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Ross Intermediate School

Coordinates: 40°20′17″S 175°37′32″E / 40.3380°S 175.6255°E / -40.3380; 175.6255
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Ross Intermediate School
Te Kura Waenga o Ross
Address
Map
25 Freyberg Street, 4414, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand
Coordinates40°20′17″S 175°37′32″E / 40.3380°S 175.6255°E / -40.3380; 175.6255
Information
TypeState co-educational intermediate (Years 7–8)
Established1958
Ministry of Education Institution no.2440
PrincipalWayne Jenkins
Age11 to 13
School roll512[1] (August 2024)
HousesSheppard, Hillary, Cooper and Ngata
Socio-economic decile6
Websitewww.rossint.school.nz

Ross Intermediate is a state co-educational intermediate school located in the Palmerston North, New Zealand suburb of Roslyn. It is the first school in New Zealand to have its own television station and laptop programme. The school television station has since been discontinued.

Opening in 1958, Ross Intermediate has a school roll of 512 students as of August 2024.[1] Students are placed in a composite class on the first day of Year 7. Students usually stay with the same teacher for two years after attending the school. As of 2015, class sizes are no more than 24 students. However, the school tries to keep numbers at 23 students per class.[2]

History

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Ross Intermediate School was officially opened by the Minister of Education and local MP Philip Skoglund, on 14 February 1958.

School houses

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In 2006, under the guidance of principal Wayne Jenkins, the school houses were established as a way of creating competition among the school. These are useful for organising competitive teams in sports and cultural events. On creation, the houses were Ngata, Hillary, Cooper and Batten. In 2014, a new house was added, named Cooper; this house contained the school's media classes. In 2015, Batten was removed, resulting in the current house system. The current house names, with the exception of Cooper, are the same house names used for Awatapu College, also in Palmerston North.

Houses
Hillary Named after Sir Edmund Hillary.
Ngata Named after Sir Āpirana Ngata.
Sheppard Named after Kate Sheppard.
Cooper Named after Dame Whina Cooper.

References

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  1. ^ a b "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Ross Intermediate | School Info".
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