St Mary's School (Christchurch)

St Mary's School (Christchurch) is a co-educational full primary school in Christchurch, within the Canterbury Region, operating in the state : integrated sector, with 127 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 397. The school has been open since 1894.

With 127 students on roll, St Mary's School (Christchurch) is a medium-sized school — larger than about 32% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 397, 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 66 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The largest group is Asian at 56.2%, with a meaningful European community at 30% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.04 (very low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.