# Te Pā o Rākaihautū

Composite · State · Linwood, Christchurch

https://www.chch.live/school/706-te-pa-o-rakaihautu

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 517

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

## The record
- 7 McLean Street, Linwood, Christchurch, 8013
- Roll: 205 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 2015
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.1 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: All students taught in te reo Māori
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Roll by ethnicity: European 76 · Māori 196 · Pacific 44 · Asian 5 · MELAA 1
- Address record: https://www.chch.live/linwood/7-mclean-street
- Phone: 03-3810899
- Email: tepa@rakaihautu.com
- Contact: Terina Tahau (Acting)
- Website: http://www.rakaihautu.com
- Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/linwood/mclean-street
- Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/linwood

## Other schools near here
- [Whītau School](https://www.chch.live/school/3415-whitau-school) — decile 2 · EQI 513
- [Te Huarahi Linwood Avenue School](https://www.chch.live/school/3413-te-huarahi-linwood-avenue-school) — decile 2 · EQI 499
- [Te Aratai College](https://www.chch.live/school/337-te-aratai-college) — decile 3 · EQI 507
- [Te Ahuwai Bromley School](https://www.chch.live/school/3302-te-ahuwai-bromley-school) — decile 3 · EQI 513
- [Kingslea School](https://www.chch.live/school/518-kingslea-school) — decile 1 · EQI 569
- [Kimihia Parents' College](https://www.chch.live/school/2761-kimihia-parents-college) — decile 1 · EQI 569
- [Te Waka Unua School](https://www.chch.live/school/684-te-waka-unua-school) — decile 2 · EQI 509
- [Christchurch East School](https://www.chch.live/school/3317-christchurch-east-school) — decile 3 · EQI 454

## 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.
- [Worcester Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1001-worcester-reserve) — 142 m to its edge
- [Worcester Corner Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1500-worcester-corner-reserve) — 348 m to its edge
- [Every park on the roll](https://www.chch.live/parks)

## The bus stop
The nearest stop the Metro map carries — measured to the pin, not the gate.
- Eastgate Mall (Buckleys Rd) — 357 m · routes 140, 5, 80, Or

## The reports nearby
500 reports pinned within 250 m of the point — a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9043952) — 635 Worcester Street, Linwood, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9042956) — 45B Surrey St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9018048) — 635 Worcester Street, Linwood, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand
- [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8886144) — 43 Norwich Street, Linwood, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand
- [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8859447) — 38 Norwich Street, Linwood, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8816745) — 649 Worcester Street, Linwood, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8816744) — 649 Worcester Street, Linwood, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8749129) — 44 Surrey Street, Linwood, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8729152) — 30 Norwich Street, Linwood, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8623072) — 628A Worcester Street, Linwood, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8548512) — 43 Norwich Street, Linwood, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8499532) — 40 Norwich Street, Linwood, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand

## Under the ground
The plans and surveys the site keeps, asked once of the ground — footprints and plan maps, not engineering findings.
- [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard) — Avon River — the managed reach
- [The liquefaction model grades it “Medium Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability) — the 2019 screening study

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.52931&lon=172.672461

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Te Pā o Rākaihautū?**

Composite · State · Co-Educational — in Linwood.

**How many students does Te Pā o Rākaihautū have?**

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

**What is Te Pā o Rākaihautū's Equity Index?**

EQI 517 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

**Does Te Pā o Rākaihautū have an enrolment zone?**

An enrolment scheme on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=706 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026
