Transport
Students are required to travel directly to and from school each morning and afternoon. They may not stop at shops on their way.
School Buses
Students who live in rural areas may be eligible for school transport assistance. Somerville must be the closest state or state-integrated school where the student can enrol.
Please click here for eligibility criteria. Ministry funded buses are provided through Howick & Eastern Buses.
Please note:
There is one Ministry funded bus that will collect students from the Loop Road at Somerville Intermediate at approximately 3.10 pm each day. This bus will then go to an interchange on Meadowland Drive, before taking students home.
Transport to and from Whitford, Clevedon, Beachlands and Maraetai
There are two shuttles that service the Whitford-Clevedon, Beachlands and Maraetai areas on a user pays basis:
Coast Shuttle
Phone: 0274 722 613
Email: coastshuttles@yahoo.co.nz
Country Roads
Jacky Lakin
Phone: 021 084 28757
Transport to and from local Howick area
Go Bus (through Auckland Transport) operates the school services local to the school and are available on a user pays basis. For information about timetables and AT HOP cards, click here.
It is imperative students know their bus number (431, 433, 434, 435, 436) and that they have a registered AT HOP card.
Please use the AT website using the link below to check the best bus for your child. For more information and changes to current Somerville Intermediate School bus routes:
Open the Journey Planner
Select departing at 3.10 pm
Set any future date school is open
Click on FILTERS and check School bus (uncheck the others)
Starting point is Somerville Intermediate School.
Bicycles
The roads around Somerville Intermediate school are extremely busy and hazardous to cyclists. Parents are to take responsibility for allowing their child to cycle to school. Please provide a note to school if your child is to cycle. Students must wear a helmet and should know the road code. Bicycles at school are left at the owner's risk.
Road Safety
Please note:
To minimise the potential harm to students created by cars and buses competing for space, the loop road at the front of the school is closed between 7.45 - 8.45 am and 2.45 - 3.45 pm each day, except for buses, shuttles and students requiring assistance.
10 kph only through the loop road at all times.
Road Patrol Times - Meadowland Drive
8.10 - 8.30 am and 2.55 - 3.15 pm
Outside of these times, the back gate is locked. Please use the Woodgers Way walkway.
We ask that parents model aspects of road safety:
In the way they use and respect pedestrian crossings.
In the manner in which they park.
In the way they use the loop road in front of the school.
To view our full Road Safety guidelines, please click here.
We ask that parents model aspects of road safety:
In the way they use and respect pedestrian crossings.
In the manner in which they park.
In the way they use the loop road in front of the school.
To view our full Road Safety guidelines, please click here.