Glen Eden Intermediate School
Glen Eden Intermediate School is an intermediate school located in the suburb of Kaurilands in Auckland, New Zealand. The roll fluctuates around 1000 students and there is an enrolment scheme in place. In-zone suburbs include Titirangi, Laingholm, Woodlands Park most of Glen Eden, Konini and Kaurilands. The current principal is Jonathan Hughes.
History and Organisation
The school was originally divided into eight syndicates named after New Zealand trees. Each syndicate had four classrooms,. In 2010, the syndicates were replaced with four "mini schools", Te Henga, Karekare, Muriwai and Piha named after local West Coast beaches. All classes are combined Year 7 and Year 8 with elected student councilors who attend bi-weekly school council meetings. The school has provision for programmes for students who need enrichment.In 2001 the school opened a technology block which as of 2025 teaches one minischool every day and has eight classes: Food Technology, Design Technology, Sound Arts, Dramatic Arts, Visual Arts, Hard Materials, Enviro Technology, and Video Production. The Video Production room is also the headquarters of "Cactus", the school's daily TV show which has been broadcasting daily throughout the school since 1995. The school previously had a radio station, T.N.T which opened in 2010 but is no longer active.
A gymnasium that had "full-sized basketball and netball courts, volleyball and badminton courts" was opened in 2001. The gym opening coincided with the school's 40th anniversary, and the former board of trustees chair Brian Clayton noted that "the gym is a legacy to present and future students and the community......It's a testimony to a number of things that reflect the school." An auditorium, added later, was merged with the administration block. There is a daily school fitness programme consisting of road runs, aerobics, and a variety of activities held on the artificial turf and back court.
Learning environment
The school teaches to the NZ Curriculum. Some classes in the school have a modern learning environment with "collaborative, flexible classroom that can evolve to meet the needs of a rapidly changing society......different to the traditional style of rows of desks facing the teacher." Students are supported to use devices for online learning and encouraged to bring their own device.Sport
Each year the school holds events in cross country, athletics and swimming, with students competing in their year levels. Students can try out to go to sports camps and for NZ AIMS Games, a major sporting competition which is held every September in Tauranga.School teams compete in the Netball Waitakere competition. A variety of teams also participate in the local inter-school zone sports competitions. There is a daily school fitness programme consisting of road runs, aerobics, and a variety of activities.
The school has a variety of facility's it uses in fitness and sporting programmes, including a school gymnasium, all weather astroturf, five lane heated swimming pool, two cricket cages, three outdoor netball courts and a football/rugby field. The school utilizes these facilities in the daily fitness programme as well as in the weekly hour-long P.E sessions all students are required to partake in. All of these facilities and sports programme on the whole are managed by the schools dedicated sporting director.
Mini Schools
Each Mini school consists of two learning areas with 4 classrooms respectively. The Mini schools consist of 8-9 classrooms. Karekare's colour is black, Piha's blue, Te Henga's yellow, and Muriwai's red.Karekare - Rooms 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Piha - Rooms 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Te Henga - Rooms 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25
Muriwai - ''Rooms 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34''
The arts
Every second year the school holds a major school production. In 2018 it was Hairspray Junior, 2020 Aladdin, in 2023 it was Shrek Jr and in 2025 school the school production was Moana JrThere is also a concert band and two rock bands - one for each year level - and these, along with the annual talent show, are widely supported by the school community.
Large Pasifika and kapa haka groups are well attended and play an important cultural role in the school.