Principal's Message

On behalf of the Board Staff and Students, we extend to you a warm welcome to our school community. Tauranga Intermediate School aims to provide the best possible education for Year Seven and Eight emerging adolescents. We also aim to focus on the total well being of each of our students, nurturing their development and talents in whichever field they lie, while celebrating individuals needs and differences.Tauranga Intermediate encourages excellence of ATTITUDE and APPLICATION within a supportive community environment.
We wish to focus upon high standards of BEST PRACTICE IN TEACHING AND LEARNING.
We only have your child for two years so we cannot delay in exposing your child to our school plan which takes this view; that when leaving us after two years, our students should be:

* Well prepared for High School being literate and numerate
* Highly ethical
* Well informed
* Caring towards others
* Having respect for cultural diversity
* Valuing the outdoors
* Confident and spontaneous
* Prepared to make a contribution to their community
* Capable of taking a lead
* Creative and innovative
* Prepared to 'have a go'

For our STUDENTS this plan offers them :


* Quality teachers who care for emerging adolescents
* A coherent plan
* Access to modern technology
* Development of thinking, learning and critical reasoning skills
* An all round education with rich ACADEMIC, CULTURAL, SPORTING, INTERNATIONAL AND LEARNING EDUCATION OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM EXPERIENCES.

For our PARENTS this plan offers an assurance of :


* Your child being nurtured
* Your child's individual needs being met
* Maximizing your child's potential
* Maximizing your child's positive image of themselves
* Highly professional teachers who are committed to your children
* Education that emphasizes integrity, discernment and spontaneity.

For our STAFF this plan offers an assurance of :


* A clear focus on an articulated philosophy of learning
* A commitment to best teaching practice
* A focus on professional development supporting professionality
* The school's standing at the forefront of quality state education and the professional standing that follows from this.

Tauranga Intermediate School offers a basis to advance in the future with confidence. The quality of our education will always remain the focus of our vision.We encourage your son or daughter to grasp the opportunities that Tauranga Intermediate School offers and that you as parents grasp the opportunity to share with your children the delight of being at our school.


Welcome again.