Balmacewen Intermediate School - Dunedin, New Zealand

Balmacewen Intermediate is a dynamic and hardworking school with a strong sense of community spirit.

We are dedicated in providing the very best learning environment for Year 7 and 8 children.

On our website you will see many examples of the success and achievement of Balmacewen students.

We are proud of our school and invite you to experience all that Balmacewen has to offer

The Success Continues!

Well done to all of the students who achieved awards or Highly recommendeds at the recent Otago and Southland Science and Technology Fair. A special well done to Georgia Walsh and Connor Sutherland for winning the Premier Awards.

Science and Technology Fair Prizewinners

Well done to the Netball Gold Team who won the Year 8 section of Dunedin Netball Competition and who also competed with distinction at the Intermediates Tournament in Christchurch.

netball

Finally, well done to the Year 8 boys basketball team who won their section and good luck to the year 8 girls and the year 7 boys who play in the final this Monday.

Cross Country - Friday 20 August

On Friday 20th August the Balmacewen Cross Country was held.  There had been a lot of rain in the week leading up to the race, so the course had to be altered slightly and there were a lot of muddy and wet runners crossing the finish line!
Everyone did a super job and can be proud of their efforts!
The Otago Cross Country is being held at Balmacewen Intermediate on Friday 10th September, hopefully Balmac can defend the trophy again this year!
Top 3 places in the school cross country were as follows:

Year 7 Girls:  Georgia Walsh, Anna Lindsay and Natasha Whyte
Year 7 Boys:  Jackson Miller, Felix McDonald and Henri Gaudin
Year 8 Girls:  Aleisha Ruske, Anja Gray and Bailee Porter
Year 8 Boys:  Bailey Brandham, Christian Blackie and Mack Faulks

 

A Big Week at Balmac!

We have had a very successful week at Balmacewen with the Year 7 and Year 8 Mathletics teams pulling off the rare double and winning the Otago Mathletics, our Robocup team consisting Caroline Moratti, Annabelle Ritchie and Hanna Ott won the Otago and Southland Robocup competition and will now compete in the national competition in Christchurch. Finally our chess team consisting of Kan Kim, Taine Vox and Carlssen Van Roen, Nasser Tamimi won the Otago/Southland Junior Chess Championship.

The year 8 winning math team.

 

Enrolling

The following are some dates that we aim to keep to but due to unforseen circumstances these may change.

3 Sept         - Enrolments Close
10 Sept      - In zone confirmation letter posted

10 Sept - Out of zone request for more information letter posted

18 Sept     - Out of zone number announced in ODT
1 Oct        - Ballot
4 Oct         - Announcement of ballot via letter 4 Oct        

ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM NOW FULLY OPERATIONAL

Our apologies if you have tried to enroll your child previously, we have overcome the technical difficulties that we were having and the page is now working. We look forward to receiving your childs enrolment. For details on the Balmacewen Zone please scroll down the page.

 

School Zone for 2010

In order to avoid overcrowding or the likelihood of overcrowding, the Balmacewen Intermediate Board of Trustees has proposed an Enrolment Scheme.
Under this scheme, students will be enrolled if they live within the proposed home zone described below.

From Leighton Close along Tanner Road including Garden Place to Wakari Road.  Wakari Road to Taieri Road including Honeystone, Larkins, Rudd Road, Gilkison, Larkins, Hanlon, Strode, Stephen and Salmond Streets, Spiers Road and Turner Street.

From Taieri Road to Three Mile Hill Road to the corner of Dalziel Road.

Then on a line from Dalziel Road to the end of Frasers Road to Kaikorai Valley Road.  Then on a line to the intersection of Kenmure and Newport Streets, Kenmure Road to Mailer Street.  Mailer Street to High Street to Queens Drive.  Along Queens Drive to Preston Crescent to Harcourt Street.

From the end of Harcourt Street to Lawson Street to Scarba Street including the end of Leven Street.  Across City Road to Sligo Terrace.  Then crossing Stuart Street to Littlebourne Road to Queens Drive.  Along Queens Drive to Lachlan Avenue onto Cannington Road.

Along Cannington Road including Braeview Crescent and Cairnhill Street and Walsh Lane.  Continue along Cannington Road to Burma Road and to Wakari Road.

The enrolment of out of zone students is governed by the provisions of the Education Act 1989. Enquiries to the school office.

Out of Zone Enrolments
Each year the board will determine the number of places likely to be available in the following year for the enrolment of students who live outside the home zone. The board will publish this information in a daily or community newspaper circulating in the area serving the school. The notice will indicate how applications are to be made and will specify a date by which all applications must be received.

 

Applications for enrolment will be processed in the following order of priority as set out in Section 11F, Education Act 1989.
Parents will be informed of the date of any ballot by notice in a daily or community newspaper circulating in the area served by the school

First Priority:               This priority is not applicable as the school does not run a special programme approved by the Secretary.

Second Priority:          Will be given to siblings of current students.

Third Priority: Will be given to siblings of former students.

Fourth Priority:           Will be given to children of board employees.

Fifth Priority:              Will be given to all other applicants.

 

If there are more applicants in the second, third, fourth or fifth priority groups than there are available places, selection within the priority group will be by a ballot conducted in accordance with instructions issued by the Secretary under Section 11G of the Education Act 1989.

Applicants seeking second or third priority status may be required to give proof of a sibling relationship.

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