Northcross Intermediate

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 1336 students as of April 2023,[2]. Jonathon Tredray is currently the school principal.[4][5][6] The school focuses on "providing a dynamic and student centered learning environment in these very important years of an adolescent’s growth and development."[7] They have a wide range of extra curricular activities, mainly focused in sports and other activities.

Northcross Intermediate School
Address
10 Sartors Avenue

Northcross
,
0630

New Zealand
Coordinates36.7153°S 174.7272°E / -36.7153; 174.7272
Information
Other namesNorthcross
TypeState and day intermediate school
Motto"Individual Growth through Challenge and Learning"
Founded1 February 1970
AuthorityState government
Ministry of Education Institution no.1396
AdministratorDonne Greentree
DirectorMurray Toohill (ICT), Shannon Hale (Sports), Sharon Hines (International Students)
PrincipalJonathan Tredray
Years7-8[1]
GenderCo-educational
School roll1336[2] (April 2023)
Socio-economic decile10Z[3]
Websitewww.northcross.school.nz

History

Northcross Intermediate School was first opened on 1 February 1970.[8] 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.[9] Both Northcross and Sherwood Primary share the same field.

Enrolment

On the October 2015 Education Review Office (ERO) review of the school,[10] 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.

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