# Weston School

Full Primary · State · Weston

https://www.chch.live/school/3864-weston-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 434

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

## The record
- 1 Charles Street, Weston, 9401
- Roll: 240 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1858
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 1.29, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Medium urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 206 · Māori 36 · Pacific 7 · Asian 25 · MELAA 4 · Other 3
- Phone: 03-4345445
- Email: office@weston.school.nz
- Contact: Deidre Senior
- Website: http://www.weston.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Weston School · 198 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Ardgowan School](https://www.chch.live/school/3704-ardgowan-school), decile 6 · EQI 453
- [St Joseph's School (Oamaru)](https://www.chch.live/school/3825-st-joseph-s-school-oamaru), decile 6 · EQI 437
- [Te Pākihi o Maru](https://www.chch.live/school/3785-te-pakihi-o-maru), decile 4 · EQI 502
- [Waitaki Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/366-waitaki-girls-high-school), decile 6 · EQI 478
- [Fenwick School](https://www.chch.live/school/3707-fenwick-school), decile 6 · EQI 465
- [Totara School](https://www.chch.live/school/3847-totara-school), decile 6 · EQI 450
- [Pembroke School (Oamaru)](https://www.chch.live/school/3737-pembroke-school-oamaru), decile 3 · EQI 496
- [Oamaru Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3784-oamaru-intermediate), decile 5 · EQI 477

## 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.
- [Weston Traffic Islands](https://www.chch.live/park/713-weston-traffic-islands), 48 m to its edge
- [Weston Park](https://www.chch.live/park/812-weston-park), Sports ground · 78 m to its edge
- [Ascot Road Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/793-ascot-road-reserve), Reserve · 367 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.
- [Weston Hall](https://www.chch.live/facility/hall-68), Hall · 71 m
- [Weston Park](https://www.chch.live/facility/public-toilet-92), Public toilet · 228 m

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-45.078621&lon=170.918495

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 434, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Does Weston 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=3864 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026