Month: September 2020

After being cancelled once already this year because of COVID-19, Mr. Fa’aumu and Ms. Toleafoa’s year 11 Physical Education classes were fortunate to participate in their white-water rafting session at Vector Wero park on Wednesday 9th September. The activity was linked to their internal assessment on safety management in the outdoors. The students loved their… Read More

The Social Science Department will hold catch up / homework / revision sessions for students who want a quiet space to complete their assessment work or to revise for their externals every Wednesdays. There is a morning session 7.30am to 8.30am in M19 and afternoon (it is dependent on the subject teacher) Kia Tamatane… Read More

Junior English This week, Year 9 and 10 have their speech assessment week. They will be presenting a written and rehearsed speech to their entire class. Please ensure your son/daughter is prepared by practicing this with them at home in front of the whanau. The Year 10 students have an opportunity to obtain 3 NCEA… Read More

The government has made additional changes to NCEA for students in Auckland, to recognise the 13 days of classroom time lost during the recent Alert Level 3 lockdown. These changes will help ensure you have a fair opportunity to achieve NCEA this year. Extra Learning Recognition credits Learning Recognition (LR) credits were introduced this year… Read More

We have been working on plans for any future lockdown. A key aspect of this is having our students more familiar with Microsoft Teams and checking their school emails daily. We will be sending out more information to students by email. With the end of the wage subsidy, there is increasing pressure on many families…. Read More

Most students will start exam preparation about six weeks before exams: Set your goals In each subject set a specific goal: a mark or class placing or both. How much work, in what areas of the subject, will be necessary to achieve your goals? Know the exam format Examine previous exams.  How are they are… Read More