Tahuna Normal Intermediate School

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Tahuna Normal Intermediate School
Motto
Type	State Intermediate (Years 7, 8), co-educational
Year established
Address	31 Auld Street, Tainui, Dunedin
Coordinates	45°54′15″S 170°31′02″E / -45.904018, 170.517192Coordinates: 45°54′15″S 170°31′02″E / -45.904018, 170.517192
Principal	Brent Ward
School roll	483
Socio-economic decile (10 is highest)	8^[1]
Ministry of Education Institution no.	3839
Website	www.tahuna.school.nz

Tahuna Normal Intermediate School is a school for Year 7 (Form One) and Year 8 (Form Two) students, based in Dunedin, New Zealand. It is located near the St Kilda and the St Clair beaches. It has a Principal, Deputy Principal, nearly 25 teachers, teacher aides and Dunedin College of Education student teachers. It has a compulsory school uniform policy and most students are aged from 11 - 13 years.

Most subjects are taught by class teachers. Four kinds of technology are available to study; wood work, design, food and art. Technology lessons occur for four consecutive days every second week. During non-technology weeks a class may be assigned to do receptionist and rubbish duty.

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At Tahuna Normal Intermediate School students have the choice of joining:

Orchestra
Multicultural group
Basketball teams
Netball teams
Dance groups
Choir

Each week, if a child has done excellent school work or has been helping their teacher with classroom duties, they may be given a Blue Card Award. This is an acknowledgement of appreciation or achievement from their class teacher. Upon receiving seven blue cards, the child receives a Bronze card, which allows him/her the privilege to go to the front of the school canteen line during lunch hours. Seven more Blue Cards produces a Silver Card, and seven more still produces an elite Gold Card.

Every Tuesday afternoon Tahuna has sports options and students can choose one sport they like for each season. Available sports include: Badminton, Running, Cycling, Power-Walking, Dance, Padder Tennis, Rippa Rugby, Tae Kwon Do and Golf.

School starts in February and ends in December after 392 half days.