Cobham Intermediate School
| Cobham Intermediate School | |
|---|---|
 Cobham Intermediate School in the centre; Burnside Primary in the foreground | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 43°30′39″S 172°35′03″E / 43.5108°S 172.5843°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State co-ed intermediate (years 7 and 8) |
| Motto | Achieving For Life |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 3323 |
| Principal | Eddie Norgate (2016–present) |
| School roll | 639[2] (July 2025) |
| Socio-economic decile | 8[1] |
Cobham Intermediate School is a state intermediate school in northwestern Christchurch, New Zealand, in the suburb of Burnside.
Cobham was originally named Fendalton Intermediate. However, there was confusion between the school and Fendalton Open Air School, so the governor-general of New Zealand, Viscount Cobham, allowed the school to use his name. At the end of term 1 in 2011 long-running principal Trevor Beaton left Cobham Intermediate to retire. Scott Thelning from Mt. Pleasant School took over as principal in Term 3, 2011.
In March 2018 Cobham student Maia Devereaux invited Women's Minister Julie Anne Genter to come and talk about the gender pay gap to the room 11 and 12 students.[3]
The school went through major renovations between 2020 and 2024, as all buildings were demolished and replaced by larger hapori classroom buildings and a dedicated STEAM unit.[4]
Cobham today
Cobham is currently the largest intermediate school in the South Island and has a total attendance of 639[2] students.
Achievements
In 2005, Cobham won the Cantamath competition (a mathematics competition for schools around the Canterbury region) in both the year 7 and 8 competition. Cobham also has a chess club[5], which places highly in the Canterbury Interschool Chess Tournament, held annually in Christchurch. Many musicians and singers from this school participate in the Lions Primary School Music Festival.
Notable alumni
- Corey Anderson – New Zealand cricketer
- Tim Batt – New Zealand comedian
- Will Jordan, rugby union player
- John Key – New Zealand Prime Minister (2008–2016)
- Tom Latham – New Zealand cricketer
- Hayley Westenra – New Zealand pop opera singer
Notes
- ^ Decile change 2007 to 2008 for state & state integrated schools
- ^ a b "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "Minister for Women says old white men should 'move on' from company boards". Stuff. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ digitaljourney. "Kura | School". Cobham Intermediate. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ Barr, Shane. "Chess Club". Cobham Intermediate. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
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