Fairfield Intermediate, sometimes shortened to FIS, is a year 7-8 school located in Fairfield, Hamilton, New Zealand. It has a roll of 920[1] as of April 2023 and has a decile rating of 5. The principal is Angela Walters.
The school was founded in 1963 and was and still is the only school in North-East Hamilton that caters to year 7-8 students. The school has for many years gone to Port Waikato and Pauanui for school camps. This has been changed for the 2013 camps where Pauanui is no longer used for the trips.
Fairfield Intermediate offers many opportunities in sport and music with yearly productions and successful sports teams. Their chess team has traditionally done well, winning many regional tournaments in the past few years. The school sends representatives to the AIMS Games every year and has come out with medals on a large number of occasions. Also the school runs a musical each year, having more than 150 students take part.
Fairfield Clusteredit
The school is part of the Fairfield Cluster, in which comprises Fairfield Intermediate and its contributing schools, Bankwood, Hukanui, Rototuna, Woodstock, Te Totara. It also includes Southwell School and St Joseph's, Fairfield. The Fairfield Cluster runs many competitions and festivals together including, athletics and choir.
Housesedit
The school has been traditionally divided into four houses named after the dominant peaks in the North Island; Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe, Tongariro and Taranaki. In 2012 however the house system was abolished due to people in the same class being in different houses, so a new team system was created. The system runs with one team being three or four full classes. The teams are named after New Zealand plants and are named: Nikau, Kauri, Rimu, Kowhai, Totara and Puriri.[2]
Referencesedit
^ ab"New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
^"Important School Information: Houses". Fairfield Intermediate School. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
fairfield, intermediate, school, fairfield, intermediate, sometimes, shortened, year, school, located, fairfield, hamilton, zealand, roll, april, 2023, decile, rating, principal, angela, walters, fairfield, intermediateaddressclarkin, roadfairfieldhamiltonnew,. Fairfield Intermediate sometimes shortened to FIS is a year 7 8 school located in Fairfield Hamilton New Zealand It has a roll of 920 1 as of April 2023 and has a decile rating of 5 The principal is Angela Walters Fairfield IntermediateAddressClarkin RoadFairfieldHamiltonNew ZealandInformationTypeState Co educational IntermediateMottoWhakaharahara akonga Whakaharahara wahi Exceptional Learners Exceptional Place Founded1963Ministry of Education Institution no 1715PrincipalAngela WaltersYears offered7 8GenderCo edSchool roll920 1 April 2023 Classes27Average class size30Hours in school day6h 10m 8 45 to 2 55 Classrooms29HousesKauri Nikau Rimu Kowhai Totara and PuririNicknameFISSocio economic decile5Websitewww fairfieldintermediate school nz Contents 1 History 2 Notable alumni 3 Extracurricular activities 4 Fairfield Cluster 5 Houses 6 ReferencesHistory editThe school was founded in 1963 and was and still is the only school in North East Hamilton that caters to year 7 8 students The school has for many years gone to Port Waikato and Pauanui for school camps This has been changed for the 2013 camps where Pauanui is no longer used for the trips Notable alumni editNotable alumni of Fairfield Intermediate include Stan Walker 2002 2003 an actor and Australian Idol winning singer and Scott Styris 1987 1988 an all rounder who has played for the Black Caps and Northern Districts Extracurricular activities editFairfield Intermediate offers many opportunities in sport and music with yearly productions and successful sports teams Their chess team has traditionally done well winning many regional tournaments in the past few years The school sends representatives to the AIMS Games every year and has come out with medals on a large number of occasions Also the school runs a musical each year having more than 150 students take part Fairfield Cluster editThe school is part of the Fairfield Cluster in which comprises Fairfield Intermediate and its contributing schools Bankwood Hukanui Rototuna Woodstock Te Totara It also includes Southwell School and St Joseph s Fairfield The Fairfield Cluster runs many competitions and festivals together including athletics and choir Houses editThe school has been traditionally divided into four houses named after the dominant peaks in the North Island Ruapehu Ngauruhoe Tongariro and Taranaki In 2012 however the house system was abolished due to people in the same class being in different houses so a new team system was created The system runs with one team being three or four full classes The teams are named after New Zealand plants and are named Nikau Kauri Rimu Kowhai Totara and Puriri 2 References edit a b New Zealand Schools Directory New Zealand Ministry of Education Retrieved 12 December 2022 Important School Information Houses Fairfield Intermediate School Retrieved 18 November 2021 37 45 47 S 175 17 03 E 37 76306 S 175 28417 E 37 76306 175 28417 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fairfield Intermediate School amp oldid 1112570280, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
