# St Albans Catholic School (Christchurch) Contributing · State : Integrated · St Albans, Christchurch https://www.chch.live/school/3517-st-albans-catholic-school-christchurch ## Its rating Final decile (2022): 9 · Current Equity Index: 394 *Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.* ## The record - 49 Rutland Street, St Albans, Christchurch, 8014 - Roll: 114 (September 2026) - Co-Educational - Donations may be requested - Opened 1858 - An enrolment scheme is in place. - Isolation index 0.1, the Ministry’s remoteness measure - Roll by ethnicity: European 91 · Māori 10 · Pacific 7 · Asian 17 · MELAA 7 · Other 2 - Phone: 03-3557538 - Email: office@stalbanscatholic.school.nz - Contact: Abraham Atherton - Website: http://www.stalbanscatholic.school.nz - Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/saint-albans/rutland-street - Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/saint-albans ## Enrolment zone - St Albans Catholic School (Christchurch), in force from 2026-01-01 · 2 km² - Covers: Merivale, Saint Albans *Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.* ## Other schools near here - [St Albans School](https://www.chch.live/school/3518-st-albans-school), decile 8 · EQI 414 - [St Andrew's College (Christchurch)](https://www.chch.live/school/318-st-andrew-s-college-christchurch), private, not rated - [Paparoa Street School](https://www.chch.live/school/3467-paparoa-street-school), decile 10 · EQI 398 - [He Tīwai Mātauranga Heaton Normal Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3372-he-tiwai-matauranga-heaton-normal-intermediate), decile 9 · EQI 407 - [St Francis of Assisi Catholic School](https://www.chch.live/school/738-st-francis-of-assisi-catholic-school), decile 8 · EQI 408 - [Selwyn House School](https://www.chch.live/school/4138-selwyn-house-school), private, not rated - [Ferndale Te Ahu](https://www.chch.live/school/3339-ferndale-te-ahu), decile 4 · EQI 521 - [Mairehau Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/3425-mairehau-primary-school), decile 6 · EQI 466 ## The bus stop The nearest stop the Metro map carries, measured to the pin, not the gate. - Springfield Rd near St Albans St, 298 m · route 100 ## The reports nearby 473 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/9106204), 9 Carrington Street, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9102177), 36 Carrington St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9081894), 64 Hawkesbury Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9070977), 49 Hawkesbury Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9054026), 64A Hawkesbury Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8991905), 35 Rutland Street, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8944588), 22 Gosset St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8776044), 60 Somme Street, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8726986), 15 Somme St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8665592), 36 Carrington St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8641098), 31 Gosset Street, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8630179), 22 Gosset St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand ## Under the ground The plans and surveys the site keeps, asked once of the ground Footprints and plan maps, not engineering findings. - [Graded TC3 ground](https://www.chch.live/technical-categories), Green Zone, Technical Category 3, Blue - [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 - [Inside a recorded flood footprint](https://www.chch.live/floods), 1986 Storm Report (July) - [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=-43.507131&lon=172.629095 ## Questions, answered briefly **What kind of school is St Albans Catholic School (Christchurch)?** Contributing · State : Integrated · Co-Educational, in St Albans. **How many students does St Albans Catholic School (Christchurch) have?** 114 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count. **What is St Albans Catholic School (Christchurch)'s Equity Index?** EQI 394, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9. **Does St Albans Catholic School (Christchurch) have an enrolment zone?** 1 zone polygon on record, it covers Merivale, Saint Albans. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer. Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3517 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026