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Rāwhiti School

Full Primary · State · North New Brighton, Christchurch

551 students on the roll in North New Brighton · EQI 478 · an enrolment scheme in place.

Rāwhiti School, a vibrant and welcoming Year 0–8 kura in the heart of Brighton. — rawhiti.school.nz

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 3. Current Equity Index: 478. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 150 Leaver Terrace, North New Brighton, Christchurch, 8083 — the street’s record
  • Its suburb: North New Brighton — the suburb’s own record
  • Roll: 551 (September 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 2015
  • An enrolment scheme is in place.
  • Isolation index 0.28 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
  • Cohort entry: Yes
  • Phone: 03-3889519
  • Email: admin@rawhiti.school.nz
  • Contact: Jody Hohaia-O’Sullivan
  • Website: rawhiti.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 414 · 75%
Māori 201 · 36%
Pacific 53 · 10%
Asian 39 · 7%
MELAA 7 · 1%
Other 1 · 0%

Students may identify with more than one group — the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Enrolment zone

  • Rawhiti School — in force from 2017-01-01 · 5 km²

It covers: New Brighton, North New Brighton.

Indicative only — the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary. Confirm with the school before relying on it.

Other schools near here

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.

The bus stop

The nearest stop the Metro map carries — measured to the school’s pin, not its gate.

  • Keyes Rd — 225 m · route 60

The reports nearby

154 reports pinned within 250 m of the school’s point — most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 120 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the school.

  • Damaged Street Sign — 96E Marriotts Road, North New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 20 June 2026
  • Pavement - General — 152 Leaver Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 19 May 2026
  • Abandoned Vehicle — 103 Marriotts Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 16 May 2026
  • Street Gutters / Storm Water — 100 Leaver Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 17 October 2025
  • Damaged Street Sign — 101 Leaver Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 31 August 2025
  • Water General — 99 Marriotts Road, North New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 17 August 2025
  • Hazard — vehicle — 30 Leverett Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 18 July 2025
  • Abandoned Vehicle — 30 Leverett Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 18 July 2025
  • Abandoned Vehicle — 17 Leverett Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 17 July 2025
  • Accessibility — 7/31 Grantley Street, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 17 July 2025
  • Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa — 150B Leaver Terrace, North New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 5 July 2025
  • Water Leak — 152 Leaver Terrace, North New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 10 April 2025

Under the ground

The plans and surveys the site keeps, asked once of the school’s ground — footprints and plan maps, not engineering findings.

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

What kind of school is Rāwhiti School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational — in North New Brighton.

How many students does Rāwhiti School have?

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

What is Rāwhiti School's Equity Index?

EQI 478 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3.

Does Rāwhiti School have an enrolment zone?

1 zone polygon on record — it covers New Brighton, North New Brighton. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.