Christ The King School (Burnside)

Christchurch · Canterbury Region

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Co-Educational · Major urban area · Enrolment scheme

Christ The King School (Burnside) at a glance

Christ The King School (Burnside) is a co-educational full primary school in Christchurch, within the Canterbury Region, operating in the state : integrated sector, with 322 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 369. The school has been open since 1959.

With 322 students on roll, Christ The King School (Burnside) is a large school — larger than about 64% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 369, which is well 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 gap of 94 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The largest group is European at 59%, with a meaningful Asian community at 32.2% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.2 (low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 22059.0%

Pasifika 195.1%

Asian 12032.2%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 112.9%

Other 30.8%

European 220 · 59.0%

Pasifika 19 · 5.1%

Asian 120 · 32.2%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 11 · 2.9%

Other 3 · 0.8%

Total roll recorded: 322 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

322Students on rollLarger than 64% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

369Equity IndexBelow national mean of 463

0.97Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.2Isolation indexlow isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeFull Primary
YearsYears 1–8
AuthorityState : Integrated
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 may be requested
Opened1959
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaJellie Park
WardFendalton Ward
General electorateIlam
Māori electorate—

Location

Canterbury Region

Christchurch 43.5092° S · 172.5766° E

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Burnside High SchoolChristchurch · Secondary (Year 9-15) 0.2 km Westburn Te Kura O HereoraChristchurch · Full Primary 0.6 km Tuia Burnside Primary SchoolChristchurch · Contributing 0.6 km Wairarapa Cobham IntermediateChristchurch · Intermediate 0.6 km Wairakei School (Christchurch)Christchurch · Contributing 1.4 km Merrin School Ngā Whetū KoharaChristchurch · Full Primary 1.5 km

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About this data

School #3316 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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