# The Terrace School (Alexandra)

Full Primary · State · Alexandra

https://www.chch.live/school/3844-the-terrace-school-alexandra

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 445

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

## The record
- Marslin Street, Alexandra, 9320
- Roll: 291 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1965
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 2.47, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 230 · Māori 65 · Pacific 9 · Asian 14 · MELAA 12 · Other 2
- Phone: 03-4488124
- Email: office@theterrace.school.nz
- Contact: Sarah Graham
- Website: http://www.theterrace.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- The Terrace School (Alexandra), in force from 2023-04-24 · 144 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Dunstan High School](https://www.chch.live/school/372-dunstan-high-school), decile 8 · EQI 445
- [St Gerard's School (Alexandra)](https://www.chch.live/school/3823-st-gerard-s-school-alexandra), decile 9 · EQI 415
- [Alexandra Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/3701-alexandra-primary-school), decile 8 · EQI 447
- [Clyde School](https://www.chch.live/school/3725-clyde-school), decile 9 · EQI 420
- [Omakau School](https://www.chch.live/school/3788-omakau-school), decile 9 · EQI 449
- [Cromwell Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/3729-cromwell-primary-school), decile 9 · EQI 426
- [Poolburn School](https://www.chch.live/school/3802-poolburn-school), decile 10 · EQI 431
- [Cromwell College](https://www.chch.live/school/373-cromwell-college), decile 8 · EQI 445

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-45.243476&lon=169.388799

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is The Terrace School (Alexandra)?**

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does The Terrace School (Alexandra) have?**

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

**What is The Terrace School (Alexandra)'s Equity Index?**

EQI 445, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Does The Terrace School (Alexandra) 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=3844 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026