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Royal Oak Intermediate

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Established
  
1943

School roll
  
376 (July 2016)

Phone
  
+64 9-636 5667

Ministry of education institution number
  
1351

Ministry of Education Institution no.
  
1351

Socio-economic decile
  
4

Founded
  
1943

Type
  
State co-ed Intermediate (Year 7-8)

Principal
  
Derek Linington (since July 2013)

Address
  
74 Symonds St, Royal Oak, Auckland 1061, New Zealand

Motto
  
Enthusiastic Learning Through Life / Ka Rere; To Fly

Similar
  
Kowhai Intermedi School, Auckland Normal Intermedi, Remuera Intermedi School, Mount Roskill Intermedi, Waikowhai Intermedi School

Royal Oak Intermediate School is an intermediate school in Auckland, New Zealand. Established on 1 April 1943, it is set in just over 3 hectares of level grounds close to Royal Oak Shopping complex.

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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.

Jordan house endorsement royal oak intermediate


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 will celebrate its 75th anniversary on 1 April 2018.

Houses

Royal Oak Intermediate has 4 houses; Binsted, Grainger, Jordan and Buchannan. They were named after the 4 founders of the school. Henri Binsted (Principal on 1 April 1943 - 1947), Cecil Grainger, William Jordan and Robert Buchannan.

References

Royal Oak Intermediate Wikipedia


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