# Springston School

Full Primary · State · Springston

https://www.chch.live/school/3516-springston-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 10 · Current Equity Index: 433

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

## The record
- Leeston Road, Springston, 7616
- Roll: 238 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1868
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.42, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural settlement
- Roll by ethnicity: European 224 · Māori 23 · Pacific 6 · Asian 12 · MELAA 1
- Phone: 03-3295724
- Email: office@springston.school.nz
- Contact: Kirsty Panapa
- Website: http://www.springston.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Springston School, in force from 2016-10-17 · 98 km²

*Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.*

## Other schools near here
- [Te Rōhutu Whio](https://www.chch.live/school/712-te-rohutu-whio), EQI 429
- [Waitaha School](https://www.chch.live/school/3554-waitaha-school), decile 6 · EQI 462
- [Lemonwood Grove School](https://www.chch.live/school/6967-lemonwood-grove-school), decile 10 · EQI 419
- [Rolleston Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/710-rolleston-christian-school), decile 9 · EQI 392
- [Te Rau Horopito](https://www.chch.live/school/962-te-rau-horopito), EQI 434
- [Lincoln High School](https://www.chch.live/school/347-lincoln-high-school), decile 10 · EQI 423
- [Lincoln Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/3412-lincoln-primary-school), decile 10 · EQI 407
- [Ararira Springs Primary- Te Puna o Ararira](https://www.chch.live/school/585-ararira-springs-primary-te-puna-o-ararira), EQI 397

## The register nearby
Heritage-register places within 300 m of the point, proximity, not a claim of place.
- [Original Schoolhouse](https://www.chch.live/place/620)
- [Methodist Parsonage](https://www.chch.live/place/621)
- [Springston War Memorial](https://www.chch.live/place/622)

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.644586&lon=172.425734

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Springston School?**

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Springston School have?**

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

**What is Springston School's Equity Index?**

EQI 433, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 10.

**Does Springston School have an enrolment zone?**

1 zone polygon on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3516 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026