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Area
  
120 ha

Population
  
3,432 (2006)

Local time
  
Thursday 10:20 PM

Weather
  
14°C, Wind N at 13 km/h, 96% Humidity

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 Lyttelton Street. Spreydon is flanked by the suburbs Hoon Hay, Riccarton, and Lower Cashmere.

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Map of Spreydon, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand

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

Facilities

  • Barrington Shopping Centre, 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.

    • 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.
  • Spreydon School is a coeducational state contributing (years 1-6) primary school with a roll of 304 and a decile rating of 3.
  • 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.
  • West Spreydon School is a coeducational state contributing (years 1-6) primary school with a roll of 208 and a decile rating of 4.

    • References

    Spreydon Wikipedia
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