Cobham Intermediate School
{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox school
| name = Cobham Intermediate School
| motto = Achieving For Life
| image = Cobham Intermediate School 034.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Cobham Intermediate School in the centre; Burnside Primary in the foreground
| coordinates = {{Coord|-43.5108|172.5843|type:edu_region:NZ-CAN|display=inline,title}}
| type = State co-ed intermediate (years 7 and 8)
| established =
| MOE = 3323
| principal = Eddie Norgate (2016–present)
| address = 294 Ilam Road
Burnside
Christchurch,
New Zealand
| roll = {{NZ school roll data|3323|y||y}} ({{NZ school roll data|||y}})
}}
Cobham Intermediate School is a state intermediate school in northwestern Christchurch, New Zealand, in the suburb of Burnside.
Cobham was originally named Fendalton Intermediate. However, there was confusion between the school and Fendalton Open Air School, so the governor-general of New Zealand, Viscount Cobham, allowed the school to use his name.{{Citation needed|date=October 2017}} At the end of term 1 in 2011 long-running principal Trevor Beaton left Cobham Intermediate to retire. Scott Thelning from Mt. Pleasant School took over as principal in Term 3, 2011.
In March 2018 Cobham student Maia Devereaux invited Women's Minister Julie Anne Genter to come and talk about the gender pay gap to the room 11 and 12 students.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/102507145/minister-for-women-julie-anne-genter-says-old-white-men-should-move-on-from-company-boards.html|title=Minister for Women says old white men should 'move on' from company boards|website=Stuff|language=en|access-date=28 November 2018}}
The school went through major renovations between 2020 and 2024, as all buildings were demolished and replaced by larger hapori classroom buildings and a dedicated {{abbr|STEAM|Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics}} unit.{{Cite web |last=digitaljourney |title=Kura {{!}} School |url=https://www.cobham.school.nz/kura-school/ |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=Cobham Intermediate |language=en-NZ}}
Cobham today
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Cobham is currently the largest intermediate school in the South Island and has a total attendance of {{NZ school roll data|3323|y||y}} students.
Achievements
In 2005, Cobham won the Cantamath competition (a mathematics competition for schools around the Canterbury region) in both the year 7 and 8 competition. Cobham also has a chess club{{Cite web |last=Barr |first=Shane |title=Chess Club |url=https://hail.to/cobham-intermediate-school/article/ShnEMvF |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Cobham Intermediate}}, which places highly in the Canterbury Interschool Chess Tournament, held annually in Christchurch. Many musicians and singers from this school participate in the Lions Primary School Music Festival.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}
Notable alumni
- Corey Anderson – New Zealand cricketer{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}
- Tim Batt – New Zealand comedian{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}
- Will Jordan, rugby union player
- John Key – New Zealand Prime Minister (2008–2016){{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}
- Tom Latham – New Zealand cricketer{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}
- Hayley Westenra – New Zealand pop opera singer{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}
Notes
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External links
{{Commons category|Cobham Intermediate School}}
- {{official website|http://www.cobham.school.nz/}}
{{schools in Canterbury}}
Category:Intermediate schools in New Zealand
Category:Schools in Christchurch
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