# Te Whānau o Ōtūmatua Specialist School · State · Halswell, Christchurch https://www.chch.live/school/522-te-whanau-o-otumatua ## Its rating Final decile (2022): 2 · Current Equity Index: 540 *Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.* ## The record - 15 Nash Road, Halswell, Christchurch, 8025 - Roll: 10 (September 2026) - Co-Educational - Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp - Opened 1984 - Isolation index 0.27 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure - Boarding: Yes - Roll by ethnicity: European 9 · Māori 1 - Phone: 03-3385089 - Email: annamccoy@halswellcollege.com - Contact: Stephen Evans - Website: https://www.otumatua.school.nz/ - Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/halswell/nash-road - Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/halswell ## Other schools near here - [Aidanfield Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/82-aidanfield-christian-school) — decile 8 · EQI 377 - [Oaklands Te Kura o Ōwaka](https://www.chch.live/school/3450-oaklands-te-kura-o-owaka) — decile 9 · EQI 410 - [Te Mātaitihi (Proposed opening date: 2027-01-01)](https://www.chch.live/school/554-te-mataitihi-proposed-opening-date-2027-01-01) — not rated - [Te Kōmanawa Rowley School](https://www.chch.live/school/3492-te-komanawa-rowley-school) — decile 1 · EQI 535 - [Wigram Primary School - Te Piki Kāhu](https://www.chch.live/school/3505-wigram-primary-school-te-piki-kahu) — decile 4 · EQI 392 - [Te Kura Tuarua o Horomaka Hillmorton High School](https://www.chch.live/school/339-te-kura-tuarua-o-horomaka-hillmorton-high-school) — decile 4 · EQI 467 - [Southern Health School](https://www.chch.live/school/1631-southern-health-school) — decile 1 · EQI 569 - [Te Kura o Mōkihi Spreydon School](https://www.chch.live/school/3512-te-kura-o-mokihi-spreydon-school) — decile 3 · EQI 453 ## 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. - [Mcmahon Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/984-mcmahon-reserve) — 139 m to its edge - [Nga Puna Wai](https://www.chch.live/park/989-nga-puna-wai) — Sports ground · 253 m to its edge - [Heathcote Esplanade Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1248-heathcote-esplanade-reserve) — 289 m to its edge - [Mariposa Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1779-mariposa-park) — 317 m to its edge - [Nga Puna Wai Southwest Entrance](https://www.chch.live/park/1467-nga-puna-wai-southwest-entrance) — 326 m to its edge - [Mariposa Drainage Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1743-mariposa-drainage-reserve) — 337 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. - [Mt Magdala Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/facility/cemetery-69) — Cemetery · 138 m ## The bus stop The nearest stop the Metro map carries — measured to the pin, not the gate. - Aidenfield (near McMahon Dr) — 211 m · route 60 ## The register nearby Heritage-register places within 300 m of the point — proximity, not a claim of place. - [Former Mount Magdala Chapel/ St John of God Chapel and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/162) — 26A Nash Road ## Under the ground The plans and surveys the site keeps, asked once of the ground — footprints and plan maps, not engineering findings. - [The liquefaction model grades it “Liquefaction Damage is Possible”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability) — the 2019 screening study What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.562158&lon=172.569358 ## Questions, answered briefly **What kind of school is Te Whānau o Ōtūmatua?** Specialist School · State · Co-Educational — in Halswell. **How many students does Te Whānau o Ōtūmatua have?** 10 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count. **What is Te Whānau o Ōtūmatua's Equity Index?** EQI 540 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2. **What is near Te Whānau o Ōtūmatua?** Mcmahon Reserve, Nga Puna Wai, Heathcote Esplanade Reserve and 3 more — green space within 400 m of the school’s point. Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=522 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026