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Breens Intermediate

Intermediate · State · Bishopdale, Christchurch

274 students on the roll in Bishopdale · EQI 443 · an enrolment scheme in place.

Tēnā koutou katoaWelcome to Breens Intermediate School, Te Puna Waiora o Hereora We pride ourselves on being a highly regarded place of learning... — breens.school.nz

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 7. Current Equity Index: 443. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 85 Breens Road, Bishopdale, Christchurch, 8051 — the street’s record
  • Its suburb: Bishopdale — the suburb’s own record
  • Roll: 274 (September 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1976
  • An enrolment scheme is in place.
  • Isolation index 0.24 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Phone: 03-3598108
  • Email: office@breens.school.nz
  • Contact: Nikki Clarke
  • Website: breens.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 214 · 78%
Māori 43 · 16%
Pacific 15 · 5%
Asian 44 · 16%
MELAA 11 · 4%
Other 1 · 0%
International 1 · 0%

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

Enrolment zone

  • Breens Intermediate — in force from 2021-05-03 · 32 km²

It covers: Bishopdale, Harewood — and the fringes of Burnside, Casebrook, Christchurch Airport, Northwood.

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.

  • Harewood Rd near Breens Rd — 398 m · routes 27, 125

The reports nearby

171 reports pinned within 250 m of the school’s point — most often Rubbish & dumping and Roads & footpaths, 136 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 Breens Intermediate?

Intermediate · State · Co-Educational — in Bishopdale.

How many students does Breens Intermediate have?

274 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count.

What is Breens Intermediate's Equity Index?

EQI 443 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.

Does Breens Intermediate have an enrolment zone?

1 zone polygon on record — it covers Bishopdale, Harewood (+ fringes). The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.