h.g.h.sHamilton Girls’ High School

Underpinning everything is the school motto “A wise woman shapes her own destiny.”

OCT / NOVISSUE 2013

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Term 4 is always an exciting part of the year as we celebrate the success of many of our students at Hamilton Girls’ High School through our different prizegiving ceremonies. From the classroom to the sporting field to the performing and visual arts arena, through to recognizing Maori and Pasifika achievement through to the generosity of school and community service, I am always astounded by the many wonderful achievements of our young women. Our events this term have certainly highlighted the special role that teachers play in the lives of young people. It is a known fact that building relationships is more dependent on the quality of contact between the individual student and the individual teacher than on any other factor. Teachers contribute to developing the whole person, rather than just imparting facts and skills. I would like to express my thanks to all our teaching and support staff who work extremely hard, always want the best for our students and support the positive direction of the school.

As you are aware, the final term of the year is the “business end” of school and requires our students to make sacrifices

in order to give their studies, assessments and externals their undivided attention and prime focus. As mentioned, all Year 10, 11 and 12 students must come to their examinations in school uniform. Clearly, the focus is on the examinations and preparing to come to school to work, rather than the distraction of what they will wear to school and what they will do after the examination. Education gives you choices, and it is important that our students have every opportunity to put their best foot forward.

As our seniors depart for examination leave, our Year 9 and 10 students have just completed their end of year examinations. Our staff are busy writing reports to discuss the progress your daughter has made over the latter part of the year and these will be issued on the last day of school. Preparation for 2014 will continue in classes through either extending our students learning on specific topics, or commencing an introduction to what is ahead of them in specific subjects. Built into the planning will also be activities outside the classroom for both year levels – it is an expectation that all will be involved.

This can also be a time where “silly season” could be upon us. It would be greatly appreciated if you would assist us in ensuring that you also reinforce the importance of standards at our school, through ensuring our code of conduct is being adhered to and that any serious misdemeanors will not be treated lightly.

Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank our Head Girl, Abbe Meads, and Deputy Head Girls, Kelly Le Quesne and Nicole Porima, for the outstanding job they have done this year in their leadership roles. From instilling pride in the school, to building the capacity to exercise initiative and motivate others, my first year at Hamilton Girls’ High School was certainly made easier with these three fine young women by my side.

Marie Gordon PRINCIPAL

PRINCIPAL’S COMMENT

Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou

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CongratulationsOur High Achievers for October

AMOKURA TAUTARICongratulations to Year 13 Student Amokura Tautari, (pictured right) who is the recipient of the Auckland Chancellors Scholarship and will be studying Law at Auckland University in 2014.

ASH THOMAS, KELLY LE QUESNE & ZOE PENNELLCongratulations to Ash Thomas, Kelly Le Quesne and Zoe Pennell who all received the David Johnston Charitable Trust Scholarship.

CHARM SKINNERCongratulations to Charm Skinner who is the recipient of the University of Auckland Jubliee Scholarship.

STUDENT SAFETYAs parents and caregivers you will have talked with your daughters about common sense when out

and about in public. We have been notified that a man has been seen acting in an untoward manner near the lake. The police have been actively working to identify this person and advise that at any time

students have safety concerns they should talk to an adult and contact the police. Students have also been reminded to always follow their usual safety precautions when travelling to and from school and

in particular not to go to isolated areas alone. You may also like to talk with your daughters about keeping safe when out in the community.

WAKA AMA 2014We invite all who are interested in participating in Waka Ama next year to attend a meeting next

Thursday, 7 November, 6:30pm in the Wharekai.

DVDS HANDED TO STUDENTS AFTER SCHOOL HOURSIt has come to our attention that some students were offered free DVDs as they walked home from

school. This did not take place on school grounds and the people handing them out were asked not to offer them to our students.

