Our Year 11 upcoming school leaders are travelling to Tongariro to learn about the principles of good leadership. They will have the opportunity to develop some of the vital skills a leader needs through feedback from their peers, as well as support and mentoring by their instructor. Students learn through adventure and connect through participation, […]
Today is Pink Shirt Day! Our staff are right behind this anti bullying initiative and were proud to wear pink. Students wore pink accessories to show their support for this important cause which aims to spread aroha and kindness, and end bullying. Kōrero Mai, Kōrero Atu, Mauri Tū, Mauri Ora Speak Up, Stand Together, Stop […]
It’s assessment week! Senior students have the opportunity to spend each day of the week focusing in-depth on each of their individual subjects. This week is important because it allows students to sit assessments under NCEA conditions and receive feedback on academic progress, revise previous work, and complete internal assessments or work for a whole […]
Last Friday 13 May, we celebrated our top performing academic students at our annual NCEA Excellence Breakfast. This event recognises Year 12 and 13 students who achieved Excellence Endorsements for NCEA Level 1 and 2 in 2021. Students gathered in the school hall for a delicious breakfast, and took inspiration from ex-student Isaac Morunga. Isaac […]
School will be closed for instruction tomorrow, Thursday 12 May, for an Accord Teacher Only Day. There are four Teacher Only Days allocated this year to support the implementation of changes to NCEA. The focus of this day will be NCEA Level One Unit planning. […]
Senior Māori and Māori Performing Arts tauira (students) are exploring the history and sites of Te Arawa on their annual haerenga (journey). Their trip to Rotorua focuses on the iwi of Te Arawa with different aspects of the iwi incorporated as the main kaupapa of each year level’s research. Students are visiting the Buried Village […]
We hope you have had a restful break and we look forward to welcoming students back for a successful Term 2 on Monday. […]
A big shout out to our volleyball teams, who qualified for the College Sport Senior Volleyball Championships which were held this week. Awesome work Shalom, Elijah, Eliu, Saz, Elia, J sue, Sosene, Silipa, Jamby, Blessing, Genevieve, Julianna, Grace, Aquilla, Senora, Florence and Rose! We are proud of all of our athletes taking the court to […]
We always enjoy celebrating students who excel in their chosen sports. Today we recognise aquatic superstars Luke, Phillipa and Shaun who represented Henderson High School in the Western Zone Swimming Championships earlier this month. While it still feels like summer, winter sport training is well underway in preparation for the start of the season. It’s […]
Yesterday we celebrated the 2021 NCEA achievements of our tauira Māori (Māori students) at our Rā Whakanui celebration. The kaikōrero (readers) did a fantastic job, and it was wonderful to see so many students engaging in this kaupapa Māori (Māori event). Ngā mihi nui kia koutou katoa – thank you to everyone involved in recognising […]
