St Francis of Assisi Catholic School
Full Primary · State : Integrated · Mairehau, Christchurch
476 students on the roll in Mairehau · EQI 408 · an enrolment scheme in place.
Choosing to be an innovative, Catholic learning community that inspires and empowers learners to succeed. — stfrancischch.school.nz
Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8. Current Equity Index: 408. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.
The record
- 370 Innes Road, Mairehau, Christchurch, 8052 — the street’s record
- Its suburb: Mairehau — the suburb’s own record
- Roll: 476 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 2016
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.13 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Phone: 03-595 0730
- Email: admin@stfrancischch.school.nz
- Contact: Joanne Earl
- Website: stfrancischch.school.nz
Who the roll is
Students may identify with more than one group — the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.
Enrolment zone
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic School — in force from 2027-01-01 · 52 km²
It covers: Avonside, Bottle Lake, Burwood, Dallington, Mairehau, North New Brighton, Parklands, Richmond, Shirley, Waimairi Beach — and the fringes of Avondale, Edgeware, Linwood, Marshland, 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
- Mairehau Primary School — decile 6 · EQI 466 · 203 m
- Mairehau High School — decile 4 · EQI 510 · 974 m
St Albans School — decile 8 · EQI 414 · 1.1 km
St Albans Catholic School (Christchurch) — decile 9 · EQI 394 · 1.2 km- Te Hiwa Shirley Primary School — decile 3 · EQI 494 · 1.4 km
Paparoa Street School — decile 10 · EQI 398 · 1.6 km- Te Oraka — decile 4 · EQI 505 · 2.0 km
St Andrew's College (Christchurch) — private — not rated · 2.0 km
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.
- Dudley Creek Waterway · 350 m to its edge
The bus stop
The nearest stop the Metro map carries — measured to the school’s pin, not its gate.
- Innes Rd near Nancy Ave — 62 m · route Oc
The reports nearby
275 reports pinned within 250 m of the school’s point — most often Roads & footpaths and Water & drains, 235 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the school.
Poles and Signage - General — 422 Innes Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand · 5 October 2026
Damaged Road — 19 Ethne Street, Mairehau, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 18 September 2026
Pavement - Damaged — 1 Patrick Street, Mairehau, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 12 September 2026
Accessibility — Kensington Ave near Innes Rd, Mairehau, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 12 September 2026
Street Gutters / Storm Water — 16 Nancy Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 9 September 2026
Hazard — vehicle — 398 Innes Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand · 31 August 2026
Dumped Rubbish — 24 Norah St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 27 August 2026
Fallen Tree — 24–26 Norah St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 19 August 2026
Abandoned Vehicle — 7 Ethne St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 9 August 2026
Water Leak — 277 Innes Road, Mairehau, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand · 28 July 2026- Animal - Domestic — 8 Ethne St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 15 July 2026
Water Leak — 24 Norah St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand · 12 July 2026
Under the ground
The plans and surveys the site keeps, asked once of the school’s ground — footprints and plan maps, not engineering findings.
- On the plan’s flood map — Dudley Creek — the managed reach
- The liquefaction model grades it “Medium Liquefaction Vulnerability” — the 2019 screening study
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
Full Primary · State : Integrated · Co-Educational — in Mairehau.
476 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count.
EQI 408 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.
1 zone polygon on record — it covers Avonside, Bottle Lake, Burwood and 7 more suburbs (+ fringes). The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.