About Our School

Mt Roskill Intermediate School was opened in 1956. It was completely remodelled during 1995 and currently has a roll of 820 pupils, with a teaching staff of 43 including 6 specialist teachers who teach Art, Performing Arts, Information Technology, Food and Materials Technology, Hard Materials Technology and Special Needs/Students with Special Abilities.

In addition to teaching staff, the school employs three school secretaries, 18 teacher aides, a library assistant and a resource assistant.

Senior Staff Members are responsible for the supervision of programmes and the general welfare of the pupils at either the Year 7 or the Year 8 level. Senior Teachers are responsible for leadership of teams of teachers for planning and implementing teaching programmes, organisation and discipline within the team and pupil evaluation.

The School has a comprehensive range of Audio Visual equipment including Computers and Digital Video equipment. All students have the opportunity to use this equipment. We enter teams in inter-school competitions in numerous sporting and other activities including Rugby, Rugby League, Soccer, Cricket, Tennis, Netball, Hockey, Basketball, Volleyball, the Science Fair and Mathex. Mount Roskill Intermediate School also caters for Children with Special Needs and Special Abilities, produces an annual musical production and involves all students in a wide variety of enrichment activities.

Our School Motto

"Strive, Seek, Find"

It comes from the last line of a poem called 'Ulysses' by Tennyson

Strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find
And not to yield

Our school badge is green with silver and is divided into three areas:

a book (strive)
a torch (seek)
and a star (find)