There are 145 schools in Christchurch, New Zealand's second most-populous city, serving approximately 59,000 primary and secondary school students. Most schools are large urban schools based in the city of Christchurch itself, including some of the largest in the country, with several small rural primary schools and a combined primary/secondary school on Banks Peninsula.

In New Zealand schools, students begin formal education in Year 0 or Year 1 at the age of five depending on the school. Year 13 is the final year of formal education. The thirteen years of formal education are generally broken up into primary education (Years 1 to 8) and secondary education (Years 9 to 13). Generally, students complete Years 1 to 6 at a primary school and Years 9 to 13 at a secondary school. Years 7 and 8 may be taken at a primary school, secondary school, or a separate intermediate school. There are also composite schools which cover both primary and secondary education.

State schools are those fully funded by the government and at which no fees for tuition of domestic students (i.e. New Zealand citizens and permanent residents, and Australian citizens) can be charged, although a donation is commonly requested. A state integrated school is a former private school with a special character based on a religious or philosophical belief that has been integrated into the state system. Private schools charge fees to its students for tuition, as do state and state integrated schools for tuition of international students. In Christchurch, approximately 77 percent of students attend state schools, 15.5 percent attend state integrated schools, and 7.5 percent attend private schools.

The roll of each school changes frequently as students start school for the first time, move between schools, and graduate or drop out. The rolls given here are those provided by the Ministry of Education, and are based on figures from The Ministry of Education institution number links to Education Counts page for each school.

State schools State primary and intermediate schools

All state primary and intermediate schools in Christchurch (and New Zealand) are coeducational.

Name MOE Years Location Opened Roll Notes Addington School 3271 1–6 Addington 1881 Avonhead School 3287 1–8 Avonhead 1959 Banks Avenue School 3289 1–6 Dallington 1956 Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto 3291 1–8 Beckenham 1915 Belfast School 3292 1–8 Belfast 1878 Bishopdale School 3293 1–6 Bishopdale 1957 Breens Intermediate 3299 7–8 Bishopdale 1976 Bromley School 3302 1–6 Bromley 1880 Burnside Primary School 3305 1–6 Burnside 1956 Casebrook Intermediate 3309 7–8 Casebrook 1966 Cashmere Primary School 3310 1–8 Cashmere 1900 Chisnallwood Intermediate 3314 7–8 Avondale 1967 Christchurch East School 3317 1–8 Central City 1873 Christchurch South Intermediate 3318 7–8 Spreydon 1939 Cobham Intermediate 3323 7–8 Burnside 1963 Cotswold School 3324 1–6 Bishopdale 1968 Diamond Harbour School 3327 1–8 Diamond Harbour 1945 Duvauchelle School 3332 1–6 Duvauchelle 1860 Elmwood Normal School 3334 1–6 Merivale 1882 Gilberthorpe School 3346 1–6 Hei Hei 1957 Governors Bay School 3354 1–8 Governors Bay 1868 Halswell School 3366 1–8 Halswell 1864 Harewood School 3370 1–6 Harewood 1862 Heathcote Valley School 3371 1–8 Heathcote Valley 1860 Heaton Normal Intermediate 3372 7–8 Strowan 1948 Hoon Hay School 3379 1–6 Hoon Hay 1959 Hornby Primary School 3380 1–6 Hornby 1895 Ilam School 3384 1–6 Ilam 1950 Isleworth School 3385 1–6 Bishopdale 1962 Kirkwood Intermediate 3396 7–8 Upper Riccarton 1959 Knights Stream School 579 1–8 Halswell 2019 Linwood Avenue School 3413 1–6 Linwood 1928 Little River School 3418 1–8 Little River 1873 Lyttelton Primary School 686 1–8 Lyttelton 2014 Mairehau School 3425 1–8 Mairehau 1953 Marshland School 3429 1–8 Marshland 1888 Merrin School 3434 1–8 Avonhead 1966 Mount Pleasant School 3443 1–8 Mt Pleasant 1928 Ngutuawa School 3288 1–8 Woolston 2020 Northcote School 3449 1–6 Redwood 1960 Oaklands School 3450 1–8 Oaklands 1964 Okains Bay School 3452 1–8 Okains Bay 1872 Opawa School 3455 1–8 Opawa 1872 Ouruhia Model School 3464 1–8 Ouruhia 1914 Papanui School 3466 1–6 Papanui 1871 Paparoa Street School 3467 1–6 Papanui 1953 Parkview School 3470 1–8 Parklands 1977 Queenspark School 3479 1–8 Parklands 1977 Rawhiti School 696 1–8 North New Brighton 2015 Redcliffs School 3483 1–8 Redcliffs 1907 Redwood School 3484 1–6 Redwood 1969 Riccarton School 3485 1–8 Upper Riccarton 1873 Rowley Avenue School 3492 1–6 Hoon Hay 1973 Roydvale School 3493 1–6 Burnside 1967 Russley School 3496 1–8 Russley 1963 Shirley Intermediate 3503 7–8 Shirley 1934 Shirley Primary School 3504 1–6 Shirley 1916 Somerfield School 3506 1–6 Somerfield 1911 South Hornby School 3507 1–6 Hornby 1962 South New Brighton School 3508 1–8 South New Brighton 1922 Spreydon School 3512 1–6 Spreydon 1865 St Albans School 3518 1–6 St Albans 1873 St Martins School 3534 1–8 St Martins 1956 Sumner School 3546 1–8 Sumner 1876 Templeton School 3555 1–8 Templeton 1861 Te Waka Unua School 684 1–8 Woolston 2015 Thorrington School 3557 1–6 Cashmere 1958 Tūora Fendalton School 3338 1–6 Fendalton 1875 Waimairi School 3571 1–6 Strowan 1914 Wairakei School 3577 1–6 Bryndwr 1950 Waitākiri Primary School 685 1–6 Burwood 2014 Waltham School 3581 1–8 Waltham 1891 West Spreydon School 3588 1–6 Spreydon 1926 Westburn School 3589 1–8 Ilam 1962 Wharenui School 3591 1–8 Riccarton 1907 Whītau School 3415 1–6 Linwood 1908 Wigram Primary School 3505 1–6 Wigram 1955 Yaldhurst Model School 3602 1–8 Yaldhurst 1876

