Northcross Intermediate Explained

Northcross Intermediate School
Motto:"Individual Growth through Challenge and Learning"
Address:10 Sartors Avenue
Postcode:0630
Country:New Zealand
Coordinates:-36.7153°N 174.7272°W
Other Names:Northcross
Type:State and day intermediate school
Founded:1 February 1970
Authority:State government
Moe:1396
Administrator:Donne Greentree
Director:Murray Toohill (ICT), Shannon Hale (Sports), Sharon Hines (International Students)
Principal:Jonathan Tredray
Grades Label:Years
Grades:7-8[1]
Gender:Co-educational
Roll:
Decile:10Z[2]

Northcross Intermediate is a state coeducational intermediate school located in the Northcross suburb in the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. Years 7 to 8 are the year group (ages ranging from 10 to 13). The school has students as of . Jonathon Tredray is currently the school principal.[3] [4] [5] The school focuses on "providing a dynamic and student centered learning environment in these very important years of an adolescent’s growth and development."[6] They have a wide range of extra curricular activities, mainly focused in sports and other activities.

History

Northcross Intermediate School was first opened on 1 February 1970.[7] The school is located in the suburb of Northcross, in the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. Sherwood School, the neighboring primary school (years 1 – 6) directly next to Northcross Intermediate, opened in 1976, 6 years after Northcross Intermediate opened.[8] Both Northcross and Sherwood Primary share the same field.

Enrolment

On the October 2015 Education Review Office (ERO) review of the school,[9] Northcross Intermediate had 1351 students. The rolls gender composition consisted of 53% male and 47% female, and the ethnic composition was 53% New Zealand European (Pākehā), 24% Other European, 13% Asian, 8% Māori, 1% Pacific Islander and 1% Other.

Northcross Intermediate has a socio-economic decile of 10Z, meaning that it gets students from higher socio-economic areas compared to other New Zealand schools, such as areas like in the East Coast Bays, and other high socio-economic areas.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ministry of Education – Northcross Intermediate.
  2. Web site: Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools. Ministry of Education. 25 April 2018.
  3. Web site: Northcross Intermediate School :: Staff Contacts. 12 November 2021. www.northcross.school.nz.
  4. Web site: Teacher on drink-drive count - New Zealand News . 2022-09-14 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
  5. Web site: Counts . Education . Ministry of Education - Education Counts . 2022-09-14 . www.educationcounts.govt.nz . en-NZ.
  6. Web site: Northcross Intermediate School :: About NX. 12 November 2021. www.northcross.school.nz.
  7. Web site: 4 November 1999. Celebration at Northcross Intermediate.. 12 November 2021. North Shore Times Advertiser. en-nz.
  8. 9 July 2001. Sherwood Primary School. Education Gazette New Zealand.
  9. Web site: Northcross Intermediate Education Review Office. 12 November 2021. ero.govt.nz.