Manurewa Intermediate School is a large multicultural school, located in central

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History

Manurewa Intermediate School opened in February 1961, and was the first intermediate school in the Manurewa area. The school won the Prime Minister's Education Excellence Awards in the Leadership Team category in 2017.

Culture

The school draws from a large range of cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. This has led to the formation of several cultural groups within the school. The Music Technology complex was opened in October 2000 by The

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. Manurewa Intermediate also has a Morning Live school News, called MITV. It has useful information for students at the school (for example: fitness, meetings, and trips). It is hosted and mainly run by students of the school.

Notable alumni

* Stephen Berry (born 1983), politician and political commentator

Notes

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