# Burnside High School Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Burnside, Christchurch https://www.chch.live/school/319-burnside-high-school ## 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 - 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 - Roll by ethnicity: European 1266 · Māori 193 · Pacific 116 · Asian 1407 · MELAA 108 · Other 21 · International 169 - Address record: https://www.chch.live/burnside/151-greers-road - Phone: 03-3588383 - Email: admin@burnside.school.nz - Contact: Scott Haines - Website: http://www.burnside.school.nz - Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/burnside/greers-road - Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/burnside ## Enrolment zone - Burnside High School — in force from 2022-01-01 · 30 km² - 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.* ## Other schools near here - [Christ The King School (Burnside)](https://www.chch.live/school/3316-christ-the-king-school-burnside) — decile 8 · EQI 369 - [Wairarapa Cobham Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3323-wairarapa-cobham-intermediate) — decile 8 · EQI 405 - [Tuia Burnside Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/3305-tuia-burnside-primary-school) — decile 4 · EQI 437 - [Westburn Te Kura O Hereora](https://www.chch.live/school/3589-westburn-te-kura-o-hereora) — decile 9 · EQI 383 - [Wairakei School (Christchurch)](https://www.chch.live/school/3577-wairakei-school-christchurch) — decile 6 · EQI 478 - [Tūora Fendalton School](https://www.chch.live/school/3338-tuora-fendalton-school) — decile 10 · EQI 371 - [Merrin School Ngā Whetū Kohara](https://www.chch.live/school/3434-merrin-school-nga-whetu-kohara) — decile 8 · EQI 398 - [Te Kura o Te Mātāpuna Isleworth School](https://www.chch.live/school/3385-te-kura-o-te-matapuna-isleworth-school) — decile 5 · EQI 466 ## The green nearby Parks whose drawn outline sits within 400 m — measured to the outline itself, so a spot on a big reserve’s edge still counts. - [Jellie Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1437-jellie-park) — Sports ground · 63 m to its edge - [Flay Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1825-flay-park) — Botanic · 325 m to its edge - [Westburn Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1144-westburn-reserve) — Sports ground · 376 m to its edge - [Every park on the roll](https://www.chch.live/parks) ## The bus stop The nearest stop the Metro map carries — measured to the pin, not the gate. - Burnside High School — 120 m · route Oa ## The reports nearby 293 reports pinned within 250 m of the point — a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9012459) — 139 Greers Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Bus Shelter Issue](https://www.chch.live/report/8996661) — Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Bus Shelter Issue](https://www.chch.live/report/8995379) — Burnside High School, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8890751) — Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8879653) — 151 Greers Road, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8863643) — 157–159 Greers Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8722555) — 139 Greers Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8631585) — 295 Ilam Road, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8602909) — 295 Ilam Road, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8601158) — 5A Cottesmore Close, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8593560) — 295 Ilam Road, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Sewer - Leak / Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/8586387) — 5 Cottesmore Close, Burnside, Christchurch 8053 ???? ## Under the ground The plans and surveys the site keeps, asked once of the ground — footprints and plan maps, not engineering findings. - [On made ground](https://www.chch.live/fill) — Buried Topsoil - [The liquefaction model grades it “Liquefaction Damage is Possible”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability) — the 2019 screening study What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.50732&lon=172.57771 ## 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. Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=319 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026