Waimea Intermediate

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{{Infobox school

| name = Waimea Intermediate School

| motto =

| established = 1959

| principal = Justine McDonald

| address = Salisbury Road,
Richmond,
Tasman,
New Zealand

| coordinates = {{coord|-41.3403|173.1949|region:NZ_type:edu|display=inline,title}}

| type = Co-educational state intermediate, years 7–8

| roll = 621

| decile = 7

| MOE = 3233

| homepage = [https://waimeaint.school.nz/]

}}

Waimea Intermediate is a co-educational intermediate school in Richmond, Tasman District, New Zealand.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2021|title=Ministry of Education – Education Counts|url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=3233|access-date=2021-05-30|website=www.educationcounts.govt.nz|language=en-NZ}}

History

Waimea Intermediate opened in 1959 with a roll of 485 students.{{cite news|date=24 June 1961|title=Growth of Richmond|page=23|work=Nelson Photo News|url=https://photonews.org.nz/nelson/issue/NPN8_19610624/t1-body-d16.html|access-date=30 May 2021}}

Syndicates

Students of Waimea Intermediate are split into six different syndicates, which are named after Māori symbols and their associated meaning/proverb.

  • Nīkau – importance of knowledge
  • Rangiātea – aiming high
  • Tū Tangata – shared knowledge
  • Kākano – growth
  • Tamanui Te Rā – rays of hope
  • Tangaroa – strength and vigilance

References

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