Bruce McLaren Intermediate

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Bruce McLaren Intermediate
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Address
Bruce McLaren Intermediate
69 Bruce McLaren Road
Henderson
Auckland,
New Zealand
Coordinates 36°53′42″S174°37′36″E / 36.8950°S 174.6268°E / -36.8950; 174.6268
Information
TypeState, Co-educational, Intermediate
MottoDream, Believe, Achieve.
Established1971
Ministry of Education Institution no. 1238
PrincipalLiz Wood
School roll293 [1] (April 2023)
Socio-economic decile3
Website www.brucemclaren.school.nz

Bruce McLaren Intermediate is a school for children 11 to 12 years of age in Auckland, New Zealand.

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History

During development, the school was known as Henderson South Intermediate. After the death of local race-car designer, driver, engineer and inventor Bruce McLaren in June 1970, the school was renamed Bruce McLaren Intermediate when it opened in 1971. [2]

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References

  1. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  2. Logan, Innes (2009). "Game On". In Macdonald, Finlay; Kerr, Ruth (eds.). West: The History of Waitakere. Random House. p. 428. ISBN   9781869790080.