Belmont Intermediate School
{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox school
| name = Belmont Intermediate School
| image = Aerial view, Belmont, 1992 (Belmont Intermediate).jpg
| caption = Belmont Intermediate School (below) in 1992
| motto = Developing confident and successful lifelong learners
| established = 1957
| principal = Nick Hill
| address = 10 Winscombe Street
Belmont
Auckland 0622
New Zealand
| coordinates = {{coord|-36.8038|174.7896|type:edu_region:NZ-AUK|display=inline,title}}
| type = State co-ed intermediate, years 7-8
| roll = {{NZ school roll data|1225|y||y}} ({{NZ school roll data|1225||y}})
| decile = 10
| MOE = 1225
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.belmontint.school.nz/}}
}}
Belmont Intermediate School is a state coeducational intermediate school located in Belmont on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. It was established in 1957.
Contributing schools include:
- Devonport Primary
- Vauxhall Primary
- Stanley Bay Primary
- Hauraki Primary
- St. Leos
- Belmont Primary
- Bayswater Primary
Pupils attend for years seven and eight. At the end of year eight the majority of students move to Takapuna Grammar School, which is located next door.
School facilities include a technology block, ICT suite, school hall, information centre and a learning support centre. The grounds are extensive and numerous groups make use of its facilities during the weekends.
Cycling to school
The school is famous for having achieved the highest rate of students cycling to school in the Auckland Region, at about 200 of 500 students on a normal day, a results considered to be partly due to the environment around the school and the Lake Road cycle lanes. At the same time, the level of students driven to school by car is very low, at only about 11% arrive by car.{{cite news|title=Plenty of pupils push pedal power|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/north-shore-times/3958813/Plenty-of-pupils-push-pedal-power|newspaper=North Shore Times|accessdate=28 July 2010|date=27 July 2010}}
In 2010, after being nominated by Cycle Action Auckland, the school won the national Cycle Friendly Awards in the "commitment by a public organisation", sponsored by ASB Bank.{{cite news|title=Devonport's young cyclists get national accolade|newspaper=The Devonport Flagstaff|date=12 November 2010|page=3}}
Notable alumni
- Ella Yelich-O'Connor, aka Lorde (2008–2009), singer-songwriter.{{cite news| url= http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/north-shore-times/8990736/Singer-now-on-centre-stage| title= Singer now on centre stage: Shore kid makes good at Splendour in the Grass | date= 2 August 2013| first= Jess | last=Etheridge | publisher= North Shore Times (via Stuff.co.nz) | accessdate= 27 August 2013}}
- Eliza McCartney, (2008-2009), NZ olympian Bronze Medalist, Rio 2016
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.belmontint.school.nz/}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100523211059/http://belmontint.schoolsonline.co.nz/ Knowledge Net]
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Category:Educational institutions established in 1957
Category:Intermediate schools in Auckland