# St James School (Aranui) Contributing · State : Integrated · Aranui, Christchurch https://www.chch.live/school/3523-st-james-school-aranui ## Its rating Final decile (2022): 1 · Current Equity Index: 501 *Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.* ## The record - Rowan Avenue, Aranui, Christchurch, 8061 - Roll: 105 (September 2026) - Co-Educational - Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp - Opened 1965 - An enrolment scheme is in place. - Isolation index 0.21 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure - Roll by ethnicity: European 35 · Māori 26 · Pacific 53 · Asian 21 · MELAA 3 - Phone: 03-9820009 - Email: principal@stjames.school.nz - Contact: Rose Firth-Scott - Website: http://www.stjames.school.nz - Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/aranui/rowan-avenue - Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/aranui ## Enrolment zone - St James School (Aranui) — in force from 2026-01-01 · 10 km² - Covers: Aranui, Avondale, Bexley, Wainoni — and the fringes of Bromley *Indicative only — the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.* ## Other schools near here - [Haeata Community Campus](https://www.chch.live/school/704-haeata-community-campus) — decile 1 · EQI 545 - [Chisnallwood Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3314-chisnallwood-intermediate) — decile 5 · EQI 482 - [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 - [Avonside Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/324-avonside-girls-high-school) — decile 6 · EQI 472 - [Shirley Boys' High School - Ngā Tama o Ōruapaeroa](https://www.chch.live/school/321-shirley-boys-high-school-nga-tama-o-oruapaeroa) — decile 6 · EQI 464 - [Rāwhiti School](https://www.chch.live/school/696-rawhiti-school) — decile 3 · EQI 478 - [Whītau School](https://www.chch.live/school/3415-whitau-school) — decile 2 · EQI 513 ## 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. - [Wainoni Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1395-wainoni-park) — Sports ground · 315 m to its edge - [Carisbrook Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1586-carisbrook-playground) — 354 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. - Pages Rd near Rowan Ave — 406 m · route 5 ## The reports nearby 242 reports pinned within 250 m of the point — a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9002576) — 6 Carisbrooke Street, Aranui, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8738208) — 35 Rowan Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8735383) — 86 Hampshire Street, Aranui, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8594630) — 11 Carisbrooke St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8558979) — 36 Rowan Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand - [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8470070) — 11 Lyndhurst Cres, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand - [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/8413771) — 35 Rowan Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8240636) — 9 Lyndhurst Cres, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8230796) — 22 Carisbrooke Street, Aranui, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8230760) — 22 Eureka Street, Aranui, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand - [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/8004869) — 64 Marlow Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7998880) — 38 Marlow Road, Aranui, Christchurch 8061, 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 liquefaction model grades it “Medium Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability) — the 2019 screening study What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.51173&lon=172.70486 ## Questions, answered briefly **What kind of school is St James School (Aranui)?** Contributing · State : Integrated · Co-Educational — in Aranui. **How many students does St James School (Aranui) have?** 105 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count. **What is St James School (Aranui)'s Equity Index?** EQI 501 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 1. **Does St James School (Aranui) have an enrolment zone?** 1 zone polygon on record — it covers Aranui, Avondale, Bexley and 1 more suburb (+ fringes). The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer. Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3523 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026