# Sumner School Full Primary · State · Sumner, Christchurch https://www.chch.live/school/3546-sumner-school ## Its rating Final decile (2022): 10 · Current Equity Index: 382 *Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.* ## The record - Colenso Street, Sumner, Christchurch, 8840 - Roll: 323 (September 2026) - Co-Educational - Donations may be requested - Opened 1876 - An enrolment scheme is in place. - Isolation index 0.37 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure - Cohort entry: Yes - Roll by ethnicity: European 300 · Māori 25 · Pacific 5 · Asian 9 · MELAA 6 · Other 4 · International 1 - Address record: https://www.chch.live/sumner/colenso-street - Phone: 03-3266546 - Email: admin@sumner.school.nz - Contact: Anna Granger - Website: http://www.sumner.school.nz - Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/sumner/colenso-street - Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/sumner ## Enrolment zone - Sumner School — in force from 2006-09-11 · 9 km² - Covers: Richmond Hill, Scarborough, Te Onepoto Taylors Mistake — and the fringes of Clifton, Sumner *Indicative only — the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.* ## Other schools near here - [Our Lady Star of the Sea School (Christchurch)](https://www.chch.live/school/3544-our-lady-star-of-the-sea-school-christchurch) — decile 10 · EQI 401 - [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. - [Greenwood Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1909-greenwood-park) — Regional · 152 m to its edge - [Sumner Croquet Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1189-sumner-croquet-reserve) — 177 m to its edge - [Wakefield Reserve No. 2](https://www.chch.live/park/1022-wakefield-reserve-no-2) — 302 m to its edge - [St Leonards Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1618-st-leonards-park) — Sports ground · 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. - Nayland St near Hardwicke St — 282 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/163) — 62 Nayland Street ## The reports nearby 195 reports pinned within 250 m of the point — a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8707709) — 17B Wiggins Street, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8676442) — 21 Arnold St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8512728) — 10–12 Colenso St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8334576) — 7 Whitfield St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8328052) — 37A Stoke Street, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8306946) — 7 Whitfield St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8258510) — 25 Dryden St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8228097) — 19 Wiggins Street, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8221912) — 7 Whitfield Street, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8105223) — 30 Wiggins St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8096624) — 7 Whitfield Street, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8043764) — 7A Whitfield Street, Sumner, 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 13 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders) — 3 came down · 8 wobble easy What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.573098&lon=172.759628 ## Questions, answered briefly **What kind of school is Sumner School?** Full Primary · State · Co-Educational — in Sumner. **How many students does Sumner School have?** 323 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count. **What is Sumner School's Equity Index?** EQI 382 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 10. **Does Sumner School have an enrolment zone?** 1 zone polygon on record — it covers Richmond Hill, Scarborough, Te Onepoto Taylors Mistake (+ fringes). The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer. Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3546 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026