# Craighead Diocesan School

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

https://www.chch.live/school/357-craighead-diocesan-school

## 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
- Boarding: Yes
- Setting: Medium urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 389 · Māori 37 · Pacific 4 · Asian 28 · MELAA 3 · International 7
- Phone: 03-6886074
- Email: admin@craighead.school.nz
- Contact: Lara Hearn-Rollo
- Website: http://www.craighead.school.nz

## 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.*

## Other schools near here
- [Highfield School](https://www.chch.live/school/3373-highfield-school), decile 7 · EQI 477
- [Waimataitai School](https://www.chch.live/school/3572-waimataitai-school), decile 6 · EQI 464
- [Oceanview Heights School](https://www.chch.live/school/2110-oceanview-heights-school), decile 2 · EQI 523
- [St Joseph's School (Timaru)](https://www.chch.live/school/3533-st-joseph-s-school-timaru), decile 7 · EQI 403
- [Bluestone School](https://www.chch.live/school/2113-bluestone-school), decile 5 · EQI 474
- [Mountainview High School](https://www.chch.live/school/359-mountainview-high-school), decile 6 · EQI 494
- [Timaru Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/360-timaru-boys-high-school), decile 7 · EQI 457
- [Timaru Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/1611-timaru-christian-school), decile 8 · EQI 446

## 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.
- [June Street Berm](https://www.chch.live/park/458-june-st-berm), Reserve · 230 m to its edge
- [West End Park](https://www.chch.live/park/551-west-end-park), Sports ground · 251 m to its edge
- [Highfield Golf Course](https://www.chch.live/park/354-highfield-golf-course), 311 m to its edge
- [Part Highfield Golf Course](https://www.chch.live/park/241-part-highfield-golf-course), 354 m to its edge
- [Every park on the roll](https://www.chch.live/parks)

## Facilities nearby
Council facilities within 400 m of the point, libraries, pools and centres within walking reach.
- [Westend Park Toilets](https://www.chch.live/facility/public-toilet-55), Public toilet · 260 m

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-44.388302&lon=171.225493

## 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.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=357 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026