# St Albans School Contributing · State · St Albans, Christchurch https://www.chch.live/school/3518-st-albans-school ## Its rating Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 414 *Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.* ## The record - 17 Sheppard Place, St Albans, Christchurch, 8014 - Roll: 599 (September 2026) - Co-Educational - Donations may be requested - Opened 1873 - An enrolment scheme is in place. - Isolation index 0.09 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure - Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori - Cohort entry: Yes - Roll by ethnicity: European 388 · Māori 91 · Pacific 23 · Asian 167 · MELAA 31 · Other 3 - Phone: 03-3559132 - Email: stalbans@stalbans.school.nz - Contact: Andrea Harnett - Website: http://www.stalbans.school.nz - Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/saint-albans/sheppard-place - Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/saint-albans ## Enrolment zone - St Albans School — in force from 2020-07-04 · 3 km² - Covers: Edgeware, Mairehau, Saint Albans *Indicative only — the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.* ## Other schools near here - [St Albans Catholic School (Christchurch)](https://www.chch.live/school/3517-st-albans-catholic-school-christchurch) — decile 9 · EQI 394 - [St Francis of Assisi Catholic School](https://www.chch.live/school/738-st-francis-of-assisi-catholic-school) — decile 8 · EQI 408 - [Mairehau Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/3425-mairehau-primary-school) — decile 6 · EQI 466 - [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 - [St Margaret's College](https://www.chch.live/school/333-st-margaret-s-college) — private — not rated - [Te Hiwa Shirley Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/3504-te-hiwa-shirley-primary-school) — decile 3 · EQI 494 - [St Andrew's College (Christchurch)](https://www.chch.live/school/318-st-andrew-s-college-christchurch) — private — not rated ## 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. - [English Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1717-english-park) — Sports ground · 59 m to its edge - [St Albans Tennis Club](https://www.chch.live/park/1473-st-albans-tennis-club) — Sports ground · 231 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. - Cranford St near Berwick St — 268 m · route 27 ## The reports nearby 601 reports pinned within 250 m of the point — a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8990425) — 19 Courtenay Street, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8981937) — 18 Sheppard Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8951874) — 85 Trafalgar St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8895469) — 115 Cranford Street, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8838738) — 117 Cranford St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8829885) — 30 Courtenay Street, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8823185) — 83 Westminster Street, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Noise - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8812933) — 18 Sheppard Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8774488) — 18 Sheppard Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/8768850) — 18 Sheppard Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8760647) — 15 Coles Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8716409) — 117 Cranford 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. - [The February 2011 survey drew liquefaction over this point](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) — mapped ground failure — a footprint, not a finding - [The September 2010 survey drew liquefaction over this point](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) — mapped ground failure — a footprint, not a finding - [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=-43.508774&lon=172.634388 ## Questions, answered briefly **What kind of school is St Albans School?** Contributing · State · Co-Educational — in St Albans. **How many students does St Albans School have?** 599 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count. **What is St Albans School's Equity Index?** EQI 414 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8. **Does St Albans School have an enrolment zone?** 1 zone polygon on record — it covers Edgeware, Mairehau, Saint Albans. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer. Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3518 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026