Craighead Diocesan School

Secondary (Year 7-15) · State : Integrated · West End, Timaru

410 students on the roll in West End · EQI 409 · an enrolment scheme in place.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 9. Current Equity Index: 409. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

1 Wrights Avenue, West End, Timaru, 7910
Roll: 410 (September 2026)
Girls School
Donations may be requested
Opened 1911
An enrolment scheme is in place.
Isolation index 0.69, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Boarding: Yes
Setting: Medium urban area
Phone: 03-6886074
Email: admin@craighead.school.nz
Contact: Lara Hearn-Rollo
Website: craighead.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 389 · 95%

Māori 37 · 9%

Pacific 4 · 1%

Asian 28 · 7%

MELAA 3 · 1%

International 7 · 2%

Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Enrolment zone

Craighead Diocesan School, in force from 2006-08-04 · 20153 km²

Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary. Confirm with the school before relying on it.

Other schools near here

Highfield School, decile 7 · EQI 477 · 984 m
Waimataitai School, decile 6 · EQI 464 · 1.0 km
Oceanview Heights School, decile 2 · EQI 523 · 1.1 km
St Joseph's School (Timaru), decile 7 · EQI 403 · 1.1 km
Bluestone School, decile 5 · EQI 474 · 1.1 km
Mountainview High School, decile 6 · EQI 494 · 1.4 km
Timaru Boys' High School, decile 7 · EQI 457 · 1.4 km
Timaru Christian School, decile 8 · EQI 446 · 1.7 km

The green nearby

Parks whose drawn outline sits within 400 m, measured to the outline itself, so a school on a big reserve’s edge still counts.

June Street Berm, Reserve · 230 m to its edge
West End Park, Sports ground · 251 m to its edge
Highfield Golf Course · 311 m to its edge
Part Highfield Golf Course · 354 m to its edge

Facilities nearby

Council facilities within 400 m of the school’s point, libraries, pools and centres a parent can walk to.

Westend Park Toilets, Public toilet · 260 m

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 October 2026.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Craighead Diocesan School?

Secondary (Year 7-15) · State : Integrated · Girls School, in West End.

How many students does Craighead Diocesan School have?

410 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

What is Craighead Diocesan School's Equity Index?

EQI 409, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

Does Craighead Diocesan School have an enrolment zone?

1 zone polygon on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.