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 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]

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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