School Notices

Mrs Maree McCarthy - DIRECTOR OF SPORT

Mrs Maree McCarthy has gained a Master’s degree in Physical Education (Distinction) from the University of Otago and has spent a significant amount of time doing further research and upskilling in the areas of fitness, well-being, health and nutrition. She is excited to merge her passion for Sport and the Fitness industry with teaching, and believes that our school has the potential to be one of the best in NZ. She says that the right mental attitude is key in achieving a fitness goal. “Where the mind goes the body will follow,” she says. “Have a clear vision of what you want to achieve, why it is important to you and how your life will change positively by achieving your goals.”

Mrs Sharleen Nathan - DEPUTY PRINCIPAL

Mrs Sharleen Nathan has also been appointed to a Deputy Principal’s position and recently completed her Masters in Educational Leadership

with First Class Honours in E-learning. Specific areas of expertise include E-learning, Pasifika education, culture, Maori Achievement and

pastoral experience in a vertical school system. Her teaching subjects are Mathematics and Physical Education. She is also an outstanding

sportsperson in her own right having represented NZ in rugby and 7’s.

Mr Craig Scrimgeour - DEPUTY PRINCIPAL

Returning closer to his home town of Auckland, Mr Scrimgeour has been appointed to the position of Deputy Principal whereby he brings strong middle management, leadership and experience from Palmerston North Girls’ High School as HOD Science and Year 13 Dean, and at Freyberg High School, as HOD Sport. His teaching subjects are Physics, Biology and Science. He realises the importance of a holistic education for students, where there is a balance between academic achievement and co-curricular excellence.

INTRODUCINGNew Staff 2014

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Ms Katie Damsteegt - FOOD TECHNOLOGY AND HOSPITALITY

We look forward to Ms Damsteegt joining the Food Technology Department.

ACADEMIC NEWS

This year has been a very busy one for the Social Studies Department. Term 3 was particularly busy for the Year 12 Social Studies class. We had visits from two members of parliament. First was David Bennett the National MP elected for Hamilton East. He spoke about the reasons why he changed his vote on the gay marriage legislation. The students had been completing a unit of work around this and many were able to use his perspective in their final NZQA assessment. Green MP, Jan Logie also came to speak with the girls about the importance of women participating in Parliament.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING GIRLS WHO WON AWARDS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING

MIGRATION PROJECTS IN YEAR 9.

THIDA CHEUMbest project on a group who were refugees

KELLY JARKIEWICZbest project on a Pacific Island group

ANTONIA SMITH & MONET LASSEYbest project on Middle East/Africa

BAYLEIGH STIRLINGbest project on a group from the past

ZOE HUANG – best project on Asia

AARIA PENE & CASEY KENNETT - best project on Europe

SIMRON MANN – best comprehensive study

BRIANA VETTE – best presented project

TYLA ROBINSON - best information from an interview

SOCIAL STUDIES

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As a result the group enjoyed much success during the year. They made a handsome profit from their sales which they are using to fund their university studies in 2014. They were placed second in the Waikato Dragons Den oral presentations and second in the Waikato Trade Fair. They passed the requirements for university entrance and gained 39 credits to go towards NCEA Level 3. Winning the Regional awards just topped off an extraordinary year for the group.

The directors of Loffel are to be commended for their great effort and achievements.

At the Regional Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) Awards LOFFEL won the prize for the Best Financial Management and the supreme award for the Best YES Company in the

Waikato. The prizes included two framed certificates, a cash prize of $280 and an additional $700 cash for the group to

fly down to Wellington to compete in the National Final, which will be held on 11 December.

Loffel is a Year 13 Business Studies company. It is comprised of four up and coming entrepreneurs; Laura Sherson the Chief Executive Officer,

Melanie Torrie the Marketing and Sales Director, Sonya Marais the Production and Finance Director, and Frankie Paull the Communications Director.

They based their business on turning old cutlery into jewellery. The business name comes from a German word Löffel which translates into English as spoon. The group thought that this represented their line

of jewellery well. The group undertook a considerable amount of market research to ensure that their product was just right for their target market. They worked with tremendous industry to deliver a high quality product to market, which they were amply rewarded for, as there was a high level of demand for their jewellery and they made many cash sales.

