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Holy Family Parish (Christchurch West) Schools’ enrolment schemes
We are working with Our Lady of Victories and St Teresa’s School (Riccarton) to establish new enrolment schemes and with St Bernadette’s School (Hornby) to establish an enrolment scheme amendment.
The consultation for St Teresa’s School (Riccarton) has been extended until 15 August. The consultation for Our Lady of Victories and St Bernadette’s School (Hornby) closes on 25 July.
help the Boards of these schools to manage situations where there is more demand for enrolments than there are places available within their maximum roll
provide a fair and transparent processes for enrolment
make sure we are making the best use of schooling facilities across the Catholic Education Network in Christchurch.
If there is, or is likely to be, more applicants for enrolment at a State integrated school than there are places available, the Ministry of Education must establish an enrolment scheme for the school.
State integrated schools are not required to have a home zone but must accord priority to applicants for whom the school is a reasonably convenient school.
These proposed enrolment schemes identify areas of reasonable convenience for each school in the form of Primary and Secondary Qualifying Parishes.
It is proposed that applicants who reside in a Primary Qualifying Parish will be prioritised above applicants who reside in a Secondary Qualifying Parish and these applicants will be prioritised above applicants who live outside a Qualifying Parish.
This is a format that has been consulted upon and agreed with the Catholic Education Office.
The proposals include an "Additional Entitlement to Enrol" provision. This provision proposes that Preference Applicants who are siblings of students enrolled at the date that the enrolment scheme is implemented by the school's Board will be considered as if they reside within the school’s catchment.
Read the details of this provision within the proposed enrolment schemes and provide specific feedback if this affects you.
These enrolment scheme amendments are proposed to commence from 01 January 2026.
All students who are already enrolled at these schools before the enrolment scheme amendments commence are entitled to stay at the school at which they are currently enrolled.
It is important that we hear and understand community perspectives before we establish these enrolment scheme amendments, especially the design of the enrolment categories and priorities.
This consultation process is about enrolment schemes, which determines the entitlement to enrol. See the frequently asked questions for definitions of pre-enrolment and enrolment.
Map of Holy Family Parish with Local Primary School Parishes
Primary Qualifying Parish: The former Parish of Our Lady of Victories, Sockburn
Starting from the intersection of Old West Coast Road and Chattertons Road:
North west along the east side of Chattertons Road to 580 Chattertons Road
East across country to the terminus of Conservators Road
South along both sides of Conservators Road to Savills Road
East along Savills Road to Pound Road
South east across country to the northern corner of Grays Rd
South east along Grays Road to Avonhead Road
South east and south along the south west side of Avonhead Road to Maidstone Road
East along the south side of Maidstone Road to Ilam Road
South along the west side of Ilam Road to Riccarton Road
West along the north side of Riccarton Road to Middleton Road
South along the west side of Middleton Road to Blenheim Road
West along the north side of Blenheim Road to Annex Road
South east along the west side of Annex Road to Wigram Road
South west along the north side of Wigram Road to Curletts Road (SH 73)
South along the west side of Curletts Road (SH 73) to the Christchurch Southern Motorway (SH 76)
West along the north side of the Christchurch Southern Motorway (SH 76) to Halswell Junction Road (SH 76)
North west along the east side of Halswell Junction Road to Springs Road
North east along the east side of Springs Road to Garvins Road
North west along the east side of Garvins Road to Main South Road
Due north west along the east side to the intersection of Carmen Road (SH 1) and Buchanans Road
North east along the east side of Carmen Road (SH 1) to Steadman Road
North east along the east side of Steadman Road to Yaldhurst Road (SH 73)
North west along the north side of Yaldhurst Road (SH 73) to West Coast Road (SH 73)
West along the north side of West Coast Road (SH 73) to Buchanans Road
North west along the north side of Buchanans Road to Old West Coast Road
North west along the north side of Old West Coast Road to Chattertons Road.
Primary Qualifying Parish: The former Parish of St Bernadette’s, Hornby
Starting from the intersection of Halswell Junction Road and Shands Road:
South west along the north side of Shands Road to Hamptons Road
North west along the east side of Hamptons Road to Waterholes Road
North west along the east side of Waterholes Road to Dawsons Road
North west along the east side of Dawsons Road to Chattertons Road
North west then North along the east side of Chattertons Road to Old West Coast Road
South east along the south side of Old West Coast Road to Buchanans Road
South east along the south side of Buchanans Road to West Coast Road (SH 73)
East along the south side of West Coast Road (SH 73) to Yaldhurst Road (SH 73)
South east along the south side of Yaldhurst Road (SH 73) to Steadman Road
South west along the west side of Steadman Road to Carmen Road (SH 1)
South west along the west side of Carmen Road (SH 1) to Buchanans Road
Due south east on the west side from the intersection of Carmen Road (SH 1) and Buchanans Road to the intersection of Main South Road and Garvins Road
South east along the west side of Garvins Road to Springs Road
South west along the west side of Springs Road to Halswell Junction Road
North west along the east side of Halswell Junction Road to Shands Road.
Primary Qualifying Parish: The former Parish of St Teresa, Riccarton
Starting from the intersection of Blenheim Road and Middleton Road:
North along the east side of Middleton Road to Riccarton Road
East along the south side of Riccarton Road to Ilam Road
North along the east side of Ilam Road to Creyke Road
East along the south side of Creyke Road to Clyde Road
North along the east side of Clyde Road to Fendalton Road
East along the south side of Fendalton Road to Deans Avenue
South along the west side of Deans Avenue to the traffic lights south of Mayfair Street on Deans Avenue
Due west along the north side of the cycleway to the intersection between Blenheim Road and Manderville Street
West along the north side of Blenheim Road to Middleton Road.
Our Lady of Victories proposed enrolment scheme 