# Woodend School

Full Primary · State · Woodend

https://www.chch.live/school/3600-woodend-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 453

*Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.*

## The record
- Main North Road, Woodend, 7641
- Roll: 612 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1874
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.44, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 518 · Māori 112 · Pacific 21 · Asian 59 · MELAA 17 · Other 2
- Phone: 03-3127808
- Email: office@woodend.school.nz
- Contact: Andrew Retallick
- Website: http://www.woodend.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Woodend School, in force from 2010-06-10 · 29 km²

*Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.*

## Other schools near here
- [Te Kura o Tuahiwi](https://www.chch.live/school/3563-te-kura-o-tuahiwi), decile 6 · EQI 498
- [Pegasus Bay School](https://www.chch.live/school/3570-pegasus-bay-school), decile 10 · EQI 422
- [Southbrook School](https://www.chch.live/school/3510-southbrook-school), decile 7 · EQI 474
- [Rangiora New Life School](https://www.chch.live/school/418-rangiora-new-life-school), decile 9 · EQI 434
- [Kaiapoi North School](https://www.chch.live/school/3389-kaiapoi-north-school), decile 7 · EQI 461
- [St Joseph's School (Rangiora)](https://www.chch.live/school/4132-st-joseph-s-school-rangiora), decile 9 · EQI 420
- [Rangiora High School](https://www.chch.live/school/312-rangiora-high-school), decile 9 · EQI 454
- [Kaiapoi Borough School](https://www.chch.live/school/3388-kaiapoi-borough-school), decile 5 · EQI 490

## 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.
- [Woodend Recreation Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/106-woodend-recreation-reserve), 50 m to its edge
- [Woodend Community Centre](https://www.chch.live/park/188-woodend-community-centre), 63 m to its edge
- [Owen Stalker Park](https://www.chch.live/park/93-owen-stalker-park), 195 m to its edge
- [Skevington Park](https://www.chch.live/park/91-skevington-park), Reserve · 321 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.
- [Public Toilet, School Road](https://www.chch.live/facility/public-toilet-22), Public toilet · 67 m
- [Adjacent to Main West Car Park](https://www.chch.live/facility/public-toilet-26), Public toilet · 198 m

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.324564&lon=172.665404

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Woodend School?**

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Woodend School have?**

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

**What is Woodend School's Equity Index?**

EQI 453, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Does Woodend 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=3600 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026