Spreydon

Spreydon is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south-south-west of Cathedral Square. The most central street through Spreydon is Barrington Street. Spreydon is flanked by the suburbs Hoon Hay, Somerfield, and Lower Cashmere.

Spreydon
Area
  Total1.1996 km2 (0.4632 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total3,432
  Density2,900/km2 (7,400/sq mi)

Spreydon was constituted as a borough in 1911. It merged into the city of Christchurch in 1921.[1]

Facilities

Pioneer Recreation and Sport Centre
  • Barrington Shopping Centre,[2] Redeveloped in 2012 houses many shops including a major supermarket, pharmacy, The Warehouse, banks and post office as well as a number of other boutique and lifestyle stores.
  • Pioneer Leisure Centre, opened in 1978, is a council-owned and operated centre with swimming pools, an indoor sports stadium and a fitness centre.[1][3]

Education

  • Christchurch South Intermediate is a coeducational state intermediate (years 7-8) school with a roll of 515 and a socio-economic decile rating of 6.[4]
  • Spreydon School is a coeducational state contributing (years 1-6) primary school with a roll of 304 and a decile rating of 3.[5]
  • Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Whanau Tahi is a coeducational state composite (years 1-15) school teaching entirely in the Māori language. It has a roll of 74 and a decile rating of 3.[6]
  • West Spreydon School is a coeducational state contributing (years 1-6) primary school with a roll of 208 and a decile rating of 4.[7]
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