Gisborne Intermediate

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Gisborne Intermediate School
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Gisborne Intermediate
Roebuck Road, Gisborne
Coordinates 38°39′46″S178°00′42″E / 38.6628°S 178.0116°E / -38.6628; 178.0116 Coordinates: 38°39′46″S178°00′42″E / 38.6628°S 178.0116°E / -38.6628; 178.0116
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TypeState Coeducational Intermediate
MottoHold your head high and walk with pride
Ministry of Education Institution no. 2566
PrincipalMr Glen Udall
School roll644 [1] (March 2020)
Socio-economic decile4
Website gisint.co.nz

Gisborne Intermediate School is a co-education public intermediate school in Gisborne, New Zealand for students in Year 7 to 8. [2] As of 2016, the school had a roll of 590 students. [3]

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History

Gisborne Intermediate School opened on 20 May 1940 with a school roll of 440 pupils and F. R. Slevin as headmaster. Slevin resigned in 1945 and was succeeded by R. McGlashen. [4]

In 2014, the school underwent a $2.3 million upgrade as part of the New Zealand Ministry of Education's Building Improvement Programme which included the construction of a new music suite with an outdoor performance area. [5]

School organisation

Gisborne Intermediate is divided into four education teams. They each have their own individual colour and are named after local Gisborne rivers. The teams are: Taruheru (Green), Waipoa (Red), Waimata (Yellow) and Turanganui (Blue). These teams each have their own team leader. Gisborne Intermediate also use these teams at school events such as their athletics, swimming sports, cross country etc. Each team gets rewarded a certain number of points for participating, place getting and good behaviour.[ citation needed ]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Gisborne Intermediate". Education Review Office. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Dalrymple, Kayla (19 January 2016). "Zoning shuts 17 out of Gisborne Intermediate". The Gisborne Herald. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Mackay, Joseph Angus. Historic Poverty Bay and the East Coast, N.I., N.Z. p. 362.
  5. ↑ "Gisborne Intermediate undergoes $2.3m upgrade". Nikki Kaye MP. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Alan Thompson – Tairawhiti Legend of Sport". Sport Gisborne. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Graeme Hansen – Tairawhiti Legend of Sport". Sport Gisborne. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "Maz Quinn – Tairawhiti Legend of Sport". Sport Gisborne. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
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