Cobham Intermediate School

Cobham Intermediate School
Location
294 Ilam Road, Fendalton, 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	Acting Principals in Term 2: Kevin Rait & Bindy Buchanan
Socio-economic decile	8[1]
Website	www.cobham.school.nz

Cobham Intermediate School is a state intermediate school in North West Christchurch, New Zealand.

Cobham was originally named Fendalton Intermediate but that caused confusion between Fendalton Open Air Primary 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. Kevin Rait & Bindy Buchanan will be acting principals in Term 2. Scott Thelning from Mt. Pleasant School will take over as principal in Term 3 2011.

Cobham today

Cobham is currently the largest intermediate school in the South Island. 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, New Zealand 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. More recently the Future Problem Solving (FPS) team came runner up at the world finals in the USA.^{[citation needed]}

Notable alumni

• John Key - New Zealand politician
• Hayley Westenra - New Zealand singer

Notes

1. ^ Decile change 2007 to 2008 for state & state integrated schools

External links

• http://www.cobham.school.nz/
• http://www.cobham.schoolzone.net.nz/