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On the 16 October 3 teams of Year 12 Chemistry students went to the annual Chemquest Competition at Waikato University. Schools came from as far south as Taupo and Rotorua, as well as the Bay of Plenty, Waikato and King Country. The students work in teams of three to answer rounds of 10 questions based on Chemistry. Each round has a theme, for example Media and Chemistry.

The girls representing Hamilton Girls’ High this year were: Hannah Frost, Giselle Newport, Alex Mayer, Jennifer Hsi, Gretel Klinac, Georgia Allen, Anna O’Hara, Cecelia Lockley and Ashleigh Miles.

All the girls had a lot of fun at the competition. Special mention needs to go to the team consisting of Cecelia Lockley, Anna O’Hara and Ashleigh Miles who won $60 by coming fifth overall .

Chemquest Competition

MATHEMATICS

DEPARTMENTThe Mathematics department is very proud to announce that the New Zealand Association of Mathematics Teachers (NZAMT) has honoured Debra Leong, the assistant Head of Mathematics, with the Jim Campbell Award for Excellence in Teaching.

NZAMT has rightly bestowed this award on Debra for her exemplary classroom work and her contribution to mathematics education at a regional and national level. Congratulations, Debra!

TUTORING FOR NCEA EXAMINATIONS

The Mathematics department will be offering tutorials to students at Levels 1, 2 and 3 for two days prior to each examination. The schedule for tutorials and the venue will be posted on Moodle and outside the door of the Maths Resource Room. Students are strongly encouraged to come to these tutorials. So do check out the schedules.

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Kia ora, Talofa, Ni sa bula, Malo e lelei, Kia orana, Taloha ni, Mauri, Ia orana

On Wednesday, 23 October, HGHS hosted the 2013 Maori and Pasifika Awards Evening. It was a wonderful occasion where we celebrated the success of our girls.

We were reminded to grab every opportunity by Sara Tyrell and Tini Parete-Simon, two of our senior leaders this year. The guest speaker, Honey Hireme, spoke of the great opportunities awaiting our girls. Mrs Whaanga, in her role as the MC, encouraged the girls to take note of what each speaker offered as their personal stepping stones to success. Our principal, Mrs Gordon ended the evening with words of inspiration and a reminder that the ‘little things do count.’

As with all things Polynesian, each speech was accompanied by the ‘relish’ and we were treated to three special performances, reflecting the Maori and Pasifika cultures at HGHS.

Ema Bourne performed a beautiful hula, followed by the heartfelt waiata aroha “Welcome Home”, written by HGHS old girl, Landy Tyrell Nonoa and performed by our own school choir, Mana Wahine. To complete our cultural feast, our kapa haka roopu, Te Maurea Whiritoa completed the evening’s events with an energetic performance.

We wish our girls well for the upcoming exams. To our Year 13 students, may you remember that your journey through HGHS is not the end but merely the beginning of the next chapter of your life stories.

Kia kaha, kia u, kia manawanui

MAORI AND PASIFIKA AWARDS 2013

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ARTS AWARDS EVENING 2013

On 29 October Ngā Puawaitanga was host to the new and expanded Arts Awards and Celebrations of 2013.

GRACE KIM (pictured right): Grace was selected to play in a masterclass with the NZSO. She plays in the United Youth Orchestra and also the Trust Waikato Symphony Orchestra.

ARTS BLUESGIVEN FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS AT NATIONAL LEVEL.

WAIKATO YOUTH SYMPHONIC BAND: The following girls were part of the Waikato Youth Symphonic Band which won Gold in the NZ Concert Band Festival in the Open Grade: Elsa Bredenkamp, Brenda Wood, Sunni Nasmith, Lauren Nasmith, Alex Mayer, Grace Mayer and Amokura Tautari.

PREMIER TEAM AWARDSFOR TEAMS WHO HAVE WON AWARDS AT REGIONAL LEVELS.

COMBINED CHOIR (including Uptown Girls, T-Birds and Mana Wahine)

The combined choir group includes the Uptown Girls barbershop choir, which won the Young Singers in Harmony regional competition this year.

