Tauranga Intermediate is an

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situated in

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. It is the largest in the country, with over 1,300 students in 45 classrooms.

Houses

Tauranga Intermediate, since the early days of the school, has had house groups which over the years have changed very much. * In the 1980s there were four houses: Matai, Tawa, Rimu and Kauri. * Sometime in the late 1990s two additional houses were created, these being Totara and Rata. * In 2006 3 new houses were created being Miro, Kahikatea and Tanekaha. * In 2009 A new house Manuka was created. House Colours: *Miro (Orange) *Tawa (Dark Blue) *Totara (Purple) *Tanekaha (Light Blue) *Matai (Yellow) *Kahikatea ([Light Green) *Rata (Black) *Rimu (Red) *Kauri (Dark Green) *Manuka (Pink)

Teachers

In 1993, Mr. Brian Diver became principal of Tauranga Intermediate School, but at the end of Term 1 in 2019, he resigned and was replaced by deputy principal Mr. Cameron Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell's old place of deputy principal was replaced by Mr. Arthur, who has worked as deputy principal years before.

External links

Tauranga Intermediate's school website

Kaka Street Intermediate Satellite Class webpage
* AIMS Games

References

{{reflist Educational institutions established in 1958 Intermediate schools in New Zealand Schools in Tauranga 1958 establishments in New Zealand