Ministry of Education Institution no. 2566 School roll 598 (July 2016) Website gisint.co.nz Ministry of education institution number 2566 | Principal Mr Glen Udall Socio-economic decile 4 Phone +64 6-867 2246 | |
Type State Coeducational Intermediate Motto Hold your head high and walk with pride Similar Gisborne Girls' High School, Gisborne Boys' High School, Ilminster Intermedi School, Gisborne Central School, Lytton High School | ||
Gisborne Intermediate School is a co-education public intermediate school in Gisborne, New Zealand for students in Year 7 to 8. As of 2016, the school had a roll of 590 students.
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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.
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.
School organization
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 amount of points for participating, place getting and good behavior.