# St Teresa's School (Riccarton) Full Primary · State : Integrated · Christchurch https://www.chch.live/school/3543-st-teresa-s-school-riccarton ## Its rating Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 398 *Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.* ## The record - 10 Puriri Street, Christchurch, 8041 - Roll: 173 (September 2026) - Co-Educational - Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp - Opened 1936 - An enrolment scheme is in place. - Isolation index 0.16 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure - Roll by ethnicity: European 13 · Māori 4 · Pacific 11 · Asian 148 · MELAA 8 - Phone: 03-3489392 - Email: enquiries@stteresas.school.nz - Contact: Jackie Andrews - Website: http://www.stteresas.school.nz ## Enrolment zone - St Teresa's School (Riccarton) — in force from 2026-01-01 · 5 km² - Covers: Riccarton — and the fringes of Fendalton, Ilam, Upper Riccarton *Indicative only — the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.* ## Other schools near here - [Kahikatea Kirkwood Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3396-kahikatea-kirkwood-intermediate) — decile 7 · EQI 430 - [Christchurch Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/327-christchurch-boys-high-school) — decile 10 · EQI 418 - [Wharenui School](https://www.chch.live/school/3591-wharenui-school) — decile 3 · EQI 457 - [Medbury Preparatory School](https://www.chch.live/school/4118-medbury-preparatory-school) — private — not rated - [Ilam School](https://www.chch.live/school/3384-ilam-school) — decile 6 · EQI 394 - [Tūora Fendalton School](https://www.chch.live/school/3338-tuora-fendalton-school) — decile 10 · EQI 371 - [Middleton Grange School](https://www.chch.live/school/335-middleton-grange-school) — decile 9 · EQI 404 - [Christchurch Girls' High School -Te Kura o Hine Waiora](https://www.chch.live/school/328-christchurch-girls-high-school-te-kura-o-hine-waiora) — decile 9 · EQI 419 ## 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. - [Riccarton Bush](https://www.chch.live/park/1543-riccarton-bush) — 81 m to its edge - [Shand Crescent Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/935-shand-crescent-reserve) — 131 m to its edge - [Paeroa Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1226-paeroa-reserve) — 190 m to its edge - [Harrington Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1035-harrington-park) — Sports ground · 374 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. - Riccarton Rd near Wainui St — 63 m · routes 3, 5, 80, 86, 100, 120, 130, Oa ## Under the ground The plans and surveys the site keeps, asked once of the ground — footprints and plan maps, not engineering findings. - [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard) — Avon River — the managed reach - [Inside a recorded flood footprint](https://www.chch.live/floods) — 1989 Fendalton Riccarton Flood Survey - [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=-43.529758&lon=172.59214 ## Questions, answered briefly **What kind of school is St Teresa's School (Riccarton)?** Full Primary · State : Integrated · Co-Educational. **How many students does St Teresa's School (Riccarton) have?** 173 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count. **What is St Teresa's School (Riccarton)'s Equity Index?** EQI 398 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4. **Does St Teresa's School (Riccarton) have an enrolment zone?** 1 zone polygon on record — it covers Riccarton (+ fringes). The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer. Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3543 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026