State secondary and composite schools

Name MOE Years Gender Location Opened Roll Notes Akaroa Area School 350 1–13 Coed Akaroa 1883 Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery 683 1–13 Coed Central City 2014 Designated Character (s156) Avonside Girls' High School 324 9–13 Girls North New Brighton 1919 Burnside High School 319 9–13 Coed Burnside 1960 Cashmere High School 340 9–13 Coed Somerfield 1956 Christchurch Boys' High School 327 9–13 Boys Fendalton 1881 Boarding Christchurch Girls' High School 328 9–13 Girls Riccarton 1877 Boarding Haeata Community Campus 704 1–13 Coed Wainoni 2017 Hagley College 336 9–13 Coed Central City 1858 Designated Character (s156) Hillmorton High School 339 7–13 Coed Hillmorton 1961 Hornby High School 338 7–13 Coed Hornby 1975 Mairehau High School 320 9–13 Coed Mairehau 1961 Papanui High School 316 9–13 Coed Papanui 1936 Riccarton High School 334 9–13 Coed Upper Riccarton 1958 Shirley Boys' High School 321 9–13 Boys North New Brighton 1957 TKKM o Te Whanau Tahi 1618 1–13 Coed Spreydon 1990 Kura Kaupapa Māori TKKM o Whakapūmau 4212 1–13 Coed Waltham Kura Kaupapa Māori Te Aratai College 337 7–13 Coed Phillipstown 1954 Te Pā o Rākaihautū 706 1–13 Coed Linwood 2015 Kura ā Iwi. Designated Character (s156)

State-integrated schools State-integrated schools are former private schools with a special character based on a religious or philosophical belief that has been integrated into the state system under the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act 1975. They were established in the early 1970s as a response to the near-collapse of the country's then private Catholic school system, which had run into financial difficulties. The majority of state-integrated schools in Christchurch (and New Zealand) continue to be Catholic schools.

State integrated schools charge "attendance dues" to cover the building and maintenance of school buildings, which are not owned by the government, but otherwise they like state schools cannot charge fees for tuition of domestic students but may request a donation.

