# Lyttelton Primary School

Full Primary · State · Lyttelton

https://www.chch.live/school/686-lyttelton-primary-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 9 · Current Equity Index: 424

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

## The record
- 34 Oxford Street, Lyttelton, 8841
- Roll: 134 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 2014
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.34 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 127 · Māori 15 · Asian 6 · MELAA 1
- Phone: 03-9290588
- Email: office@lyttelton.school.nz
- Contact: Jenny Felton
- Website: http://www.lyttelton.school.nz
- Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/lyttelton/oxford-street
- Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/lyttelton

## Enrolment zone
- Lyttelton Primary School — in force from 2014-05-05 · 10 km²
- Covers: Cass Bay, Corsair Bay, Lyttelton

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

## Other schools near here
- [Heathcote Valley School](https://www.chch.live/school/3371-heathcote-valley-school) — decile 9 · EQI 424
- [Diamond Harbour School](https://www.chch.live/school/3327-diamond-harbour-school) — decile 10 · EQI 412
- [Ko Taku Reo - Deaf Education New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/school/903-ko-taku-reo-deaf-education-new-zealand) — EQI 516
- [Sumner School](https://www.chch.live/school/3546-sumner-school) — decile 10 · EQI 382
- [Our Lady Star of the Sea School (Christchurch)](https://www.chch.live/school/3544-our-lady-star-of-the-sea-school-christchurch) — decile 10 · EQI 401
- [Mt Pleasant School](https://www.chch.live/school/3443-mt-pleasant-school) — decile 10 · EQI 393
- [Te Raekura Redcliffs School](https://www.chch.live/school/3483-te-raekura-redcliffs-school) — decile 10 · EQI 400
- [Mastery Schools New Zealand - Arapaki](https://www.chch.live/school/3680-mastery-schools-new-zealand-arapaki) — EQI 434

## 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.
- [Oxford Street Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1159-oxford-street-reserve) — Botanic · 21 m to its edge
- [Sumner Road Gardens](https://www.chch.live/park/977-sumner-road-gardens) — 90 m to its edge
- [Baden Norris Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/971-baden-norris-reserve) — 112 m to its edge
- [Albion Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1579-albion-square) — Botanic · 208 m to its edge
- [Urumau Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1416-urumau-reserve) — Regional · 232 m to its edge
- [Sutton Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1187-sutton-reserve) — Botanic · 386 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.
- [Lyttelton Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/facility/cemetery-67) — Cemetery · 162 m
- [Lyttelton Service Centre](https://www.chch.live/facility/service-centre-9) — Service centre · 181 m
- [Lyttelton Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-37) — Library · 202 m
- [Lyttelton Anglican Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/facility/cemetery-73) — Cemetery · 345 m

## The bus stop
The nearest stop the Metro map carries — measured to the pin, not the gate.
- Oxford Street near Winchester Street — passes the gate · routes 8, 155

## The register nearby
Heritage-register places within 300 m of the point — proximity, not a claim of place.
- [Former Warder's House and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/344) — 39 Oxford Street
- [Cobblestone Gutters and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/402)
- [Former Lyttelton Gaol Site](https://www.chch.live/place/338) — 26D Oxford Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/406) — 3 Winchester Street
- [Former Lyttelton Police Station Cells and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/339) — 5 Sumner Road
- [Former Court Queen of the Isles Foresters' Lodge Hall and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/360) — 26 St Davids Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/361) — 28 St Davids Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/411) — 32 St Davids Street

## The reports nearby
1,743 reports pinned within 250 m of the point — a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/9033390) — 5C Norwich Quay, Banks Peninsula, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9032668) — 26E Oxford St, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/9019163) — 26 Oxford St, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9005341) — 2 London Street, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9001841) — 14 Canterbury St, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8978315) — 25 Canterbury Street, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8955564) — 2 London Street, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8955506) — Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8955490) — Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8950170) — 34 St Davids St, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8918219) — 54 Oxford St, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8918200) — 54 Oxford St, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand

## Under the ground
The plans and surveys the site keeps, asked once of the ground — footprints and plan maps, not engineering findings.
- [Under the hill country’s watch band](https://www.chch.live/slope) — the plan’s broad instability overlay
- [The rockfall survey counts 27 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders) — 9 came down · 4 wobble easy

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.602344&lon=172.723168

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Lyttelton Primary School?**

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Lyttelton Primary School have?**

134 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is Lyttelton Primary School's Equity Index?**

EQI 424 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

**Does Lyttelton Primary School have an enrolment zone?**

1 zone polygon on record — it covers Cass Bay, Corsair Bay, Lyttelton. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=686 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026
