# Pūtahi Belfast School Full Primary · State · Belfast, Christchurch https://www.chch.live/school/3292-putahi-belfast-school ## Its rating Final decile (2022): 7 · Current Equity Index: 458 *Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.* ## The record - 700 Main North Road, Belfast, Christchurch, 8051 - Roll: 453 (September 2026) - Co-Educational - Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp - Opened 1937 - An enrolment scheme is in place. - Isolation index 0.28 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure - Roll by ethnicity: European 282 · Māori 66 · Pacific 28 · Asian 88 · MELAA 23 · Other 2 - Address record: https://www.chch.live/belfast/700-main-north-road - Phone: 03-3238849 - Email: office@belfast.school.nz - Contact: Jo Johnstone - Website: https://belfast.school.nz/ - Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/belfast/main-north-road - Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/belfast ## Enrolment zone - Belfast School — in force from 2023-01-01 · 47 km² - Covers: Belfast, Brooklands, Casebrook, Coutts Island, Northwood, Spencerville — and the fringes of Harewood, Kainga, Marshland, Ouruhia, Redwood *Indicative only — the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.* ## Other schools near here - [Pītau-Allenvale School](https://www.chch.live/school/3275-pitau-allenvale-school) — decile 6 · EQI 466 - [Redwood School (Christchurch)](https://www.chch.live/school/3484-redwood-school-christchurch) — decile 8 · EQI 443 - [Ōuruhia Model School](https://www.chch.live/school/3464-ouruhia-model-school) — decile 8 · EQI 445 - [Te Kura o Matarangi - Northcote School](https://www.chch.live/school/3449-te-kura-o-matarangi-northcote-school) — decile 3 · EQI 533 - [St Bede's College](https://www.chch.live/school/315-st-bede-s-college) — decile 9 · EQI 415 - [Te Rito Harakeke - Marshland School](https://www.chch.live/school/3429-te-rito-harakeke-marshland-school) — decile 9 · EQI 404 - [Casebrook Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3309-casebrook-intermediate) — decile 6 · EQI 466 - [Marian College](https://www.chch.live/school/343-marian-college) — decile 8 · EQI 426 ## 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. - [Sheldon Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1188-sheldon-park) — Sports ground · 55 m to its edge - [Kapuatohe Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1360-kapuatohe-reserve) — Botanic · 195 m to its edge - [Castile Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1155-castile-reserve) — 344 m to its edge - [Foley Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1510-foley-reserve) — 366 m to its edge - [Tisch Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1785-tisch-reserve) — 367 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. - Main North Rd near Lagan St — 71 m · routes 1, 95 ## The register nearby Heritage-register places within 300 m of the point — proximity, not a claim of place. - [Dwelling and setting, Belfast School Master's House](https://www.chch.live/place/141) — 665 Main North Road - [Kapuatohe Reserve](https://www.chch.live/place/471) — 665 Main North Road - [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/423) — 663 Main North Road ## The reports nearby 421 reports pinned within 250 m of the point — a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/8979906) — 689 Main North Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8928910) — 683 Main North Road, Belfast, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8891448) — 710 Main North Road, Belfast, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8831989) — 672A Main North Road, Belfast, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8692767) — 687 Main North Road, Belfast, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8679485) — 697 Main North Road, Belfast, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8679030) — 40 Shannon Place, Belfast, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8664210) — 710A Main North Road, Belfast, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8649309) — Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8618663) — 710 Main North Road, Belfast, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8577103) — Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8540477) — 2 Pentland Drive, Belfast, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand ## Under the ground The plans and surveys the site keeps, asked once of the ground — footprints and plan maps, not engineering findings. - [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard) — Lower Styx River — the managed reach - [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=-43.453618&lon=172.627302 ## Questions, answered briefly **What kind of school is Pūtahi Belfast School?** Full Primary · State · Co-Educational — in Belfast. **How many students does Pūtahi Belfast School have?** 453 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count. **What is Pūtahi Belfast School's Equity Index?** EQI 458 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7. **Does Pūtahi Belfast School have an enrolment zone?** 1 zone polygon on record — it covers Belfast, Brooklands, Casebrook and 3 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=3292 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026