Name MOE Years Gender Category Location Opened Roll Notes Aidanfield Christian School 82 1–10 Coed Christian Aidanfield Catholic Cathedral College 531 7–13 Coed Catholic Central City 1987 Christ The King School 3316 1–8 Coed Catholic Burnside 1959 Christchurch Adventist School 317 1–13 Coed Adventist Papanui 1925 Emmanuel Christian School 1168 1–10 Coed Christian Bishopdale Hillview Christian School 341 1–10 Coed Christian St Martins Marian College 343 9–13 Girls Catholic Central City 1982 Middleton Grange School 335 1–13 Coed Christian Upper Riccarton 1964 New Brighton Catholic School 3445 1–8 Coed Catholic New Brighton Our Lady of the Assumption School 3461 1–8 Coed Catholic Hoon Hay Our Lady of Victories School 3463 1–8 Coed Catholic Sockburn 1956 Rudolf Steiner School 419 1–13 Coed Waldorf Opawa 1975 Sacred Heart School 3270 1–8 Coed Catholic Addington 1877 Star of the Sea School 3544 1–8 Coed Catholic Sumner 1928 St Albans Catholic School 3517 1–6 Coed Catholic St Albans 1955 St Anne's School 3520 1–8 Coed Catholic Woolston St Bede's College 315 9–13 Boys Catholic Papanui 1911 Boarding St Bernadette's School 3521 1–8 Coed Catholic Hei Hei 1962 St Francis of Assisi Catholic School 738 1–8 Coed Catholic Mairehau 2016 St James School 3523 1–6 Coed Catholic Aranui 1965 St Joseph's School 3531 1–8 Coed Catholic Papanui St Mark's School 4135 1–8 Coed Anglican Opawa St Mary's School 3535 1–8 Coed Catholic Central City 1894 St Patrick's School 3537 1–8 Coed Catholic Bryndwr St Peter's School 3542 1–8 Coed Catholic Beckenham 1927 St Teresa's School 3543 1–8 Coed Catholic Riccarton St Thomas of Canterbury College 331 7–13 Boys Catholic Sockburn 1961 Tamariki School 4143 1–8 Coed Woolston 1966 Special Character school, based on principles of A.S. Neill Villa Maria College 326 7–13 Girls Catholic Upper Riccarton 1918

Private schools

Name MOE Years Gender Category Location Opened Roll Notes Cathedral Grammar School 368 1–8 Coed Anglican Central City 1881 Christ's College 330 9–13 Boys Anglican Central City 1850 Boarding Jean Seabrook Memorial School 2126 1–8 Coed Richmond Medbury School 4118 1–8 Boys Ilam 1923 Boarding Nova Montessori School 1582 1–8 Coed Montessori New Brighton 1988 Rangi Ruru Girls' School 325 7–13 Girls Presbyterian Merivale 1889 Boarding Selwyn House School 4138 1–8 Girls Merivale 1929 Seven Oaks School 610 1–8 Coed Halswell 2009 Seven Oaks Secondary School 695 9–13 Coed Halswell 2013 St Andrew's College 318 1–13 Coed Presbyterian Strowan 1917 Boarding St Margaret's College 333 1–13 Girls Anglican Merivale 1910 Boarding St Michael's Church School 4136 1–8 Coed Anglican Central City 1851

Special schools and teen parent units Name MOE Type Gender Location Authority Roll Notes Allenvale Special School and Residential Centre 3275 Intellectual impairments Coed Bryndwr State Ferndale School 3339 Intellectual impairments Coed Merivale State Halswell Residential College 522 Intellectual impairments Boys Aidanfield State Kimihia Parents' College 2761 Teen Parent Unit Woolston State Teen Parent Unit rolls are returned with their host school. In the case of Kimihia Parent's College, the host school is Linwood College. Kingslea School 518 Learning / Social Difficulties Coed Shirley State Southern Regional Health School 1631 Hospital school Coed Hillmorton State Ko Taku Reo 903 Deaf / Hearing-impaired Coed Sumner State

Former schools Aorangi School in Bryndwr closed on 27 January 2010, with pupils disbursing to other schools. Birch Grove School – closed and merged with Mairehau School, April 2004 Branston Intermediate, state intermediate at Hornby, closed in January 2014 as part of state school network review; Hornby High School added Years 7 and 8 as a result. In July 2017, South Hornby School relocated to the former school site. Burwood School, state contributing primary at Burwood, merged with Windsor School in January 2014 to form Waitakiri Primary School. Central New Brighton School, state full primary in New Brighton, merged with Freeville School and North New Brighton School in January 2015 to form Rawhiti School. Christchurch West High School, amalgamated with Technical High School in 1965 to become Hagley High School (now Hagley Community College)