Howick Intermediate
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Howick Intermediate is a co-educational intermediate school located on the corner of Botany Road and Pakuranga Highway, in Manukau City, New Zealand
. Pupils attend for years seven and eight (form one and two).
The school was originally built in 1937 and opened as Howick District High School. It was primarily built as a closer school for the Royal New Zealand Fencible corps, many of whose families had settled in the surrounding suburbs of south and south east Auckland. In 1966 the school was re-established as Howick Intermediate School.
School facilities include a technology block, swimming pool, large field equipped with a fitness circuit, library and information centre and school hall. The school hall facilities are utilized by numerous groups in the weekends.
In February 2000 two 11-year-old boys from Howick Intermediate drowned at a swimming hole in the Kauaeranga River
while on school camp.
In 2007, the school won a Mainstream Merit Award, an award offered by the New Zealand Government for recognition of successful placement and integration for employees with disabilities.
Manukau
Manukau City was a large territorial authority in Auckland, New Zealand. The city was sometimes referred to as South Auckland, but this term did not possess official recognition and did not encompass areas like East Auckland, which was previously within the official boundaries of Manukau City...
. Pupils attend for years seven and eight (form one and two).
The school was originally built in 1937 and opened as Howick District High School. It was primarily built as a closer school for the Royal New Zealand Fencible corps, many of whose families had settled in the surrounding suburbs of south and south east Auckland. In 1966 the school was re-established as Howick Intermediate School.
School facilities include a technology block, swimming pool, large field equipped with a fitness circuit, library and information centre and school hall. The school hall facilities are utilized by numerous groups in the weekends.
In February 2000 two 11-year-old boys from Howick Intermediate drowned at a swimming hole in the Kauaeranga River
Kauaeranga River
The Kauaeranga River is a river of New Zealand's North Island. One of the main rivers on the Coromandel Peninsula, it rises in the Coromandel Range which forms the backbone of the peninsula, flowing southwest to reach the Firth of Thames at Thames-References:...
while on school camp.
In 2007, the school won a Mainstream Merit Award, an award offered by the New Zealand Government for recognition of successful placement and integration for employees with disabilities.