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Papatoetoe Intermediate School is an
intermediate school A middle school (also known as intermediate school, junior high school, junior secondary school, or lower secondary school) is an educational stage which exists in some countries, providing education between primary school and secondary school. ...
(years 7–8) in
Papatoetoe Papatoetoe is a suburb in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the largest suburb in Auckland by population and is located to the northwest of Manukau Central, and 18 kilometres southeast of Auckland CBD. Papatoetoe has the unofficial title of Auckland ...
, a suburb of Manukau Ward, Auckland Region,
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. The school opened in 1953 on a site adjacent to
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on Great South Road in Papatoetoe. The school was called Otara Intermediate School, the name used then for that part of the district. The 650 pupils enrolled at that time came from both Papatoetoe and the surrounding district. The school comprised a double storey block of 16 classrooms and several specialist rooms, including a library. The headmaster was Mr R.A. Robbie. A school committee and a home and school association were formed. The school was renamed ''Papatoetoe Intermediate'' in 1968 to avoid confusion with the suburb of Otara taking shape a kilometre or so to the east ( Kedgley Intermediate was formerly named Papatoetoe Intermediate until principal Maurice Kedgley died in office). The planning name of the school was "Middlemore Intermediate" but this name was never adopted.School history
". Papatoetoe Intermediate School.


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Educational institutions established in 1953 Intermediate schools in Auckland 1953 establishments in New Zealand Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board Area {{NewZealand-school-stub