Included in this group are the T-Birds and Aspire quartets who also reached the national finals this year.

Many of the girls are also in the Mana Wahine choir which won the Oriana Prize for Impact at the Big Sing Competition earlier this year.

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TEAM OF THE YEARRugby 1st XV

The HGHS 1st XV has won the Waikato Secondary competition. They were the winners of the Chiefs Regional competition and came third in NZ at the Super 4 competition.

TRUSCOTT AWARD Truscott All RounderDanielle Paenga

Danielle is a sports prefect, a member of our Ki-o-rahi team, senior touch, rugby, 7s and basketball team. She has made the Waikato Women’s 7 training squad, NZ under 20s basketball team and the Waikato Under 18 rugby team.

SPORTS AWARDS 2013

JUNIOR SPORTS PERSON OF THE YEAR Carly McIlroy

This years winner started recreational rock climbing once a week in August of 2010 after the athletic season finished. It was at Christchurch last year that she won the National championship in the Under 14 age group. This year in May she went to Noumea for the Oceania Championships and won in her division (Under 16)

ANGLESEA PHYSIOTHERAPY AWARD Sports Person of the YearMikaela Jefferson

The sports person of the year award goes to a student who has competed at the Oceania Games. She came 1st in the 100m with a time of 12.52, 4th in the 100m hurdles, 1st in the 4 x 100m relay, 1st in the 4 x 400m relay. 1st senior 100m hurdles at the NZSS athletics nationals.

CONTRIBUTION TO SPORT AS AN OFFICIALSara Elgoran

Sara Elgoran has umpired at the UNISS, umpired all school exchanges, umpired for Senior Prems at the Monday night league and is a valued umpire for Netball Waikato and Te Aroha association.

PRINCIPAL’S AWARD1st XI Hockey

The Principal’s award is presented to a team or individual that has performed to a high level within their chosen field. This year’s winner is a team that has won back to back titles, finished third in the Waikato competition and drew against Dio who have not lost a game in 6 seasons.

SPORTS COUNCIL Fair Play Award Hollie Reid

Hollie is an excellent role model and mentor to younger players. She has worked hard to ensure all exchanges have run smoothly. She works hard on and off the field ensuring HGHS sports teams are performing and portraying fair play at all times.

JUNIOR ALL ROUNDER Stirling Walker-Pitman

Stirling Walker-Pitman has been a member of the Junior Basketball team that won the Upper North Island basketball competition. She played in the senior basketball team that won the regional tournament and competed at the National tournament. She is a member of the Waikato Under 17 basketball team. She is a member of the junior and senior softball team that came 3rd at Nationals earlier this year. She is a member of the Waikato Under 15 softball team. She is currently in the Touch development squad.

HGHS would like to acknowledge the support of the New Zealand Community Trust who have provided a Grant of $5,000.00 for our Rugby codes. This money will go towards the cost of the National Touch Tournament in December this year and for the purchase of much needed equipment for 7’s, 15’s and Touch.

SPORTS AWARDS 2013

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Congratulations to Ocean Babington and Apihaka Te Mete who represented Hamilton Girls’ High School in the North Island Snow Boarding Championships in September, 2013. Ocean came in sixth place and Apihaka came fifteen.

SNOW BOARDING

HGHS have been trying out some karate this term from the GKR karate club.

They have been visiting the junior students and giving them taster

sessions for karate. The girls have been learning some

basic techniques and discipline work. The girls now have the opportunity to sign up to the

club if they wish and more information can be given

to the girls if they wish.

JUNIOR KARATE

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The Hamilton Girls’ High School Rugby 7’s squad has made a great start to their campaign towards the nationals at the end of November by winning the Waikato Secondary Schools qualifying tournament. We had two teams entered in this tournament held at the Te Rapa Rugby fields on Sunday 20 October. With HGHS 1 winning their pool with the closest score of 52 – nil, they qualified first. HGHS 2 came second in their pool which meant the

two Girls’ High teams played against each other in the semi-final. HGHS 2 put up an awesome effort with many of the girls playing their first games of 7’s on this day. HGHS 1 went on to win the Cup final against Mercury Bay and HGHS 2 won the Plate final against Cambridge High School. The girls are now all training hard for the BNZ Condor 7’s Nationals which will be held in Auckland.

