Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto

Full Primary · State · Beckenham, Christchurch

489 students on the roll in Beckenham · EQI 412 · an enrolment scheme in place.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 8. Current Equity Index: 412. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

71 Sandwich Road, Beckenham, Christchurch, 8023 — the street’s record
Its suburb: Beckenham — the suburb’s own record
Roll: 489 (September 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations may be requested
Opened 1915
An enrolment scheme is in place.
Isolation index 0.14 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Phone: 03-3371404
Email: office@beckenham.school.nz
Contact: Cade Englefield
Website: beckenham.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 367 · 75%

Māori 68 · 14%

Pacific 14 · 3%

Asian 88 · 18%

MELAA 29 · 6%

Other 12 · 2%

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

Enrolment zone

Beckenham Te Kura o Puroto — in force from 2021-01-01 · 2 km²

It covers: Beckenham — and the fringes of Cashmere, Huntsbury, Saint Martins, Sydenham.

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

Other schools near here

St Peter's School Te Kura Haoika — decile 8 · EQI 397 · 717 m
Te Kura o Huriawa Thorrington — decile 10 · EQI 377 · 814 m
Hillview Christian School — decile 7 · EQI 418 · 988 m
St Martins School — decile 9 · EQI 402 · 988 m
Rudolf Steiner School (Chch) — decile 8 · EQI 410 · 1.1 km
Somerfield Te Kura Wairepo — decile 8 · EQI 419 · 1.4 km
Waltham School — decile 3 · EQI 489 · 1.6 km
TKKM o Waitaha — decile 1 · EQI 519 · 1.6 km

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.

Beckenham Park — Sports ground · 38 m to its edge
Heathcote Riverbank True Left · 161 m to its edge
Palatine Reserve · 259 m to its edge
Waimea Reserve · 268 m to its edge
Huntsbury Playground · 348 m to its edge
Farnley Reserve · 385 m to its edge

The bus stop

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

Centaurus Rd near Austin Kirk Ln — 327 m · route Oa

The register nearby

Heritage-register places within 300 m of the school’s point — what stood on the ground around it, or still does.

Former Beckenham Library and Setting — 65 Sandwich Road

The reports nearby

819 reports pinned within 250 m of the school’s point — most often Water & drains and Trees & parks, 632 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the school.

Water Leak — Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand · 1 October 2026
Park - General Request — 148 Fisher Avenue, Beckenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand · 30 September 2026
Pothole — 29 Norwood St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand · 21 September 2026
Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet — 52 Palatine Terrace, St Martins, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand · 18 September 2026
Water Leak — Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand · 12 September 2026
Pest / Vermin — 20 Norwood St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand · 6 September 2026
Facility - General Request — 20 Norwood St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand · 27 August 2026
Damaged Street Sign — Beckenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand · 25 August 2026
Water Fountain — 173–205 Eastern Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand · 21 August 2026
Dumped Rubbish — 64 Palatine Terrace, St Martins, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand · 13 August 2026
Dumped Rubbish — 118 Malcolm Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand · 5 August 2026
Public Toilet — Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand · 29 July 2026