# Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto Full Primary · State · Beckenham, Christchurch https://www.chch.live/school/3291-beckenham-te-kura-o-puroto ## 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 - 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 - Roll by ethnicity: European 367 · Māori 68 · Pacific 14 · Asian 88 · MELAA 29 · Other 12 - Address record: https://www.chch.live/beckenham/71-sandwich-road - Phone: 03-3371404 - Email: office@beckenham.school.nz - Contact: Cade Englefield - Website: http://www.beckenham.school.nz - Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/beckenham/sandwich-road - Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/beckenham ## Enrolment zone - Beckenham Te Kura o Puroto — in force from 2021-01-01 · 2 km² - Covers: Beckenham — and the fringes of Cashmere, Huntsbury, Saint Martins, Sydenham *Indicative only — the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.* ## Other schools near here - [St Peter's School Te Kura Haoika](https://www.chch.live/school/3542-st-peter-s-school-te-kura-haoika) — decile 8 · EQI 397 - [Te Kura o Huriawa Thorrington](https://www.chch.live/school/3557-te-kura-o-huriawa-thorrington) — decile 10 · EQI 377 - [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school) — decile 7 · EQI 418 - [St Martins School](https://www.chch.live/school/3534-st-martins-school) — decile 9 · EQI 402 - [Rudolf Steiner School (Chch)](https://www.chch.live/school/419-rudolf-steiner-school-chch) — decile 8 · EQI 410 - [Somerfield Te Kura Wairepo](https://www.chch.live/school/3506-somerfield-te-kura-wairepo) — decile 8 · EQI 419 - [Waltham School](https://www.chch.live/school/3581-waltham-school) — decile 3 · EQI 489 - [TKKM o Waitaha](https://www.chch.live/school/4212-tkkm-o-waitaha) — decile 1 · EQI 519 ## 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. - [Beckenham Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1276-beckenham-park) — Sports ground · 38 m to its edge - [Heathcote Riverbank True Left](https://www.chch.live/park/1326-heathcote-riverbank-true-left) — 161 m to its edge - [Palatine Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1258-palatine-reserve) — 259 m to its edge - [Waimea Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1006-waimea-reserve) — 268 m to its edge - [Huntsbury Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1237-huntsbury-playground) — 348 m to its edge - [Farnley Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1239-farnley-reserve) — 385 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. - Centaurus Rd near Austin Kirk Ln — 327 m · route Oa ## The register nearby Heritage-register places within 300 m of the point — proximity, not a claim of place. - [Former Beckenham Library and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/461) — 65 Sandwich Road ## The reports nearby 819 reports pinned within 250 m of the point — a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9012460) — Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9006233) — 148 Fisher Avenue, Beckenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8955166) — 29 Norwood St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8940412) — 52 Palatine Terrace, St Martins, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8908925) — Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/8874468) — 20 Norwood St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8817187) — 20 Norwood St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8805332) — Beckenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/8785270) — 173–205 Eastern Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8735292) — 64 Palatine Terrace, St Martins, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8691836) — 118 Malcolm Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8653017) — Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand ## Under the ground The plans and surveys the site keeps, asked once of the ground — footprints and plan maps, not engineering findings. - [The February 2011 survey drew liquefaction over this point](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) — mapped ground failure — a footprint, not a finding - [Inside a recorded flood footprint](https://www.chch.live/floods) — 2011-2014 Flooding - Mayoral Flood Taskforce - [The liquefaction model grades it “Medium Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability) — the 2019 screening study What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.562877&lon=172.645488 ## Questions, answered briefly **What kind of school is Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto?** Full Primary · State · Co-Educational — in Beckenham. **How many students does Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto have?** 489 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count. **What is Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto's Equity Index?** EQI 412 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8. **Does Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto have an enrolment zone?** 1 zone polygon on record — it covers Beckenham (+ fringes). The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer. Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3291 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026