RUGBY SEVENS

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13APO - YEAR 13 OUTDOORS

On Friday 25 October, the Year 13 Outdoor’s class had their final practical assessment. This comprised of a 2km paddle, 20km mountain bike ride and an 7km trail run. The weather was PERFECT for some fast racing!!!!

The girls got off to a fantastic start with Rylee McMullen and Briana Rose fighting out for top spots coming off the kayak. Off they headed on a 20km bike ride through the Redwood forest. There was quite a lot of change of positions on the bike as some of the girls felt the pinch of the hills. Kelly Dockery had a great bike ride and moved up from 7th to 2nd during the bike ride. Rylee’s lead was too much for Kelly to pull back and our podium finishers this year were Rylee McMullen (1st) Kelly Dockery (2nd) and Hannah Polglase (3rd).

I was very proud of all the students and it was the perfect end to a great year of hard work in the classroom and in the outdoors. I hope you all keep up your interest in the outdoors and have a go at some more great events.

Well done ladies !

PHYSICAL EDUCATION1APS

This term the 1APS class have been using their interpersonal skills to create an aerobic routine worthy of New Zealand’s Got Talent! Students were required to work in teams of four or five and develop a two to three minute performance using compulsory elements as well as their own original moves.

Some of the students demonstrated fantastic leadership qualities but most importantly all girls got stuck in and enjoyed wearing their lycra! For some it was challenging as aerobics is an activity that is outside of their comfort zone but all rose to the occasion and produced some fantastic performances.

1AP0

This term the 1APO classes have been using their interpersonal skills to build trolleys ready for the downhill race “The race of the year”! Students were required to work in teams of four or five and source equipment to build, decorate and name their trolley. They then competed against teams from the other two classes to see whose trolley performed the best and in some cases, just held together on the day. While the majority of the work was completed by the girls, we would like to thank Norm and his team and the metalwork department for all their assistance. The girls really appreciated this and had a fantastic time working on this achievement standard.

COACHING POSITIONS FOR 2014

We are looking for coaches to support our sporting programme in 2014. Please send expressions of interest at any level for the following codes to:

whaangak@hghs.school.nz

NETBALL BASKETBALL FOOTBALL HOCKEY ROWING VOLLEYBALL

We would like to thank all the parents and caregivers who have given up time to be involved in sport at HGHS.

Please, if you know anyone who may be interested, pass on this information.

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Our senior students will be on study leave very shortly and for our Year 13s and a number of others this is their last year at school. It is important if the students are intending to proceed on to tertiary study that they have checked closing dates for applications. These do vary dependent upon the institution. If they are intending on entering into the work force then their CV’s are up to date and they have a covering letter written to accompany this.

Please remember the Careers Department can assist with all of the above and much more :

- CV and cover letter writing - Job hunting tips – part time and full time- Course applications- Scholarship applications- Student loan and allowance applications

The CareersNZ website www.careers.govt.nz is still the best resource for all career related matters. There is a huge amount of information under the following headings :

- Plan your career- How to get a job- Jobs database- Education & training

SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

Congratulations to the following students for winning scholarships to assist with their 2014 tertiary study :

DAVID JOHNSTON CHARITABLE TRUST SCHOLARSHIP – Ash Thomas, Kelly Le Quesne, Zoe Pennell

UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND JUBLIEE SCHOLARSHIP – Charm Skinner

UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND CHANCELLORS SCHOLARSHIP - Amokura Tautari

UPCOMING EVENTS

- University of Auckland BEAMS Day for Year 10 Maori students (date to be confirmed)- Kia ora Hauora Careers Roadshow 2nd December – Health Careers for Year 10 Maori students- Wintec course information evenings continue until the end of October (check www.wintec.ac.nz for dates and times).

