Waimea Intermediate

{{self-published|date=June 2011}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox school | name = Waimea Intermediate School | motto = | established = 1959 | principal = Justine McDonald<ref name=:"MinEd" /> | address = Salisbury Road,<br>Richmond,<br>Tasman,<br>New Zealand | coordinates = {{coord|-41.3403|173.1949|region:NZ_type:edu|display=inline,title}} | type = Co-educational state intermediate, years 7–8 | enrollment = 621<ref name=:"MinEd" /> | decile = 7 | MOE = 3233 | website = [https://waimeaint.school.nz/] }} '''Waimea Intermediate''' is a co-educational intermediate school in [[Richmond, New Zealand|Richmond]], [[Tasman District]], New Zealand.<ref name=:"MinEd">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2021|title=Ministry of Education – Education Counts|url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=3233|access-date=2021-05-30|website=www.educationcounts.govt.nz|language=en-NZ}}</ref>

==History== Waimea Intermediate opened in 1959 with a roll of 485 students.<ref>{{cite news|date=24 June 1961|title=Growth of Richmond|page=23|work=Nelson Photo News|url=https://photonews.org.nz/nelson/issue/NPN8_19610624/t1-body-d16.html|access-date=30 May 2021}}</ref>

==Syndicates== Students of Waimea Intermediate are split into six different syndicates, which are named after [[Māori people|Māori]] symbols and their associated meaning/proverb.

* [[Nikau|Nīkau]] – importance of knowledge * Rangiātea – aiming high * Tū Tangata – shared knowledge * Kākano – growth * [[Tama-nui-te-rā|Tamanui Te Rā]] – rays of hope * [[Tangaroa]] – strength and vigilance

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==External links== *[http://www.waimeaint.school.nz Official website] *[https://ero.govt.nz/institution/3233/waimea-intermediate Education Review Office Reports]

[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1959]] [[Category:Schools in the Tasman District]] [[Category:Richmond, New Zealand]] [[Category:1959 establishments in New Zealand]]