Chisnallwood Intermediate

Christchurch · Canterbury Region

Intermediate · State · Co-Educational · Major urban area · Enrolment scheme

Chisnallwood Intermediate at a glance

Chisnallwood Intermediate is a co-educational intermediate school in Christchurch, within the Canterbury Region, operating in the state sector, with 411 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 482. The school has been open since 1967.

With 411 students on roll, Chisnallwood Intermediate is a large school — larger than about 74% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 482, which is close to the national average of 463. That means the roll faces a broadly typical level of socio-economic challenge compared with schools across Aotearoa.

78.4% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Pasifika descent make up 13.6%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.2 (low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 33378.4%

Pasifika 5813.6%

Asian 204.7%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 92.1%

Other 10.2%

International 40.9%

European 333 · 78.4%

Pasifika 58 · 13.6%

Asian 20 · 4.7%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 9 · 2.1%

Other 1 · 0.2%

International 4 · 0.9%

Total roll recorded: 411 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

411Students on rollLarger than 74% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

482Equity IndexAbove national mean of 463

0.75Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.2Isolation indexlow isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeIntermediate
YearsYears 7–8
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 should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened1967
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaAvondale (Christchurch City)
WardBurwood Ward
General electorateChristchurch East
Māori electorate—

Location

Canterbury Region

Christchurch 43.5098° S · 172.6890° E

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About this data

School #3314 is drawn from the New Zealand Ministry of Education school directory export dated 1 September 2026, with roll and ethnicity figures recorded at the same snapshot. Equity Index, isolation index, enrolment scheme and boarding fields are as published by the Ministry. Qualification attainment statistics on this site come from Education Counts releases.

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