Fergusson Intermediate is a state co-educational intermediate school in the city of

Upper Hutt Upper Hutt ( mi, Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta) is a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand and one of the four cities that constitute the Wellington metropolitan area. Geography The Upper Hutt city centre lies approximately 26 km north-e ...

, situated in the

Wellington Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by metr ...

region of

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

. The school's classes are mixed, which means that both Year 7s and Year 8s are included in one class. Although not the official motto, the phrase used most frequently to encapsulate the ethos of the school is 'High Expectations for All'.

History

Fergusson Intermediate was opened in 1966 by

Sir Bernard Fergusson Brigadier Bernard Edward Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae, (6 May 1911 – 28 November 1980) was a British Army officer and military historian. He became the last British-born Governor-General of New Zealand. Early life and family Fergusson was th ...

, then New Zealand's Governor General, and it is from his clan that the school's Latin motto originates.

Syndicates

The school is divided into 4 syndicates. In 2020, classrooms 1, 2, 3 and 4 made up syndicate A, classrooms 5, 6, 7 and 8 made up syndicate B, classrooms 9, 10, 11, 12 made up syndicate C, and classrooms 13, 14 and 15 made up syndicate D.

Notes

External links

Official Website
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