CAREERS UPDATE

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CONGRATULATIONS SONYA MARAIS ON BEING ACCEPTED FOR TUTORS WORLDWIDE

In March this year I applied to Tutors Worldwide to be a gap tutor in 2014. I was really pleased to make it through the first screening process and attend an interview. In June I was absolutely delighted to receive and accept an offer of a paid position at Old Buckenham Hall School in Suffolk, England.

GATEWAY

YASMIN SIMPSON AT KIT CLEWS LAW

This year I have been doing a Gateway programme, which allowed me to spend time in the Courthouse learning about the proceedings that happen in there. I was able to work alongside Kit Clews, and watch as he interacted with his Clients, and other Lawyers.

I leave New Zealand on 11 January 2014 to start work as a teacher aide, sports coach, office assistant and nanny to girls and boys between the ages of 3 and 12 years old at the private boarding school. I’ll have the school holidays off to travel, including a two month mid-year summer holiday during which time I’ll be touring Europe. I will return home at the end of December - that’s if Prince Harry hasn’t married me by then!

One of the most interesting parts of my experience was watching a high profile case, although the courts didn’t look anything like the ones I’ve seen on the TV. I wasn’t allowed to say anything, about the people I met, so I had to tell my parents not to ask me about what had happened during the court sessions.

Hopefully I will continue to do Gateway next year, as I enjoyed my experience.

Ronald W. Ritchie B.Sc., D.M.DMark S. E. Harris BDS(Otago)

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CaiTlin Frater becomes

New Zealand

Dog Agility Champion

Caitlin was selected to represent the upper part of the North Island at the New Zealand Dog

Agility Championship which was held in Bulls between 25th to 28th October.

She did fantastically well and had 6 wins in the top class and gained the ‘Agility Dog Excellence’ and ‘Jumpers Dog Excellence’

titles with Loverslane Betelgeuse her dog.

What a fantastic achievement!

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External Examinations Instructions

ExamYou should

be at school by

Lines will be sent to the

examinationrooms at

You will not be allowed entry to the room after

You are NOT

allowed to leave the

exam until

You are allowed to go to the toilet after

You are NOT

allowed to leave the

exam after

Examination will end

Morning AM 8:45am 9:00 am 10:00 am 10:15 am 10:30 am 12:15pm 12:30 pm

Afternoon PM 1:15pm 1:30 pm 2:30 pm 2:45 pm 3:00 pm 4:45pm 5:00 pm

- You will line up in the same way you did for the school examinations. However, this time the handwritten number beside your name will represent the desk that you will sit at. In the examination room there will be a desk with your number on it and it will contain your personalised examination papers.

- Students not in their correct lines will have to wait until all students have entered the examination rooms before they will be allowed to enter.

Admission Slips- You will need a NZQA admission slips to enter the examination room. You will not be allowed into the

examination room without one.- You can get a copy of your admission slip from the Gateway office. This could take up to fifteen minutes if

there is a long queue, so you will need to be at the school at 8:30am for morning examinations and 1:00pm for afternoon examinations if you do not have your admission slip with you.

In the examination room check your papers have your exam codeMake sure the numbers on the papers match those on your admission slip. DO NOT WRITE IN A BOOKLET WHICH DOES NOT HAVE YOUR CODE ON IT. Someone else will get your results if you do.

Cell phones (and wallets)- You are to turn your cell phone off and put it and your wallet into a clear plastic bag with a valuables slip. The

school will provide you with a plastic bag and a valuables slip. These will be made available to you when you line up for the exams.

- You will place the plastic bag with your valuables under your desk. Your exam will be terminated if you handle the bag during the examination.

- If your cell phone rings during the exam then it will be confiscated until the end of examination period (End of February 2014). It will then be available for you to pick up from the student office.

- The Exam Centre Manager will not look after other valuables such as wallet, i-pods, etc.

NOTE: NZQA will not take responsibility for possessions left in your bags during the examination period. You leave valuables in your bags at your own risk.

