# Te Kura o Rātā Templeton School Full Primary · State · Templeton, Christchurch https://www.chch.live/school/3555-te-kura-o-rata-templeton-school ## Its rating Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 449 *Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.* ## The record - 40 Kirk Road, Templeton, Christchurch, 8042 - Roll: 287 (September 2026) - Co-Educational - Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp - Opened 1862 - An enrolment scheme is in place. - Isolation index 0.33, the Ministry’s remoteness measure - Roll by ethnicity: European 233 · Māori 57 · Pacific 32 · Asian 34 · MELAA 1 - Address record: https://www.chch.live/templeton/40-kirk-road - Phone: 03-3497045 - Email: office@templeton.school.nz - Contact: Melissa Anderton - Website: http://www.templeton.school.nz - Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/templeton/kirk-road - Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/templeton ## Enrolment zone - Templeton School, in force from 2026-01-01 · 30 km² - Covers: Islington, Templeton *Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.* ## Other schools near here - [Koromiko Mākoha (Proposed opening date: 2027-01-01)](https://www.chch.live/school/3617-koromiko-makoha-proposed-opening-date-2027-01-01), not rated - [Hornby Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/3380-hornby-primary-school), decile 3 · EQI 489 - [Gilberthorpe School](https://www.chch.live/school/3346-gilberthorpe-school), decile 2 · EQI 475 - [Prebbleton School](https://www.chch.live/school/3478-prebbleton-school), decile 10 · EQI 379 - [Te Manu Tukutuku South Hornby School](https://www.chch.live/school/3507-te-manu-tukutuku-south-hornby-school), decile 4 · EQI 464 - [Hornby High School](https://www.chch.live/school/338-hornby-high-school), decile 3 · EQI 489 - [St Bernadette's School (Hornby)](https://www.chch.live/school/3521-st-bernadette-s-school-hornby), decile 4 · EQI 423 - [Yaldhurst School – Tōtara Tūkaha](https://www.chch.live/school/3602-yaldhurst-school-totara-tukaha), decile 5 · EQI 432 ## Facilities nearby Council facilities within 400 m of the point, libraries, pools and centres within walking reach. - [Templeton](https://www.chch.live/facility/recreation-centre-18), Recreation centre · 92 m ## The bus stop The nearest stop the Metro map carries, measured to the pin, not the gate. - Templeton, 182 m · route 5 ## The register nearby Heritage-register places within 300 m of the point, proximity, not a claim of place. - [St Saviour's Church and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/126), 50 Kirk Road ## The reports nearby 229 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9083636), 39 Kirk Road, Templeton, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8986943), 39 Kirk Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8955758), 28 Kissel St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8682314), 39 Kirk Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8514301), 11 Riwai St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8514291), 17 Kirk Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8332266), Templeton, Canterbury Region 8042, New Zealand - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8312886), 64 Kirk Road, Templeton, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8287232), 31 Kirk Road, Templeton, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8281319), 39 Kirk Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8281301), 39 Kirk Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8231491), 39 Kirk Road, Templeton, Christchurch 8042, 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 liquefaction model grades it “Liquefaction Damage is Unlikely”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.550162&lon=172.472361 ## Questions, answered briefly **What kind of school is Te Kura o Rātā Templeton School?** Full Primary · State · Co-Educational, in Templeton. **How many students does Te Kura o Rātā Templeton School have?** 287 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count. **What is Te Kura o Rātā Templeton School's Equity Index?** EQI 449, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8. **Does Te Kura o Rātā Templeton School have an enrolment zone?** 1 zone polygon on record, it covers Islington, Templeton. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer. Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3555 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026