Cobham Intermediate School

Cobham Intermediate School
Cobham Intermediate School in the centre; Burnside Primary in the foreground
Address
294 Ilam Road
Bryndwr
Christchurch,
New Zealand
Coordinates 43°30′39″S 172°35′03″E / 43.5108°S 172.5843°E / -43.5108; 172.5843Coordinates: 43°30′39″S 172°35′03″E / 43.5108°S 172.5843°E / -43.5108; 172.5843
Information
Type State co-ed intermediate (years 7 and 8)
Motto Achieving For Life
Ministry of Education Institution no. 3323
Principal Eddie Norgate (2016–present)
School roll 690[1] (August 2018)
Socio-economic decile 8[2]
Website www.cobham.school.nz

Cobham Intermediate School is a state intermediate school in the northwestern Christchurch, New Zealand suburb of Bryndwr.

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 Cobham to use his name. 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.

Cobham today

The Hayley Westenra Suite commemorates the famous singer

Cobham is currently the largest intermediate school in the South Island and has a total attendance of 621 students. It is known all around New Zealand as a prosperous school in cultural, academic and sporting events. For example, in 2005, Cobham won the Cantamath competition (a mathematics competition for schools around the Canterbury Region) in both the year 7 and 8 competition. Many musicians and singers from this school participate in the Lions Primary School Music Festival (A series of concerts for primary and intermediate schools around Canterbury) This school is also advanced in new technology and electronics.

Notable alumni

Notes

  1. ↑ "Directory of Schools - as at 13 September 2018". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  2. ↑ Decile change 2007 to 2008 for state & state integrated schools
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