Toilets- You cannot go to the toilet within the first hour of the examination.- If you need to use the toilet during the exam, put up your hand and a supervisor will come to you. You may

have to wait until a toilet is free. - If you go to the toilet then your exam code will be written on a special roll and sent to Wellington (just in case

NZQA have to investigate a case of suspected cheating) More than one toilet visit will concern NZQA.

Medical Problems- If they occur before the examination, then see Mr Mitchell (NZQA Liaison)- If they occur during the examination, then see the Exam Centre Manger

At the end of the exam- You are not allowed to leave the exam in the last 15 min of the exam- You may leave the exam room after 45min (except for the last 15 min) if you are finished.- Put up your hand.- Tell the supervisor how many papers you are handing in.- Go QUIETLY- DO NOT TAKE PAPERS OUT OF THE EXAM ROOM apart from resource booklets. They have a green

cover.- At the end of the exam stop writing when told. Hand in you papers until you are dismissed.

Consideration to othersPlease be considerate of your fellow students. Do not wear high healed shoes in the hall (the sound can distract other students) Bare feet are better. Note – It can be cold in the hall, make sure you are appropriately dressed.

In the Exam RoomExamination Rules

(Your examination may be terminated in you do not follow these rules.)

Things to bring to and use in the examinations

Things NOT to do in the examinations

There must be NO COMMUNICATION AT ALL WITH ANYONE BUT THE EXAM SUPERVISORS.

Do not start to write until told to do so.

Do not leave your seat without permission.

Put up your hand if you need a supervisor.

You may not leave the room within the first 45min or the last 15min.

If you are late wait at the door and a supervisor will show you to your seat.

You will not be allowed in after the first 30min if you are late. You will not be given extra time.

Do not bring paper of any kind including tissues

Do not bring dictionaries either paper or electronic

Do not bring i-pods, cameras, diskman, phones

Do not be rude to the supervisors

Use blue or black pens.

Bring a ruler

You can bring a calculator (graphics calculators will have their memories cleared by the exam manger).

If you use a calculator then bring a set of back up batteries.

You can bring mathematical equipment such as protractor, compass and dividers

SMALL bottle of WATER only. This is to be put on the floor under your chair in a clear water bottle with no label on it.

Put everything in a clear plastic bag. Keep your NZQA admission slip in there.

Ask the supervisor for extra paper if you need it.

Do not use red and green pens as these are used by the NZQA markers

Do not use pencils, twink, white out or any correcting fluid as NZQA will not allow you to have your examination paper reconsidered.

Do not bring food

Derived Grades (Compassionate Consideration)A candidate who has been disadvantaged because of a temporary impairment or a non-permanent disability close to or during an examination and which has prevented attendance or affected performance in the examination may apply to NZQA for Derived Grade.

- A Derived Grade is where NZQA takes your Term 3 Exam results or authentic topic tests (proper tests done under exam conditions) to substitute as your external examination result.

- NZQA require that all applications must be through Mr Mitchell (NZQA liaison)- Mr Mitchell is available as follows

o During the examination period Mr Mitchell will be available each day in the NZQA liaison office (located upstairs in the Atrium) from 11am to 12 pm and 2:30 pm to 3:10 pm.

o Alternatively, you can make an appointment by contacting the school office. They will take your name and Mr Mitchell will contact you to organise an appointment.

- NZQA require you to complete a Derived Grade form (available only from Mr Mitchell) and provide documented evidence from a suitably qualified professional (e.g., doctor in the case of illness) of the serious disadvantage.

- NZQA recommend where possible that students still sit their examinations and then apply for a derived grade. The better of the two grades (derived and actual) will be taken as your final result if your application is successful.

- All completed applications must be submitted to Mr Mitchell by Wednesday 3rd December.

