Somerville Intermediate School is a decile 10 intermediate school mainly serving
Howick, which is a suburb of
East Auckland
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New Zealand
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History
With the large number of houses being built in the Somerville area, a new intermediate school was needed and so the building of Somerville Intermediate started in 1996. The school opened to students on 28 January 1997. The school opened with four houses Wiltshire, Sligo, Nicholas and Paparoa which are connected to the history of the Somerville area.
The school's first gymnasium opened on 6 August 2010 after 8 years of planning and $1.5 million in fundraising.
The school was one of the first in the Auckland area to debut
Bring Your Own Device
Bring your own device (BYOD )—also called bring your own technology (BYOT), bring your own phone (BYOP), and bring your own personal computer (BYOPC)—refers to being allowed to use one's personally owned device, rather than being required to u ...
. The school uses Google Apps to manage student work and to use a digital portfolio.
References
External links
*{{Official website, http://www.somervilleintermediate.school.nz/
Intermediate schools in Auckland
Schools in East Auckland