Fergusson Intermediate

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Fergusson Intermediate
Address
Fergusson Intermediate
Hikurangi Street,
Trentham,
Upper Hutt,
New Zealand
Coordinates 41°07′41″S175°02′11″E / 41.1280°S 175.0363°E / -41.1280; 175.0363
Information
TypeState co-educational intermediate (Year 7-8)
Motto Latin: Dulcius ex Asperis
(Sweeter because of Difficulty)
Established1966
Ministry of Education Institution no. 2841
PrincipalSimon Kenny
School roll395 [1] (April 2023)
Socio-economic decile6 [2]
Website fergusson.school.nz

Fergusson Intermediate is a state co-educational intermediate school in the city of Upper Hutt, situated in the Wellington region of New Zealand. The school's classes are mixed, which means that both Year 7s and Year 8s are included in one class. The school website displays the exhortation: 'AMPLIFY THE AWESOME'.

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History

Fergusson Intermediate was opened in 1966 by Sir Bernard Fergusson, then New Zealand's Governor General, and it is from his clan that the school's Latin motto originates.

Syndicates

The school is divided into 4 syndicates. In 2020, classrooms 1, 2, 3 and 4 made up syndicate A, classrooms 5, 6, 7 and 8 made up syndicate B, classrooms 9, 10, 11, 12 made up syndicate C, and classrooms 13, 14 and 15 made up syndicate D.

Notes

  1. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  2. Decile change 2007 to 2008 for state & state integrated schools


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