catholic School (Chch)](https://www.chch.live/school/3445-new-brighton-catholic-school-chch) — decile 6 · EQI 445 - [St James School (Aranui)](https://www.chch.live/school/3523-st-james-school-aranui) — decile 1 · EQI 501 - [Haeata Community Campus](https://www.chch.live/school/704-haeata-community-campus) — decile 1 · EQI 545 - [Te Raekura Redcliffs School](https://www.chch.live/school/3483-te-raekura-redcliffs-school) — decile 10 · EQI 400 - [Rāwhiti School](https://www.chch.live/school/696-rawhiti-school) — decile 3 · EQI 478 - [Te Ahuwai Bromley School](https://www.chch.live/school/3302-te-ahuwai-bromley-school) — decile 3 · EQI 513 - [Chisnallwood Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3314-chisnallwood-intermediate) — decile 5 · EQI 482 ## 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. - [South New Brighton Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1383-south-new-brighton-park) — Sports ground · 135 m to its edge - [Bridge Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/994-bridge-reserve) — 191 m to its edge - [Avon And Heathcote Estuary](https://www.chch.live/park/1334-avon-and-heathcote-estuary) — Regional · 231 m to its edge - [South New Brighton Beach](https://www.chch.live/park/1059-south-new-brighton-beach) — Regional · 343 m to its edge - [Te Karoro Karoro Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1676-te-karoro-karoro-reserve) — 344 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. - Estuary Rd near Cradock St — 92 m · route 60 ## The reports nearby 502 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/8955220) — 178A Estuary Road, South New Brighton, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8943254) — 74 Beatty Street, South New Brighton, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8926456) — 71 Beatty Street, South New Brighton, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8926429) — 72 Beatty Street, South New Brighton, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8783496) — 190 Estuary Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8690553) — 18 Seafield Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8636680) — 55–71 Beatty St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8625202) — 122 Estuary Road, South New Brighton, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8601431) — 72 Beatty Street, South New Brighton, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8598614) — 72 Beatty St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8569928) — 9 Seafield Place, South New Brighton, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand - [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8560801) — 74 Beatty Street, South New Brighton, Christchurch 8062, 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 - [Inside a modelled tsunami reach](https://www.chch.live/tsunami) — ECAN Report R12/38 2012 · ECAN Report R14/78 2014 - [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard) — Southshore — the managed reach - [Inside a recorded flood footprint](https://www.chch.live/floods) — 2011-2014 Flooding - Mayoral Flood Taskforce - [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=-43.52622&lon=172.733527 ## Questions, answered briefly **What kind of school is South New Brighton School?** Full Primary · State · Co-Educational — in South New Brighton. **How many students does South New Brighton School have?** 393 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count. **What is South New Brighton School's Equity Index?** EQI 454 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6. **Does South New Brighton School have an enrolment zone?** 1 zone polygon on record — it covers South New Brighton, Southshore (+ fringes). The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer. Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3508 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026