Royal Oak Intermediate School is an intermediate school in Auckland, New Zealand.[2] Established on 1 April 1943, it is set in just over 3 hectares of level grounds close to Royal Oak Shopping complex.
The school was originally named Manukau Intermediate School, so called for the school's proximity to the Manukau Harbour. With the growth of Manukau City in recent years, the board of trustees decided in 1997 that it was time to affirm that it was an Auckland school: accordingly it was decided to rename the school to "Royal Oak Intermediate" to better reflect its location.
History
Between the years of 1912 and 1922, the area now occupied by the school was the site of the "Boyd Zoo", a major local attraction at the time. Prior to the building being finally commissioned as a school, it was used initially as a temporary hospital during World War II. The school celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 1993. It celebrated its 75th anniversary on 1 April 2018.
Royal Oak Intermediate has 4 houses; Binsted, Grainger, Jordan and Buchanan. They were named after the 4 founders of the school. Henri Binsted (Principal on 1 April 1943 – 1947), Cecil Grainger, William Jordan and Robert Buchanan. Each house is represented by a colour; Red for Binsted, Yellow for Grainger, Blue for Jordan and Green for Buchanan.
In popular culture
In 2023, the opening scenes of the film Tinā, featuring Anapela Polataivao, were partially filmed at Royal Oak Intermediate. Filming took place in areas of the school's corridor, Room 12, the school's reception/office, and one of the printing rooms.
The scene featuring the classroom was originally supposed to be filmed in Room 10, however it was relocated to Room 12 for unknown reasons.
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