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Welcome to Longford Intermediate – the learning pathway

Longford Intermediate is a unique learning environment for emerging adolescence. All students are encouraged to achieve. Quality teaching and learning is the core of our business. It is what we do best. Learning is tailored to each student and a high standard of achievement and personal conduct is expected.
We are progressive in developing personalised learning opportunities. Home room teaching combined with specialist teaching ensure that students develop skills which encourage them to become life long learners. We want them to be independent, critical and creative thinkers, well able to cope with challenges of an ever changing and exciting world.
We have high expectations of our students and we anticipate that they will leave us well equipped to continue their educational journey.
We look forward to welcoming you to our school community

Keith McKenzie
Principal

OUR MISSION

Longford Intermediate School will create a learning environment in which students are given the opportunity and encouragement to realise to the full, their academic, cultural and social abilities.

HISTORY OF LONGFORD – THE FAMOUS LONG FORD

From the text of Herries Beattie's book written for the Gore Centennial Community, we learn that the Long Ford over the Mataura River 'can truthfully be claimed to be the predisposing reason for the existence of Gore'
“The ford,” wrote WHS Roberts “was called 'Long' because it went such a distance downstream from a shingle beach on the east to the landing on the west bank”
Our school then takes its name from this historic feature and the symbolism of a pathway across the river is fitting for our students as they progress their education journey from contributing school to intermediate and then to secondary school. Longford Intermediate was established in 1972 to provide a school in Eastern Southland with a learning environment dedicated to the emerging adolescent. Longford Intermediate allows students from small rural schools and larger schools in Gore and Mataura to experience success through the transition years from contributing primary through intermediate to secondary schooling. It has on site facilities for technology, science, art, music and languages. We utilize spacious grounds and purpose built facilities to provide education for the districts year seven and eight students. The newly established community events centre, swimming complex and ice skating rink is only 3 minutes walk from the school gate.