Howick Intermediate School

My daughter is finishing off her year 8 year here so thought I would give my honest opinion.nHer year 7 year was great! Her teacher was awesome but unfortunately he moved on so year 8 started with a new teacher whom apparently just graduated OR this may have been her 1st intermediate students she’s taught. I personally think my daughter’s excitement about school died this year because her teacher just didn’t have the experience. My daughter tried out for so many sports teams but due to her not being in “Club” for that particular sport she didn’t get in. Honestly, what a joke! The deputy principal was one of the reasons my daughter loved her time at Howick. She said he really got to know and talk to the students. He took the time out every day. Kids are good readers of people and I believe he’s one of the good teachers. THANK YOU!!nOther than that, I think Howick intermediate isn’t for the pacific students. They get drowned out. Unless you want them only in cultural dance groups and sports only if they play club then this is for you otherwise don’t bother. They had prize giving today and the year 8 students didn’t even get a graduation certificate?! Poor students! They deserve better.

I went to this school in 2013. Even though i was from Korea, everyone was so kind and friendly to me. Have a lot of good memories here, and made friends even tho can't reach out right now. For me, it was one of the best place while staying in NZ as a child came alone from my home country. I wasn't lonely thanks to this school. But todays comments, bad reputations make me kinda sad. Everything changes i guess

This school is literally the most coolest and funnest school I've ever went and been to in my entire life! I have SO MUCH FUN everyday! I love Batten, and I enjoy Mrs. MacMillan and class!

I genuinely hate this school. If you even love your children even a little bit I would recommend you not sending them here. literally every person in that hell of a school wouldn't care if you got hit by a chair and they would tell you to talk it out with the chair. I think the hardest work most of the students do is asking if they should vape or bully each other at school. The amount of students i've seen with vapes in their school pocket is insane to me. The teachers DO NOT CARE and if your kid tells a teacher about harmful behavior that has been happening to them, the teachers think talking it out without consequence to the bad student at ALL would fix the situation. but don't worry they draw the line at uniform while the student gets treated wrongly because of bad attention the teachers have to the students.

This one time i was in spec and I had my hat on. I know I wasn't allowed it on. I was doing a little draw then the teacher grabbing my hat with bit of my hair which kinda hurt. I said you grabbed a bit of my hair which then the teacher said. she didn't grab a bit of hair but I know she did. I was really disappointed how the teacher could've asked me to take off my hat instead of grabbing a bit of hair then take off my hat

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