Balmoral School is a co-educational state primary and intermediate school in Balmoral in

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, New Zealand. It teaches students in year levels 1 to 8, however the year 1 to 6 classes of the primary school are separated from the year 7 and 8 classes of the intermediate school. Primary students wear

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, whilst Intermediate students wear a

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that consists of a red polo shirt and navy blue shorts. As of November 2018, the school had a population of 926 students.

History

Beginnings

In 1926, Balmoral School opened as Brixton Road School. The 1920s saw large population growth throughout New Zealand including in suburbs such as Mount Albert and

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, hence the need for more schools became apparent.

Redevelopment

In 2015, the green light was given to redevelop some of the school. This redevelopment set out to increase the number of permanent classrooms from 33 to 42, and was prompted by the lack of waterproofing in the existing already ageing buildings as well as the school's continued growth. The estimated cost of the redevelopment was $24M NZD, and construction was planned to start in early 2017. In July 2020, the new intermediate block and new gymnasium were handed over to the school. Construction is now focussing on the construction of a 20 room primary school block.

Demographics

Balmoral School was last evaluated by the

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in November 2018. Of the 926 students that attend the school, the report stated that 51% were boys and 49% were girls. The ethnic composition is as follows: 68%

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(Pākehā), 9%

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, 8%

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and Tongan at 4% each and 3% other ethnic groups.

Uniform

Regular uniform

There is no required uniform for the primary school. The intermediate school uniform, which is compulsory, consists of a red polo shirt with a navy blue collar and the school's logo situated to the right of the buttons, navy blue shorts that are embroidered with the word 'BALMORAL' in red, and black shoes.

PE uniform

The primary school's optional

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(PE) gear consists of a light blue t-shirt that has the student's name (often a surname, first name or nickname) printed on the back. The intermediate school's compulsory PE uniform is a navy blue t-shirt with short sleeves, of which are the colour of the school house group a student is part of. The shorts are also navy blue.

House groups

House groups at Balmoral School compete in a year long competition in which whatever group receives the most points wins. Only intermediate students belong to house groups. House points can be gained in a number of ways, such as the bi-weekly house sports competition where classes compete in mini sports games, during class time and at major school sporting events such as athletics and swimming sports. There are four house groups, as can be seen in the table below.

References

{{reflist Educational institutions established in 1926 Primary schools in Auckland Intermediate schools in Auckland 1926 establishments in New Zealand Albert-Eden Local Board Area