Bruce McLaren Intermediate School is a school organised into mixed ability classes for Year 7 and Year 8 students.

Each of these classes is taught by a homeroom teacher, in a classroom characterised by its modern learning environment. This means that students have access to computers, Chromebooks and IWBs (Interactive Whiteboards) as well as a variety of cameras and other digital tools to support their real time learning.

The school’s physical facilities include:

  • A fully networked and wireless site
  • Hall/Gymnasium
  • Recently refurbished Hard Materials Room and workshop
  • Recently refurbished Design & Digital Space
  • Recently refurbished Fabric Technologies Room
  • Recently refurbished Food & Science Technologies Room
  • Recently refurbished Visual Arts Room
  • Recently refurbished Metal Work and Electronics Room
  • Multipurpose Room for Performing Arts, Music, Dance and Drama
    Spacious Library
  • Rooms specifically for enrichment and enhanced learning and Gifted Education
  • New Artificial Turf playing surface
  • Breakfast Club and Lunch Club Room
  • Tuck shop

The school’s academic programme places emphasis on core Numeracy and Literacy skill development. The programmes delivered are differentiated for groups of learners and where applicable, individualised for the specific learning needs of students. It is this emphasis on differentiated and individualised learning, informed by the school’s comprehensive system of assessment using a variety of assessment tools, which informs the provision of the programmes.

The school’s teachers have completed detailed work on developing student learning through inquiry. The inquiry process threads through the curriculum delivery enabling students to develop a personalised approach to their learning by becoming the ‘driver’ of that learning.

Bruce McLaren Intermediate School’s aim is to facilitate experiences that challenge students to become increasingly independent, mindful, more skilled at being meta-cognizant and at ease when relating to others.