Spreydon
Encyclopedia
Spreydon is a middle-class suburb
of Christchurch
, New Zealand
. The most central street through Spreydon is Lyttelton Street. Spreydon is flanked by the suburbs Barrington, Hoon Hay
, Riccarton
, and Lower Cashmere
.
Spreydon was constituted as a borough in 1911. In 1921, however, it was merged into the city of Christchurch
.
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
of Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. The most central street through Spreydon is Lyttelton Street. Spreydon is flanked by the suburbs Barrington, Hoon Hay
Hoon Hay
Hoon Hay is an outer suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It lies to the southwest of the city close to the Port Hills. It is named after a village in Derbyshire....
, Riccarton
Riccarton, New Zealand
Riccarton is a suburb of Christchurch. It is due west of the city centre, separated from it by Hagley Park. Upper Riccarton is to the west of Riccarton.-History:...
, and Lower Cashmere
Cashmere, New Zealand
The suburb of Cashmere rises above the southern end of the city of Christchurch in New Zealand’s South Island.-Geography:Cashmere is situated on the north side of the Port Hills, immediately above the southern terminus of Christchurch’s main street, Colombo Street...
.
Spreydon was constituted as a borough in 1911. In 1921, however, it was merged into the city of Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
.
Facilities
- Pioneer Leisure Centre, opened in 1978 is a council-owned and operated centre with swimming pools, an indoor sports stadium and fitness centre.
Education
- Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Whanau Tahi is a coeducational state composite (years 1-15) school teaching entirely in te reo Māori. The school has a roll of 74 and a decile ratingSocio-Economic DecileDecile, Socio-Economic Decile or Socio-Economic Decile Band is a widely used measure in education in New Zealand used to target funding and support to more needy schools....
of 3. - Christchurch South IntermediateChristchurch South IntermediateChristchurch South Intermediate is a school catering for students in Years 7 and 8 in Christchurch, New Zealand. It replaced the intermediate department of the Christchurch West High School in the 1930s....
is a coeducational state intermediate (years 7-8) school with a roll of 515 and a decile rating of 6. - Spreydon school is a coeducational state contributing (years 1-6) primary school with a roll of 304 and a decile rating of 3.
- West Spreydon school is a coeducational state contributing (years 1-6) primary school with a roll of 175 and a decile rating of 4.