# Waitākiri Primary School Contributing · State · Burwood, Christchurch https://www.chch.live/school/685-waitakiri-primary-school ## Its rating Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 452 *Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.* ## The record - 170 Burwood Road, Burwood, Christchurch, 8083 - Roll: 558 (September 2026) - Co-Educational - Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp - Opened 2014 - An enrolment scheme is in place. - Isolation index 0.23 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure - Roll by ethnicity: European 479 · Māori 122 · Pacific 32 · Asian 60 · MELAA 9 · Other 1 · International 15 - Address record: https://www.chch.live/burwood/170-burwood-road - Phone: 03-383 2736 - Email: office@waitakiri.school.nz - Contact: Andrew Barker - Website: http://www.waitakiri.school.nz/ - Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/burwood/burwood-road - Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/burwood ## Enrolment zone - Waitakiri Primary School — in force from 2018-08-03 · 7 km² - Covers: Burwood, Marshland *Indicative only — the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.* ## Other schools near here - [Parkview Pārua](https://www.chch.live/school/3470-parkview-parua) — decile 6 · EQI 477 - [Avonside Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/324-avonside-girls-high-school) — decile 6 · EQI 472 - [Queenspark Te Hua Mānuka](https://www.chch.live/school/3479-queenspark-te-hua-manuka) — decile 8 · EQI 453 - [Shirley Boys' High School - Ngā Tama o Ōruapaeroa](https://www.chch.live/school/321-shirley-boys-high-school-nga-tama-o-oruapaeroa) — decile 6 · EQI 464 - [Chisnallwood Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3314-chisnallwood-intermediate) — decile 5 · EQI 482 - [Te Rito Harakeke - Marshland School](https://www.chch.live/school/3429-te-rito-harakeke-marshland-school) — decile 9 · EQI 404 - [Te Oraka](https://www.chch.live/school/3503-te-oraka) — decile 4 · EQI 505 - [Rāwhiti School](https://www.chch.live/school/696-rawhiti-school) — decile 3 · EQI 478 ## 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. - [Clare Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1005-clare-park) — Sports ground · 99 m to its edge - [Chartwell Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1235-chartwell-reserve) — 149 m to its edge - [Clarevale Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/929-clarevale-reserve) — 207 m to its edge - [Travis Wetland](https://www.chch.live/park/1193-travis-wetland) — Regional · 223 m to its edge - [Robin Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1133-robin-playground) — 389 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. - Burwood Rd near Newhaven St — passes the gate · route 7 ## The reports nearby 274 reports pinned within 250 m of the point — a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9033159) — Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9023531) — 191 Burwood Road, Burwood, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9016848) — Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8986465) — 158 Burwood Road, Burwood, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8893004) — 3 Greenhaven Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8808185) — 168E Burwood Road, Burwood, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8808184) — 165 Burwood Road, Burwood, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8662251) — Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8648860) — 144 Burwood Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8618661) — 4 Greenhaven Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8601956) — 168E Burwood Road, Burwood, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8559161) — Burwood Rd near Newhaven St, Burwood, Christchurch 8083, 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 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=-43.488844&lon=172.683844 ## Questions, answered briefly **What kind of school is Waitākiri Primary School?** Contributing · State · Co-Educational — in Burwood. **How many students does Waitākiri Primary School have?** 558 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count. **What is Waitākiri Primary School's Equity Index?** EQI 452 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8. **Does Waitākiri Primary School have an enrolment zone?** 1 zone polygon on record — it covers Burwood, Marshland. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer. Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=685 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026