Milne says the arrangement is a win-win situation for everyone involved.
"We know that rugby is struggling in the Te Puke area for all sorts of reasons. There are a lot less playing it so all we are trying to do is create a little bit of a vibe around by having the Fijian boys come on board and being part of our group.
"It is giving them an opportunity but also giving us an opportunity as well. They are going to bring an element of difference to what they do which is going to be really good for our guys.
"We should be able to live off some of the stuff they do which we don't do in terms of the way they play the game. We have already noticed in the last couple of trainings there are certain things they do that we possibly can't dream of doing. They keep the ball alive so well and there are opportunities to work off them plus we can teach them the fundamentals of what we do."
Milne says much of the credit for establishing the rugby academy should go to Darren Harvey.
"He has been the full driver behind the thing. Jointly we came up with the idea but in terms of administration and getting stuff through the school that needs to be ticked off he has been magnificent. I try to concentrate on what happens inside the chalk and he concentrates on what happens outside the chalk. It seems to be working so well."
The Fijian scholarships are not the only New Zealand sporting first for Te Puke Intermediate.
The school has produced four All Blacks in Royce Willis, Jarrad Hoeata, Tanerau Latimer and Nathan Harris - more than any other intermediate school in the country.