Tauranga Intermediate
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Tauranga Intermediate is an Intermediate school situated in Tauranga, New Zealand. It is the largest in the country, with over 1200 boys and girls in 39 classrooms. Recently it experimented with an all-boys' class to see if segregation could help learning for boys (see below). At the school they have 8 types of technology Drama,Dance,Music,Art,Hard Materials,Electronics Soft Materials & Cooking There is Two Science Labs. In the school they have house groups there is Nine groups Miro,Tawa, Totara,Tanakaha,Matai,Kahikatea,Rata,Rimu & Kauri
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[edit] Curriculum
The TIS (Tauranga Intermediate School) curriculum is comprised of the following compulsory subjects: Maths, English, Social Sciences, The Arts, Information Technology (IT), Maori Language, Phsyical Education and Helath, Sport, Research. Along with these subjects, all students also take part in a technology course, which (over the course of the year) includes
Students may also choose to partake in the following optional courses:
- Foreign languages- students can choose to participate in learning another language. In year 7 the choices are French and German; and in year 8 the choices are Spanish or Japanese. Students in the CWSA classes must do one language per year and also learn Mandarin (Chinese) for the two years they attend TIS. There are also two Maori language classes that offer Te Reo for three hours per week at level 4 immersion. Any student may opt into these classes if they so wish.
[edit] CWSA Classes
Tauranga Intermediate has four CWSA (children with special abilities) or accelerant classes-two are year 8 classes and two are year 7. These classes make up Totara house, and are comprised by rooms 15, 16, 17 and 18. These classes are taught at an accelerate level and are described as either gifted or talented. Considering that their are 34 students per class of accelerant students, it can be concluded that Tauranga Intermediate has approximately a 1 gifted/talented student in 9 average students. (1200 รท (34x4).)
[edit] Boys Class
Tauranga Intermediate has experimented with creating an all-boys class which has been now running for 3 years. The class is sponsored by Fit Co. and they often participate in school and external functions. The class is aimed at students without an authoritative male figure in their lives. Views of students throughout the school represent a general opinion that this class houses more bullies and anti-social boys than most other classes in the school.
[edit] Kaka St. Satellite Class
Tauranga Intermediate currently run a special needs school in the next street from Tauranga Intermediate. Students their have severe learning disabilities. Room 39 is also a special needs learning class on the Tauranga Intermediate school site.
The current principal is Brian Diver.
[edit] External Links
[1] - Tauranga Intermediate's school website
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