Kedgley Intermediate School is an intermediate school

Middle school

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 (years 7–8) in Papatoetoe

Papatoetoe

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, a suburb of Manukau City, Auckland Region

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, New Zealand

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The school opened in February 1958 as Papatoetoe Intermediate School. Classes were held in part of Papatoetoe High School

Papatoetoe High School

Papatoetoe High School is a secondary school in Papatoetoe suburb of Manukau city, Auckland Region, New Zealand.PHS hosts a satellite unit of the Kelston Deaf Education Centre, including a full-time educational interpreter....

 for the first year. After principal Maurice F. Kedgley died the school was renamed Kedgley Intermediate School in his memory in 1968, and Otara Intermediate School was renamed Papatoetoe Intermediate School.

Teachers at Kedgley Intermediate have subject specialisations, such as science, social studies and physical education.