St Michael's Church School

Full Primary · Private : Fully Registered

Year levels: 1–8
Total roll: 126
Enrolment zone: No
Gender: Co-Educational

Every one of the 293 schools in Canterbury Region with a published location. St Michael's Church School is the marked one. Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0

Where is it, and how do I get in touch?

Address: 249 Durham Street, Christchurch Central, Christchurch
Territorial authority: Christchurch City
Phone: 03-3799790
Email: principal@saintmichaels.co.nz
Website: http://www.saintmichaels.school.nz
Directions: Get directions

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What would the day look like?

The practical things this school states on its own website — the hours, the uniform, the term dates, and how children get there. These are the school’s own words, not the Ministry’s record and not ERO’s.

What does the school say about itself?

Quoted, not summarised. Every school describes itself well, so this is here to be read as the school’s own case rather than as a finding — and a school that states nothing simply has no row.

Quoted from this school’s own website, as we read it on 13 August 2026. A web page carries no date of its own, so that is the day we read it — not a statement that any of this is still the case. Each line quotes the words it came from.

In their words: St Michael’s is a Christian community providing quality education and empowering learners to be compassionate, responsible, resourceful citizens.

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What is on offer beyond the classroom?

The sports, arts, clubs and groups this school names on its own website. Not a complete list of what any school offers, and not a count — a school that names more here has written more down, which is not the same as doing more.

On offer: swimmingThe school has championships in swimming, cross-country and athletics
cross-countryThe school has championships in swimming, cross-country and athletics
athleticsThe school has championships in swimming, cross-country and athletics
gymnastics eventsPupils also compete in the winter tournament and gymnastics events.
Beach EdStudents participate in Beach Ed, Surf Safe, First Aid, Orienteering and Sailing.
Surf SafeStudents participate in Beach Ed, Surf Safe, First Aid, Orienteering and Sailing.
OrienteeringStudents participate in Beach Ed, Surf Safe, First Aid, Orienteering and Sailing.
SailingStudents participate in Beach Ed, Surf Safe, First Aid, Orienteering and Sailing.
Tough Kids' ChallengeThey enter the Tough Kids' Challenge, participate in climbing, biking as well as High and Low Ropes at Orton Bradley Park.
climbingThey enter the Tough Kids' Challenge, participate in climbing, biking as well as High and Low Ropes at Orton Bradley Park.
bikingThey enter the Tough Kids' Challenge, participate in climbing, biking as well as High and Low Ropes at Orton Bradley Park.
High and Low RopesThey enter the Tough Kids' Challenge, participate in climbing, biking as well as High and Low Ropes at Orton Bradley Park.
Independent Schools' Ski RacingEach year, St Michael's team enter the Independent Schools' Ski Racing, a slalom event at Porters Heights.

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Who goes here?

Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.

European: 83
Māori: 8
Pacific: 0
Asian: 55
MELAA: 4
Other: 0
International: 0

Roll by year level and age

Shown as context, not ranked, not compared to any average. As at 30 June 2026, from the same annual return as the roll count above.

By year level
	Māori	Asian	MELAA	Other	European/ Pākehā	Total
Year 01	0	11	0	0	8	16
Year 02	0	9	2	0	12	19
Year 03	1	10	0	0	15	19
Year 04	3	10	1	0	7	16
Year 05	1	9	0	0	10	18
Year 06	1	9	0	1	17	24
Year 07	2	7	0	0	9	16
Year 08	1	7	0	0	12	19
Total	9	72	3	1	90	147

By age
	Māori	Asian	MELAA	Other	European/ Pākehā	Total
Age 05	0	8	0	0	5	11
Age 06	0	11	2	0	13	22
Age 07	1	11	0	0	15	19
Age 08	2	10	1	0	8	17
Age 09	2	8	0	0	9	16
Age 10	1	10	0	0	19	26
Age 11	2	7	0	1	9	17
Age 12	1	4	0	0	9	13
Age 13	0	3	0	0	3	6
Total	9	72	3	1	90	147

Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0

About the school

Equity Index (EQI): not applicable
Boarding: No
Language of instruction: All students taught in English/other setting
Urban / rural: Major urban area
Date opened: 16 November 1858

The Equity Index is used by the Ministry to allocate equity funding. It describes the socio-economic barriers a school’s students face, not how good the school is. How the Equity Index works

What did ERO find?

The Education Review Office reviews every school and publishes what it finds in full. We quote ERO’s report here, section by section, in ERO’s own words and order, and link to it. We do not summarise a report, pick a line out of one, or turn one into a score. How ERO reviews schools

Reports ERO holds: 2
Last reviewed: 29 July 2024
Latest report: St Michael’s Church School July 2024
Report type: not reported
Board assurance: not reported

The roll ERO recorded, and when

ERO writes a roll into each report it publishes: a count taken for that report, on the day shown, by the review team that was there. The Ministry of Education’s current roll for this school is 126 — the figure at the top of this page, and the one to use for how big the school is now. These are a different measurement by a different body, so they will rarely agree, and a difference between them is not a change in the school.

May 2019
85
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 18 June 2019

This is one count taken for one report. It says what the roll was on that day, and nothing about how the roll has moved.

Read the full report on ero.govt.nz →

All 2 reports ERO holds for this school

ERO reviews a school every few years — around four years between reviews is the usual cycle — so an older date here reflects where a school sits in that cycle, not how it is doing.

Source: Education Review Office, CC BY 4.0.

Roll date: 30 June 2026 (2026).