St Michael's Church School
Full Primary · Private : Fully Registered · Christchurch Central, Christchurch
129 students on the roll in Christchurch Central · privately run — the Ministry does not rate it.
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
- 249 Durham Street, Christchurch Central, Christchurch, 8140 — the street’s record
- Its suburb: Christchurch Central — the suburb’s own record
- Roll: 129 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Not applicable
- Opened 1858
- Phone: 03-3799790
- Email: principal@saintmichaels.co.nz
- Contact: Elizabeth Coster
- Website: saintmichaels.school.nz
Who the roll is
Students may identify with more than one group — the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.
Other schools near here
Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery — decile 7 · EQI 442 · 266 m- Christ's College — private — not rated · 738 m
- The Cathedral Grammar School — private — not rated · 831 m
- Te Puna Wai o Waipapa - Hagley College — decile 6 · EQI 468 · 856 m
Catholic Cathedral College — decile 4 · EQI 448 · 1.1 km
Christchurch East School — decile 3 · EQI 454 · 1.4 km- St Mary's School (Christchurch) — decile 4 · EQI 397 · 1.4 km
- Addington Te Kura Taumatua — decile 3 · EQI 470 · 1.9 km
The green nearby
Parks whose drawn outline sits within 400 m — measured to the outline itself, so a school on a big reserve’s edge still counts.
- Tiffany Reserve · 75 m to its edge
- Friendship Corner — Botanic · 98 m to its edge
- Bridge Of Remembrance — Botanic · 171 m to its edge
- City Mall · 345 m to its edge
- The Stewart Plaza · 393 m to its edge
- Scott Statue Reserve — Botanic · 394 m to its edge
Facilities nearby
Council facilities within 400 m of the school’s point — libraries, pools and centres a parent can walk to.
- Scales — Car park · 229 m
- Re:start - Lichfield St — Car park · 249 m
- Civic Offices — Council office · 351 m
- Triangle — Car park · 395 m
The bus stop
The nearest stop the Metro map carries — measured to the school’s pin, not its gate.
- St Asaph St near Colombo St — 283 m · routes 3, 5, 7, 60, 80, 81, 84, 85, 86
The register nearby
Heritage-register places within 300 m of the school’s point — what stood on the ground around it, or still does.
- St Michael's School Stone Building and Setting
- St. Michael and All Angels Church & Setting — 90 Oxford Terrace
- St Michael's School Hall and Setting — 243 Durham Street South
- St Michael and All Angels Church Belfry and Setting — 90 Oxford Terrace
- Former Dwelling and Setting — 95 Oxford Terrace
- Rhododendron Island and Setting — 78 Cambridge Terrace
- Commercial Building and Setting — 65 Cambridge Terrace
- Bridge of Remembrance and Setting — 88 Cambridge Terrace
The reports nearby
4,548 reports pinned within 250 m of the school’s point — most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 3,891 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the school.
Dumped Rubbish — 94 Tuam St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand · 6 October 2026
Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art — Tiffany Reserve 95A Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand · 6 October 2026
Road Signage — 10 Mollett St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand · 6 October 2026
Hazard — vehicle — 54 Lichfield St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand · 5 October 2026
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa — 221 Durham St South, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand · 5 October 2026
Traffic Signals — 119–171 Tuam St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand · 5 October 2026
Street Gutters / Storm Water — 207 Durham St South, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand · 4 October 2026
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa — Golden Homes 135 Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand · 4 October 2026
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure — 227 Durham Street South, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand · 4 October 2026
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure — 59 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 4 October 2026
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa — 88 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 4 October 2026
Damaged Road — 96 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand · 4 October 2026
Under the ground
The plans and surveys the site keeps, asked once of the school’s ground — footprints and plan maps, not engineering findings.
- On made ground — Silt
- The liquefaction model grades it “Medium Liquefaction Vulnerability” — the 2019 screening study
Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 October 2026.
What stood on this ground before → · On the map →
Questions, answered briefly
Full Primary · Private : Fully Registered · Co-Educational — in Christchurch Central.
129 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count.
No — the Ministry does not rate private schools.
Tiffany Reserve, Friendship Corner, Bridge Of Remembrance and 3 more — green space within 400 m of the school’s point.