# Our Lady Star of the Sea School (Christchurch) Full Primary · State : Integrated · Sumner, Christchurch https://www.chch.live/school/3544-our-lady-star-of-the-sea-school-christchurch ## Its rating Final decile (2022): 10 · Current Equity Index: 401 *Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.* ## The record - 45 Colenso Street, Sumner, Christchurch, 8840 - Roll: 106 (September 2026) - Co-Educational - Donations may be requested - Opened 1928 - Isolation index 0.38 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure - Roll by ethnicity: European 97 · Māori 13 · Asian 1 · MELAA 4 · Other 5 - Address record: https://www.chch.live/sumner/45-colenso-street - Phone: 03-3265315 - Email: office@ourladystar.school.nz - Contact: Dean Isherwood - Website: http://www.ourladystar.school.nz - Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/sumner/colenso-street - Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/sumner ## Other schools near here - [Sumner School](https://www.chch.live/school/3546-sumner-school) — decile 10 · EQI 382 - [Ko Taku Reo - Deaf Education New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/school/903-ko-taku-reo-deaf-education-new-zealand) — EQI 516 - [Te Raekura Redcliffs School](https://www.chch.live/school/3483-te-raekura-redcliffs-school) — decile 10 · EQI 400 - [Mt Pleasant School](https://www.chch.live/school/3443-mt-pleasant-school) — decile 10 · EQI 393 - [Heathcote Valley School](https://www.chch.live/school/3371-heathcote-valley-school) — decile 9 · EQI 424 - [Lyttelton Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/686-lyttelton-primary-school) — decile 9 · EQI 424 - [South New Brighton School](https://www.chch.live/school/3508-south-new-brighton-school) — decile 6 · EQI 454 - [Ngutuawa School](https://www.chch.live/school/3288-ngutuawa-school) — decile 3 · EQI 526 ## 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. - [St Leonards Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1618-st-leonards-park) — Sports ground · 264 m to its edge - [Greenwood Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1909-greenwood-park) — Regional · 372 m to its edge - [Heritage Trail](https://www.chch.live/park/1118-heritage-trail) — 376 m to its edge - [Bernie Hansen Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1761-bernie-hansen-reserve) — 376 m to its edge - [Wakefield Reserve No. 2](https://www.chch.live/park/1022-wakefield-reserve-no-2) — 394 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. - Colenso St near Menzies St — 79 m · route 3 ## The register nearby Heritage-register places within 300 m of the point — proximity, not a claim of place. - [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/462) — 58 Colenso Street ## The reports nearby 205 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/8995486) — 52 Colenso Street, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8981778) — 21 Menzies Street, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8676442) — 21 Arnold St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8655198) — 34 Colenso St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8512728) — 10–12 Colenso St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8409226) — 23 Arnold St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8373379) — 39 Menzies Street, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8334576) — 7 Whitfield St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/8320460) — 59 Dryden St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8306946) — 7 Whitfield St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8272717) — 57 Dryden Street, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8258510) — 25 Dryden St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand ## Under the ground The plans and surveys the site keeps, asked once of the ground — footprints and plan maps, not engineering findings. - [Inside a modelled tsunami reach](https://www.chch.live/tsunami) — ECAN Report R12/38 2012 · ECAN Report R14/78 2014 - [The liquefaction model grades it “Medium Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability) — the 2019 screening study - [The rockfall survey counts 50 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders) — 44 came down · 1 wobbles easy What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.574868&lon=172.762543 ## Questions, answered briefly **What kind of school is Our Lady Star of the Sea School (Christchurch)?** Full Primary · State : Integrated · Co-Educational — in Sumner. **How many students does Our Lady Star of the Sea School (Christchurch) have?** 106 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count. **What is Our Lady Star of the Sea School (Christchurch)'s Equity Index?** EQI 401 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 10. **What is near Our Lady Star of the Sea School (Christchurch)?** St Leonards Park, Greenwood Park, Heritage Trail and 2 more — green space within 400 m of the school’s point. Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3544 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026