Royal Oak Intermediate School is an intermediate school in Auckland, New Zealand.Royal Oak Intermediate Established on 1 April 1943, it is set in just over 3 hectares of level grounds close to Royal Oak Shopping complex.
The school was originally named Manukau Intermediate School, so called for the school's proximity to the Manukau Harbour. With the growth of Manukau City in recent years, the board of trustees decided in 1997 that it was time to affirm that it was an Auckland school: accordingly it was decided to rename the school to "Royal Oak Intermediate" to better reflect its location.
History Between the years of 1912 and 1922, the area now occupied by the school was the site of the "Boyd Zoo", a major local attraction at the time. Prior to the building being finally commissioned as a school, it was used initially as a temporary hospital during World War II. The school celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 1993. It celebrated its 75th anniversary on 1 April 2018.
Principals Henri Binsted 1943–1947 Frederick Day 1947–1953 C. Lawrence Brock 1954–1958 Alexander Aitken 1959–1969 Eric Boggs 1970–1986 Graham Smith 1987–1989 Don Cochrane 1990–1999 Christopher Nixon 2000–2007 Darryl Connelly 2007–2012 Derek Linlington 2012–2017 Ross Devereux 2017–2018 Tony Coughlan 2019–2024 Caroline Shum 2024–present
Houses Royal Oak Intermediate has 4 houses; Binsted, Grainger, Jordan and Buchanan. They were named after the 4 founders of the school. Henri Binsted (Principal on 1 April 1943 – 1947), Cecil Grainger, William Jordan and Robert Buchanan. Each house is represented by a colour; Red for Binsted, Yellow for Grainger, Blue for Jordan and Green for Buchanan.
In popular culture In 2023, the opening scenes of the film Tinā, featuring Anapela Polataivao, were partially filmed at Royal Oak Intermediate. Filming took place in areas of the school's corridor, Room 12, the school's reception/office, and one of the printing rooms.
The scene featuring the classroom was originally supposed to be filmed in Room 10, however it was relocated to Room 12 for unknown reasons.
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