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Tūora Fendalton School

Contributing · State · Burnside, Christchurch

445 students on the roll in Burnside · EQI 371 · an enrolment scheme in place.

Tūora Fendalton Schools is a vibrant, friendly learning environment, that inspires our children to establish strong foundations in their learning. — fendalton.school.nz

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 10. Current Equity Index: 371. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 168 Clyde Road, Burnside, Christchurch, 8053 — the street’s record
  • Its suburb: Burnside — the suburb’s own record
  • Roll: 445 (September 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations may be requested
  • Opened 1875
  • An enrolment scheme is in place.
  • Isolation index 0.16 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Cohort entry: Yes
  • Phone: 03-3519788
  • Email: office@fendalton.school.nz
  • Website: fendalton.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 247 · 56%
Māori 50 · 11%
Pacific 9 · 2%
Asian 188 · 42%
MELAA 18 · 4%
Other 11 · 2%
International 23 · 5%

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

Enrolment zone

  • Tuora Fendalton School — in force from 2025-01-01 · 3 km²

It covers: Fendalton — and the fringes of Bryndwr, Burnside, Ilam, Riccarton, Strowan.

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.

Facilities nearby

Council facilities within 400 m of the school’s point — libraries, pools and centres a parent can walk to.

The bus stop

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

  • Clyde Rd near Fendalton Rd — 78 m · route 120

The register nearby

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

The reports nearby

95 reports pinned within 250 m of the school’s point — most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 80 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 Tūora Fendalton School?

Contributing · State · Co-Educational — in Burnside.

How many students does Tūora Fendalton School have?

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

What is Tūora Fendalton School's Equity Index?

EQI 371 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 10.

Does Tūora Fendalton School have an enrolment zone?

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