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Burnside High School

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Burnside, Christchurch

2,736 students on the roll in Burnside · EQI 416 · an enrolment scheme in place.

Burnside High School — from the school’s own website
From the school’s own website.
Burnside High School is a successful and highly regarded school. Being one of the largest secondary schools in New Zealand affords our students a wealth of opportunities in all aspects of their learning. — burnside.school.nz

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 8. Current Equity Index: 416. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 151 Greers Road, Burnside, Christchurch, 8440 — the street’s record
  • Its suburb: Burnside — the suburb’s own record
  • Roll: 2,736 (September 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations may be requested
  • Opened 1960
  • An enrolment scheme is in place.
  • Isolation index 0.21 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Phone: 03-3588383
  • Email: admin@burnside.school.nz
  • Contact: Scott Haines
  • Website: burnside.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 1,266 · 46%
Māori 193 · 7%
Pacific 116 · 4%
Asian 1,407 · 51%
MELAA 108 · 4%
Other 21 · 1%
International 169 · 6%

Students may identify with more than one group — the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Enrolment zone

  • Burnside High School — in force from 2022-01-01 · 30 km²

It covers: Bryndwr, Burnside, Christchurch Airport, Fendalton, Ilam, Merivale, Strowan — and the fringes of Avonhead, Bishopdale, Christchurch Central, Harewood, Papanui.

Indicative only — the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary. Confirm with the school before relying on it.

Other schools near here

The green nearby

Parks whose drawn outline sits within 400 m — measured to the outline itself, so a school on a big reserve’s edge still counts.

The bus stop

The nearest stop the Metro map carries — measured to the school’s pin, not its gate.

  • Burnside High School — 120 m · route Oa

The reports nearby

293 reports pinned within 250 m of the school’s point — most often Trees & parks and Graffiti & vandalism, 240 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the school.

Under the ground

The plans and surveys the site keeps, asked once of the school’s ground — footprints and plan maps, not engineering findings.

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 October 2026.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Burnside High School?

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Co-Educational — in Burnside.

How many students does Burnside High School have?

2,736 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count.

What is Burnside High School's Equity Index?

EQI 416 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

Does Burnside High School have an enrolment zone?

1 zone polygon on record — it covers Bryndwr, Burnside, Christchurch Airport and 4 more suburbs (+ fringes). The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.