He Tīwai Mātauranga Heaton Normal Intermediate

Christchurch · Canterbury Region

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

He Tīwai Mātauranga Heaton Normal Intermediate at a glance

He Tīwai Mātauranga Heaton Normal Intermediate is a co-educational intermediate school in Christchurch, within the Canterbury Region, operating in the state sector, with 541 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 407. The school has been open since 1948.

With 541 students on roll, He Tīwai Mātauranga Heaton Normal Intermediate is a large school — larger than about 83% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 407, 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 56 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The largest group is European at 65.6%, with a meaningful Asian community at 24.1% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.11 (low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 40065.6%

Pasifika 223.6%

Asian 14724.1%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 243.9%

Other 61.0%

International 111.8%

European 400 · 65.6%

Pasifika 22 · 3.6%

Asian 147 · 24.1%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 24 · 3.9%

Other 6 · 1.0%

International 11 · 1.8%

Total roll recorded: 541 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

541Students on rollLarger than 83% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

407Equity IndexBelow national mean of 463

0.98Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.11Isolation 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 may be requested
Opened1948
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaStrowan
WardFendalton Ward
General electorateIlam
Māori electorate—

Location

Canterbury Region

Christchurch 43.5104° S · 172.6154° E

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