Royal Oak Intermediate

Royal Oak Intermediate School is an intermediate school in Auckland, New Zealand. Established on 1 April 1943, it is set in just over 3 hectares of level grounds close to Royal Oak Shopping complex.

Royal Oak Intermediate
Address
74 Symonds Street, Royal Oak, Auckland
Coordinates	36.9162°S 174.7737°E / -36.9162; 174.7737
Information
Type	State co-ed Intermediate (Year 7–8)
Motto	Enthusiastic Learning Through Life / Ka Rere; To Fly
Established	1943
Ministry of Education Institution no.	1351
Principal	Tony Coughlan
School roll	435 (February 2024)
Socio-economic decile	4
Website	www.royaloakint.school.nz

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–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.