Birkdale, New Zealand
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Birkdale is a suburb
Suburb
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 of Auckland
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, New Zealand
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. The population was 6,798 in the 2006 Census
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, an increase of 429 from 2001. The suburb is in the North Shore ward, one of the thirteen administrative divisions of Auckland City.

Education

Birkenhead College is a secondary (years 9-13) school with a decile rating
Socio-Economic Decile
Decile, 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 6 and a roll of 869. The school began as Birkdale College, opening in 1972.

Birkdale Intermediate is an intermediate (years 7-8) school with a decile rating of 6 and a roll of 457.

Birkdale North School and Birkdale Primary School are contributing primary (years 1-6) schools with decile ratings of 4 and 5, and rolls of 142 and 278, respectively. Birkdale Primary was established in 1894.

All these schools are coeducational.

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