Cashmere High School

Christchurch · Canterbury Region

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Co-Educational · Major urban area · Enrolment scheme

Cashmere High School at a glance

Cashmere High School is a co-educational secondary (year 9-15) school in Christchurch, within the Canterbury Region, operating in the state sector, with 2,450 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 413. The school has been open since 1956.

With 2,450 students on roll, Cashmere High School is a one of the largest school — larger than about 100% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 413, which is well below the national average of 463. A lower Equity Index signals less socio-economic need in the school's community than the national norm. The gap of 50 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The largest group is European at 72.7%, with a meaningful Asian community at 15.3% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.14 (low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 1,99872.7%

Pasifika 582.1%

Asian 42015.3%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 993.6%

Other 441.6%

International 1304.7%

European 1,998 · 72.7%

Pasifika 58 · 2.1%

Asian 420 · 15.3%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 99 · 3.6%

Other 44 · 1.6%

International 130 · 4.7%

Total roll recorded: 2,450 students. Percentages are calculated from the 2026 roll census and may not sum to exactly 100% because of rounding and students who decline to state an ethnicity.

Roll in context

2,450Students on rollLarger than 100% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

413Equity IndexBelow national mean of 463

0.93Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.14Isolation indexlow isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeSecondary (Year 9-15)
YearsYears 9–15
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
SettingMajor urban area
Territorial authorityChristchurch City
Education regionCanterbury, Chatham Islands
Regional councilCanterbury Region
Enrolment schemeYes — has an in-zone entitlement
BoardingDay school only
Language of instructionAll students taught in English/other setting
Cohort entryNo — individual entry
DonationsDonations may be requested
Opened1956
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaSomerfield West
WardCashmere Ward
General electorateBanks Peninsula
Māori electorate—

Location

Canterbury Region

Christchurch 43.5646° S · 172.6239° E

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