# The Cathedral Grammar School Full Primary · Private : Fully Registered · Christchurch https://www.chch.live/school/368-the-cathedral-grammar-school ## Its rating Private — the Ministry does not rate private schools. *Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.* ## The record - 2 Chester Street West, Christchurch, 8140 - Roll: 254 (September 2026) - Co-Educational - Not applicable - Opened 1858 - Roll by ethnicity: European 132 · Māori 7 · Pacific 2 · Asian 123 · MELAA 4 · Other 2 · International 7 - Phone: 03-3650385 - Email: knightc@cathedralgrammar.school.nz - Website: http://www.cathedralgrammar.school.nz ## Other schools near here - [Christ's College](https://www.chch.live/school/330-christ-s-college) — private — not rated - [St Michael's Church School](https://www.chch.live/school/4136-st-michael-s-church-school) — private — not rated - [St Mary's School (Christchurch)](https://www.chch.live/school/3535-st-mary-s-school-christchurch) — decile 4 · EQI 397 - [Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery](https://www.chch.live/school/683-ao-tawhiti-unlimited-discovery) — decile 7 · EQI 442 - [Te Puna Wai o Waipapa - Hagley College](https://www.chch.live/school/336-te-puna-wai-o-waipapa-hagley-college) — decile 6 · EQI 468 - [St Margaret's College](https://www.chch.live/school/333-st-margaret-s-college) — private — not rated - [Rangi Ruru Girls' School](https://www.chch.live/school/325-rangi-ruru-girls-school) — private — not rated - [Ferndale Te Ahu](https://www.chch.live/school/3339-ferndale-te-ahu) — decile 4 · EQI 521 ## 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. - [Armagh Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1254-armagh-reserve) — 41 m to its edge - [Hagley Park North](https://www.chch.live/park/1572-hagley-park-north) — Sports ground · 58 m to its edge - [Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1817-cranmer-square) — Botanic · 117 m to its edge - [Botanic Gardens](https://www.chch.live/park/1656-botanic-gardens) — Botanic · 130 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. - [Rolleston Avenue](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-29) — Car park · 281 m - [Armagh St](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-34) — Car park · 350 m - [Aldersgate](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-32) — Car park · 377 m ## The bus stop The nearest stop the Metro map carries — measured to the pin, not the gate. - Park Tce near Chester St W — 44 m · route 8 ## The register nearby Heritage-register places within 300 m of the point — proximity, not a claim of place. - [Former Dwelling and Setting, Inveresk](https://www.chch.live/place/5) — 17 Armagh Street - [Former St Margaret's School Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/51) — 25A Cranmer Square - [Dwelling and Setting, Red House](https://www.chch.live/place/6) — 25 Armagh Street - [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/3) - [Hagley Park Bridge and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/302) - [Cranmer Square and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/50) — 1P Cranmer Square - [Former Dwelling and Setting, Rolleston House](https://www.chch.live/place/83) — 2 Gloucester Street - [Christ's College Administration Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/300) — 33Q Rolleston Avenue ## Under the ground The plans and surveys the site keeps, asked once of the ground — footprints and plan maps, not engineering findings. - [Graded TC3 ground](https://www.chch.live/technical-categories) — Green Zone, Technical Category 3, Blue - [The February 2011 survey drew liquefaction over this point](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) — mapped ground failure — a footprint, not a finding - [The liquefaction model grades it “High Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability) — the 2019 screening study What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.528058&lon=172.628555 ## Questions, answered briefly **What kind of school is The Cathedral Grammar School?** Full Primary · Private : Fully Registered · Co-Educational. **How many students does The Cathedral Grammar School have?** 254 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count. **Does The Cathedral Grammar School have an Equity Index?** No — the Ministry does not rate private schools. **What is near The Cathedral Grammar School?** Armagh Reserve, Hagley Park North, Cranmer Square and 1 more — green space within 400 m of the school’s point. Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=368 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026