# Rangiora New Life School

Composite · State : Integrated · Southbrook, Rangiora

https://www.chch.live/school/418-rangiora-new-life-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 9 · 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
- 2 Denchs Road, Southbrook, Rangiora, 7400
- Roll: 469 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1979
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.41, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Medium urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 412 · Māori 42 · Pacific 12 · Asian 30 · MELAA 34 · Other 4 · International 2
- Phone: 03-3136332
- Email: admin@rnls.school.nz
- Contact: Ross Nicholson (Acting)
- Website: http://www.rnls.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Rangiora New Life School, in force from 2026-01-01 · 5754 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Southbrook School](https://www.chch.live/school/3510-southbrook-school), decile 7 · EQI 474
- [Te Matauru Primary](https://www.chch.live/school/572-te-matauru-primary), EQI 445
- [St Joseph's School (Rangiora)](https://www.chch.live/school/4132-st-joseph-s-school-rangiora), decile 9 · EQI 420
- [Rangiora Borough School](https://www.chch.live/school/3481-rangiora-borough-school), decile 7 · EQI 463
- [Rangiora High School](https://www.chch.live/school/312-rangiora-high-school), decile 9 · EQI 454
- [Tūtira Ashgrove School](https://www.chch.live/school/3284-tutira-ashgrove-school), decile 9 · EQI 442
- [Te Kura o Tuahiwi](https://www.chch.live/school/3563-te-kura-o-tuahiwi), decile 6 · EQI 498
- [Ashley Rakahuri School](https://www.chch.live/school/3285-ashley-rakahuri-school), decile 10 · EQI 444

## 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.
- [Hegan Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/126-hegan-reserve), Reserve · 183 m to its edge
- [Matawai Park](https://www.chch.live/park/63-matawai-park), 400 m to its edge
- [Every park on the roll](https://www.chch.live/parks)

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.320251&lon=172.598016

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Rangiora New Life School?**

Composite · State : Integrated · Co-Educational, in Southbrook.

**How many students does Rangiora New Life School have?**

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

**What is Rangiora New Life School's Equity Index?**

EQI 434, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

**Does Rangiora New Life 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=418 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026