Cobham Intermediate School

Cobham Intermediate School
Address
294 Ilam Road Bryndwr Christchurch, New Zealand
Coordinates	43°30′39″S 172°35′03″E / 43.5108°S 172.5843°E / -43.5108; 172.5843Coordinates: 43°30′39″S 172°35′03″E / 43.5108°S 172.5843°E / -43.5108; 172.5843
Information
Type	State co-ed intermediate (years 7 and 8)
Motto	Achieving For Life
Ministry of Education Institution no.	3323
Principal	Scott Thelning
School roll	626^[1] (November 2015)
Socio-economic decile	8^[2]
Website	www.cobham.school.nz

Cobham Intermediate School is a state intermediate school in the northwestern Christchurch, New Zealand suburb of Bryndwr.

Cobham was originally named Fendalton Intermediate but that caused confusion between Fendalton Open Air School so the governor-general of New Zealand, Viscount Cobham, allowed Cobham to use his name. At the end of term 1 in 2011 long running principal Trevor Beaton left Cobham Intermediate to retire. Scott Thelning from Mt. Pleasant School took over as principal in Term 3 2011.

Cobham today

The Hayley Westenra Suite commemorates the famous singer

Cobham is currently the largest intermediate school in the South Island and has a total attendance of 625 students. It is known all around New Zealand as a prosperous school in cultural, academic and sporting events. For example, in 2005, Cobham won the Cantamath competition (a mathematics competition for schools around the Canterbury Region) in both the year 7 and 8 competition. And many musicians and singers from this school participate in the Lions Primary School Music Festival (A series of concerts for primary and intermediate schools around Canterbury) This school is also advanced in new technology and electronics.

Notable alumni

John Key - New Zealand Prime Minister (2008–present)
Hayley Westenra - New Zealand Pop opera singer

Notes

↑ "Directory of Schools - as at 01 December 2015". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
↑ Decile change 2007 to 2008 for state & state integrated schools

External links

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Schools in Christchurch and Canterbury, New Zealand

State primary & intermediate	Breens Intermediate Chisnallwood Intermediate Christchurch East School Christchurch South Intermediate Cobham Intermediate Discovery 1 School Fendalton Open Air School Linwood North School Russley School Tamariki School

State secondary & composite	Akaroa Area School Amuri Area School Aranui High School Ashburton College Avonside Girls' High School Burnside High School Cashmere High School Cheviot Area School Christchurch Boys' High School Christchurch Girls' High School Darfield High School Ellesmere College Geraldine High School Hagley Community College Hillmorton High School Hornby High School Hurunui College Kaiapoi High School Kaikoura High School Lincoln High School Linwood College Mackenzie College Mairehau High School Mount Hutt College Mountainview High School Opihi College Oxford Area School Papanui High School Rangiora High School Riccarton High School Shirley Boys' High School Timaru Boys' High School Timaru Girls' High School Twizel Area School Unlimited Paenga Tawhiti Waimate High School

State-integrated	Aidanfield Christian School Catholic Cathedral College Christchurch Adventist School Craighead Diocesan School Hillview Christian School Marian College Middleton Grange School Rangiora New Life School Rolleston Christian School Roncalli College Rudolf Steiner School St Bede's College St Thomas of Canterbury College Tamariki School Villa Maria College

Private	Cathedral Grammar School Christ's College Medbury School Rangi Ruru Girls' School St Andrew's College St Margaret's College St Michael's Church School

Special	Van Asch College

Future	Rolleston Secondary School (2017)

Defunct	Aorangi School Burwood School Christchurch West High School Christchurch Normal School Marylands School Phillipstown School

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