# Wharenui School Full Primary · State · Riccarton, Christchurch https://www.chch.live/school/3591-wharenui-school ## Its rating Final decile (2022): 3 · Current Equity Index: 457 *Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.* ## The record - Matipo Street, Riccarton, Christchurch, 8041 - Roll: 441 (September 2026) - Co-Educational - Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp - Opened 1907 - An enrolment scheme is in place. - Isolation index 0.13 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure - Cohort entry: Yes - Roll by ethnicity: European 79 · Māori 67 · Pacific 40 · Asian 267 · MELAA 42 · Other 5 - Address record: https://www.chch.live/riccarton/matipo-street - Phone: 03-3485263 - Email: helen.tuuta@wharenui.school.nz - Contact: Tracey Young - Website: http://www.wharenui.school.nz - Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/riccarton/matipo-street - Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/riccarton ## Enrolment zone - Wharenui School — in force from 2017-01-01 · 5 km² - Covers: Middleton — and the fringes of Addington, Riccarton, Upper Riccarton *Indicative only — the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.* ## Other schools near here - [St Teresa's School (Riccarton)](https://www.chch.live/school/3543-st-teresa-s-school-riccarton) — decile 4 · EQI 398 - [Kahikatea Kirkwood Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3396-kahikatea-kirkwood-intermediate) — decile 7 · EQI 430 - [New Zealand IT College (Proposed)](https://www.chch.live/school/4539-new-zealand-it-college-proposed) — private — not rated - [Christchurch Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/327-christchurch-boys-high-school) — decile 10 · EQI 418 - [Middleton Grange School](https://www.chch.live/school/335-middleton-grange-school) — decile 9 · EQI 404 - [Sacred Heart School (Christchurch)](https://www.chch.live/school/3270-sacred-heart-school-christchurch) — decile 4 · EQI 404 - [Medbury Preparatory School](https://www.chch.live/school/4118-medbury-preparatory-school) — private — not rated - [Ilam School](https://www.chch.live/school/3384-ilam-school) — decile 6 · EQI 394 ## The bus stop The nearest stop the Metro map carries — measured to the pin, not the gate. - Matipo St near Rex St — passes the gate · route 140 ## The reports nearby 1,748 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/9015068) — 9C Rex Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9007195) — 39 Wainui Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9007168) — 24 Rex Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9007148) — 2 Rex Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8999908) — 43 Wainui Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8994831) — 33 Wainui Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand - [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8964775) — 114 Elizabeth St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8947980) — 56 Wainui Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8946907) — 49 Wainui Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8936092) — 19 Rex Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8902713) — 9 Broadbent St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8902688) — 12C Broadbent St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, 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 “Medium Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability) — the 2019 screening study What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.536311&lon=172.596742 ## Questions, answered briefly **What kind of school is Wharenui School?** Full Primary · State · Co-Educational — in Riccarton. **How many students does Wharenui School have?** 441 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count. **What is Wharenui School's Equity Index?** EQI 457 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3. **Does Wharenui School have an enrolment zone?** 1 zone polygon on record — it covers Middleton (+ fringes). The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer. Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3591 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026