# Birkdale Primary School

Contributing · State · Birkdale, Auckland

https://www.chch.live/school/1230-birkdale-primary-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 5 · Current Equity Index: 473

*Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.*

## The record
- 10 Salisbury Road, Birkdale, Auckland, 0626
- Roll: 193 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1894
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.17, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Roll by ethnicity: European 79 · Māori 79 · Pacific 57 · Asian 34 · MELAA 9
- Phone: 09-4837767
- Email: office@birkdaleprimary.school.nz
- Contact: Natasha Teinakore
- Website: http://www.birkdaleprimary.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Birkdale Primary School, in force from 2021-07-01 · 1 km²

*Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.*

## Other schools near here
- [Birkenhead College](https://www.chch.live/school/31-birkenhead-college), decile 6 · EQI 464
- [Birkdale Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1228-birkdale-intermediate), decile 6 · EQI 455
- [Kauri Park School](https://www.chch.live/school/1327-kauri-park-school), decile 7 · EQI 384
- [Verran Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1543-verran-primary-school), decile 8 · EQI 401
- [Birkdale North School](https://www.chch.live/school/1229-birkdale-north-school), decile 5 · EQI 427
- [Beach Haven School](https://www.chch.live/school/1223-beach-haven-school), decile 4 · EQI 434
- [Windy Ridge School](https://www.chch.live/school/1575-windy-ridge-school), decile 7 · EQI 387
- [Chelsea School](https://www.chch.live/school/1244-chelsea-school), decile 10 · EQI 352

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.800327&lon=174.703494

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Birkdale Primary School?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Birkdale.

**How many students does Birkdale Primary School have?**

193 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is Birkdale Primary School's Equity Index?**

EQI 473, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

**Does Birkdale Primary School have an enrolment zone?**

1 zone polygon on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1230 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026