It was lovely to welcome about 450 new students to our kura at the start of the year. At the powhiri I spoke about attendance and connection. Students know that these are recurring themes of mine and this is because I spend a fair amount of time looking at data that highlights the importance of […]
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Cafeteria reopens 7 February
Kia ora, We are looking forward to welcoming back our new and returning students over the next few days. Please note that, as the result of building works over the summer break, the cafeteria will not open until Tuesday 7 February. Any student who will remain on site at lunchtime should make sure they bring […]
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Start of Year information 2023
26 January 2023 Year 9 Pōwhiri: We will be hosting two Year 9 pōwhiri on Tuesday 31 January. Families will receive information about their student’s pōwhiri time today. Start of Year information 2023: In preparation for 2023, the following information was sent to whānau and caregivers on 13 December. Information for whānau and caregivers of […]
I spoke to a parent at cricket a couple of weeks ago and he remarked on all the teacher-only days that have occurred this year. That has probably been an irritation for many parents but these were days agreed to by the ministry to help us with preparation for a new NCEA to be implemented […]
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Year 9 Beach Day cancelled
Kia ora whanau, Due to the rāhui in place at Scorching Bay, we have made the decision to cancel tomorrow’s Beach Day. We are going to run with our wet weather alternative at Wellington High School instead. This decision means that students need to be at Wellington High by 10am tomorrow, for an activity program […]
If a student is absent from an NCEA exam then they may be eligible for a derived grade. Further information on the eligibility criteria, how to apply and the evidence required is available here. If you have any questions, please contact Shaun Tavernor.
We are more than halfway through the final term for the year. Some of our seniors have left us already and some are involved in NCEA examinations. Traditionally when our seniors leave we have run a senior prizegiving for our years 11 to 13 which is normally quite a long affair but a chance to […]
The Executive of the Post Primary Teachers’ Association has directed members covered by the Secondary Teachers’ Collective Agreement (STCA) and the Area School Teachers’ Collective Agreement (ASTCA) to attend a round of regional paid union meetings (PUM) held under the provisions of Section 26 of the Employment Relations Act 2000. The meeting for PPTA members […]
Kia ora Koutou This is my last message as acting Principal, as Dominic will have returned from his sabbatical and be back in the hot seat next week. I hope he has managed to get some rest and had a great time travelling. Firstly, I would like to welcome Nīkau and Bella to the Board […]
Tēnā koutou katoa, I would to take this opportunity to introduce the new board members who took their positions at the meeting on Monday 22 August. As we had 5 members of the school community put their names forward, there was no need to have an election and they were able to take up the […]