Tahuna Normal Intermediate School
| Tahuna Normal Intermediate School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
|
31 Auld Street, St. Kilda, Dunedin | |
| Coordinates | 45°54′14″S 170°31′02″E / 45.904018°S 170.517192°ECoordinates: 45°54′14″S 170°31′02″E / 45.904018°S 170.517192°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State Intermediate (Years 7, 8), co-educational |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 3839 |
| Principal | Tony Hunter[1] |
| School roll | 488[2] (March 2015) |
| Socio-economic decile | 8[3] |
| Website | tahuna.school.nz |
Tahuna Normal Intermediate School is a school for Year 7 (Form One) and Year 8 (Form Two) students, based in Saint Kilda, Dunedin, New Zealand. It is located near Saint Kilda Beach. It has a Principal: Tony Hunter, Deputy Principal: Keith Hutton, 22 teachers, teacher aids 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; Woodwork, Design Technology, 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.
Compulsory Subjects
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 (4 are given Per week). 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 a Gold Card. After you have your Gold Card every extra 7 blue cards gives you a "Bar" for instance 28 blue cards gives you a Gold Bar and 35 gives you a Gold Bar Bar.
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.
The school year starts in February and ends in December after 392 half days.
Notes
- ↑ "Tahuna News" (PDF). Tahuna Normal Intermediate School. 18 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
- ↑ "Directory of Schools - as at 7 April 2015". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
- ↑ Decile change 2007 to 2008 for state & state integrated schools