Breens Intermediate

Christchurch · Canterbury Region

Intermediate · State · Co-Educational · Major urban area · Enrolment scheme

Breens Intermediate at a glance

Breens Intermediate is a co-educational intermediate school in Christchurch, within the Canterbury Region, operating in the state sector, with 274 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 443. The school has been open since 1976.

With 274 students on roll, Breens Intermediate is a medium-sized school — larger than about 58% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 443, which is below the national average of 463. A lower Equity Index signals less socio-economic need in the school's community than the national norm.

The largest group is European at 74.8%, with a meaningful Asian community at 15.4% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.24 (low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 21474.8%

Pasifika 155.2%

Asian 4415.4%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 113.8%

Other 10.3%

International 10.3%

European 214 · 74.8%

Pasifika 15 · 5.2%

Asian 44 · 15.4%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 11 · 3.8%

Other 1 · 0.3%

International 1 · 0.3%

Total roll recorded: 274 students. Percentages are calculated from the 2026 roll census and may not sum to exactly 100% because of rounding and students who decline to state an ethnicity.

Roll in context

274Students on rollLarger than 58% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

443Equity IndexBelow national mean of 463

0.82Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.24Isolation indexlow isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeIntermediate
YearsYears 7–8
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
SettingMajor urban area
Territorial authorityChristchurch City
Education regionCanterbury, Chatham Islands
Regional councilCanterbury Region
Enrolment schemeYes — has an in-zone entitlement
BoardingDay school only
Language of instructionAll students taught in English/other setting
Cohort entryNo — individual entry
DonationsDonations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened1976
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaBishopdale West
WardHarewood Ward
General electorateIlam
Māori electorate—

Location

Canterbury Region

Christchurch 43.4875° S · 172.5773° E

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Nearby schools

Te Kura o Te Mātāpuna Isleworth SchoolChristchurch · Contributing 0.7 km Cotswold Mātāhae SchoolChristchurch · Contributing 1 km Emmanuel Christian SchoolChristchurch · Composite (Year 1-10) 1.3 km Te Ara Maurea Roydvale SchoolChristchurch · Contributing 1.4 km Christchurch North CollegeChristchurch · Secondary (Year 7-15) 1.4 km Bishopdale School Te Kura o PapakōhatuChristchurch · Contributing 1.5 km

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About this data

School #3299 is drawn from the New Zealand Ministry of Education school directory export dated 1 September 2026, with roll and ethnicity figures recorded at the same snapshot. Equity Index, isolation index, enrolment scheme and boarding fields are as published by the Ministry. Qualification attainment statistics on this site come from Education Counts releases.

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