NZQA will NOT grant Derived Grades on grounds such as:- Minor ailments- Stress due to examinations- Parents being on holiday- Being late or misreading the examination timetable - Day-to-day family disturbances- Long-term conditions (e.g. physical disability, epilepsy, depression)- Chronic relapsing conditions (e.g. glandular fever, ME) - Ongoing personal trauma. - Application after results are issued- Candidate loses equipment or admission slip etc and becomes

stressed before the examination- Candidate attends court- Candidate states examination was difficult and did not get special

assessment conditions- Candidate claims school did not teach them or tell them some vital

information

- Any illness, incapacity or trauma that has been affecting the candidate for longer than the 4 weeks prior to the exams is regarded as ongoing, i.e. prior to 15 October 2008

- Where medical evidence does not cover the examination period- Any transport problem caused by individual car problems is not

covered by compassionate consideration- Lateness because of work commitments is not acceptable- Candidate is required to work or look after children so cannot study- Candidate breaks -up with girlfriend or boyfriend- Religious festivals- Candidate misses examination because the school made an error in

the entry- Candidate says illness stopped their study- Candidate loses some or all of data or material related to an

examination portfolio

External Examinations Timetable Date / Time NCEA Level 1 NCEA Level 2 NCEA Level 3 Scholarship

Fri 8 Nov am Drama

NO EXAMINATIONS THIS AFTERNOON Mon 11 Nov am English German Samoan Statistics

pm Economics Te Reo Māori Art History Tues 12 Nov am German English Spanish English

pm Accounting Latin Biology Wed 13 Nov am Mathematics Art History Calculus Physical Education

pm Physics Latin Te Reo Rangatira Thur 14 Nov am Biology Education for

Sustainability Te Reo Rangatira Biology

pm History Te Reo Rangatira English Fri 15 Nov am NO EXAMINATIONS ON THIS DAY

pm NO EXAMINATIONS ON THIS DAY Sat 16 Nov am History

pm Chemistry Mon 18 Nov am Science Samoan Economics

pm Samoan / Te Reo Rangatira Mathematics Health Calculus

Tues 19 Nov am Agricultural and Horticultural Science

Chemistry History Agricultural and Horticultural Science

pm French Spanish Chemistry Wed 20 Nov am Media Studies Media Studies Statistics

pm Business Studies Te Reo Māori Art History Accounting Thur 21 Nov am Chemistry Geography Accounting Latin

pm Classical Studies Home Economics Home Economics Te Reo Māori Fri 22 Nov am Geography Biology Geography

pm Home Economics Japanese Classical Studies Physics Sat 23 Nov am Geography

pm Music Mon 25 Nov am Te Reo Māori History Business Studies Spanish

pm Physics Business Studies Physics Tues 26 Nov am Economics French Earth and Space Science French

pm Drama Earth and Space Science

German Chinese

Wed 27 Nov am Social Studies Classical Studies Drama pm Japanese Music Media Studies Economics

Thur 28 Nov am Chinese Social Studies French Media Studies pm Health Health Dance Samoan

Fri 29 Nov am Music Accounting Music Studies Japanese

pm Latin Agricultural and Horticultural Science Chinese German

Sat 30 Nov am NO EXAMINATIONS ON THIS DAY pm NO EXAMINATIONS ON THIS DAY

Mon 2 Dec am Dance Drama Making Music

pm Art History Chinese Agricultural and Horticultural Science / Japanese

Classical Studies

Tues 3 Dec am Spanish Dance Social Studies Earth and Space Science

pm NO EXAMINATIONS THIS AFTERNOON

KEY DATES

NOVEMBER And

DECEMBER 2013

7 - 8 NOV YEAR 8 ENTRANCE TESTS11 NOVEMBER NCEA Begins12 NOVEMBER Mufti Day14 NOVEMBER ENTRANCE TEST CATCH-UP15 NOVEMBER MOE Alignment Day Teacher Only Day19 NOVEMBER 9ENG Speech Competition23 - 24 NOV Hostel Set Leave25 NOVEMBER NZSS Softball Juniors NZSS Volleyball3 DECEMBER NCEA Ends. Document Day Year 11-134 DECEMBER Year 9-10 Junior Activities10 DECEMBER JUNIOR PRIZEGIVING (students released at lunchtime 12.50)