Last updated October 2026
Cashmere High School is a state, co-educational secondary school for Years 9 to 13 at 172 Rose Street, Somerfield, Christchurch. It opened in 1956 and had 2,449 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes 11 suburbs in full and parts of 10 more, among them Allandale, Te Rāpaki-o-Te Rakiwhakaputa, Purau, Cracroft, Huntsbury and Beckenham; the zone map below shows the full boundary. Its site lists te reo Māori from Year 9 to Year 13, tikanga Māori for senior students, gifted and talented education, learning support, performing arts with annual productions, sport and overseas trips. It also runs Te Pukenga, a specialist unit for students with high or very high Ongoing Resourcing Scheme verification, and takes international students, who live with host families and get ESOL support as needed.
At a glance
- Principal
- John Stradwick
- Address
- 172 Rose Street, Somerfield, Christchurch
- Phone
- 03 332 9129
Home zone
Suburbs in the zone: all of Cracroft, Allandale, Governors Bay Christchurch, Cashmere, Diamond Harbour, Beckenham, Huntsbury, Purau, Somerfield Christchurch, St Martins and Te Rāpaki-o-Te Rakiwhakaputa.
Parts of Corsair Bay, Teddington, Charteris Bay, Hillsborough, Westmorland, Sydenham Christchurch, Spreydon Christchurch, Cass Bay, Hoon Hay and Kennedys Bush: check your street.
Zone boundaries are set by the school’s enrolment scheme and can change. Confirm your address with the school before you rely on it.
NCEA results
School leavers with NCEA Level 2 or above, compared with all New Zealand school leavers.
This school New Zealand
School leavers are students who left school that year, whatever year level they left from.
Who goes here
Share of the 2,449 students who identify with each group. Students can name more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
130 international students
MELAA: Middle Eastern, Latin American and African.
Stand-downs and suspensions
Cases per 1,000 students in 2025, adjusted for the ages of the school’s students, compared with all New Zealand schools.
These measure how a school responds to behaviour, and schools set their own thresholds, so they are not a measure of how students behave.
What ERO found
The Education Review Office’s latest report on the school is a School Evaluation Report from May 2025. ERO found that a large majority of students are engaged, make good progress and achieve at expected curriculum levels and in NCEA.
Almost all meet the NCEA literacy and numeracy requirements, most leave with at least NCEA Level 2, and students with additional learning needs are well supported. ERO described a broad curriculum, effective teaching backed by a clear teaching framework, and well-aligned systems for review and improvement.
ERO also noted that a small majority of students gain University Entrance, that significant gaps remain for Māori students at NCEA Level 1 and University Entrance, and that a majority attend school regularly, short of the Government’s target, with chronic absence not yet falling.
The agreed next steps are to lift attendance, raise University Entrance rates, make NCEA results fairer for Māori and Pacific students, and improve students’ access to guidance services.
Read the ERO reports for Cashmere High School
Enrolling
Cashmere High School has an enrolment scheme, so students who live in the home zone have the right to enrol and must provide proof of their address.
The school says that because of the size of its roll it is unlikely to accept out-of-zone students; any out-of-zone places are offered under the scheme, by ballot when there are more applicants than places.
The school publishes its enrolment criteria, key dates and an address check on its enrolment pages each year. Families of students who may suit Te Pukenga are asked to contact the school, and international students apply through its international pages.
Schools nearby
In Somerfield Christchurch
Cashmere High School is in Somerfield Christchurch. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Somerfield Christchurch guide →Questions parents ask
Is Cashmere High School zoned?
It has a home zone covering all of Cracroft, Allandale, Governors Bay Christchurch, Cashmere, Diamond Harbour, Beckenham, Huntsbury, Purau, Somerfield Christchurch, St Martins and Te Rāpaki-o-Te Rakiwhakaputa and parts of Corsair Bay, Teddington, Charteris Bay, Hillsborough, Westmorland, Sydenham Christchurch, Spreydon Christchurch, Cass Bay, Hoon Hay and Kennedys Bush.
What years does it teach?
Years 9 to 13.
How many students go there?
2,449 at 1 Sep 2026.
Does it ask for donations?
It may. It is not in the donation scheme, so it can ask families for donations.
What is its Equity Index?
413. The Ministry of Education’s Equity Index estimates the socio-economic barriers a school’s students face, from 344 (fewest) to 569 (most). It is used to share out funding, not as a measure of quality.
How did its school leavers do in NCEA?
In 2025, 87.7% of its school leavers had NCEA Level 2 or above, compared with 77.8% of all New Zealand school leavers.
Updated automatically when the Ministry publishes new data.
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Sources and data notes 1
- School facts: School details and roll: Ministry of Education school directory, 23 Oct 2026 (CC BY 4.0). Home zone: Ministry of Education enrolment zones (CC BY 4.0). NCEA results, roll history and stand-downs: Education Counts, school leavers 2023 to 2025, stand-downs 2025, rolls 2021 to 2025 (CC BY 4.0).