Mid-Term Break
Following Winter Tournament the mid-term break is Monday 09 September.
Tuesday 10 September will be Day 3 on the school calendar.
TUIA 2024: Māori and Pasifika Achievement Awards
Ni sa bula! Fakaalofa lahi atu! Talofa lava! Fakafeiloaki! Malo e lelei! Kia ora!
TUIA is an amazing event, acknowledging Māori and Pasifika achievement across all aspects of the school.
TUIA 2024 is now during Term 3, 6 – 8:00pm, Tuesday 17 September in the school Henderson Hall.
Y9 & Y10 Junior Social
The Junior Social with NGHS will be held in the NBHS Gymnasium on Thursday, 19 September. The theme is ‘Hawaiian’.
This is a ticketless event. Approval / parental permission is via SchoolBridge. Payment is online. The school’s internet banking details are: 12 – 3144 – 0100100 – 00. As a reference, please use your son’s surname and the narration ‘social’. Hostel students can charge their school account. Once both permission and payment are received, students will be added to a ‘door list’. There are no door sales. Entry cost is $10.
Year 9 / 10 parents, please check your email for further information.
Careers
University hostel applications are open. Closing dates vary between universities. Students and families are reminded to check the university website/s for specific date/s.
Representatives from EIT are onsite on Wednesday, 11 September at lunchtime. Any Y12 or Y13 that is considering EIT should attend. The presentation covers trades courses, degrees and information for Y13s intending to apply for a scholarship toward a degree at EIT.
School Benchmark Senior Examinations
The school benchmark senior examinations are Monday 23 – Friday, 27 September. This is Week 10, Term 3.
All students completing NCEA subjects must attend the related examination/s. The benchmark examination/s are a checkpoint for your son as he progresses forward to the NZQA examination/s in Term 4. Further, the benchmark exams are used to generate a derived grade if a student cannot undertake their Term 4 NZQA examination/s.
During the benchmark examinations students in Years 11, 12 and 13 who have study leave attend school for their examinations, only. Some students may not receive study leave. For example, a student requiring additional support for numeracy and literacy. Students in10HX will have study leave on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. They will be expected at school on Tuesday and Thursday. Students in 10XG have study leave on the Wednesday morning before their L1 Geography examination.
Morning examinations start at 8:40am. Afternoon examinations start at 1:10pm. This year the examinations will be in the Henderson Hall. Students must arrive at the Hall at least ten minutes before the start of their exam.
| Date & Session | Level 1 | Duration | Level 2 | Duration | Level 3 | Duration |
| Monday 23 September AM | Mathematics | 2hr | Mathematics (201) | 2hr | Music | |
| 10 Accelerate Mathematics | 2hr | |||||
| Monday 23 September PM | Japanese | 2hr | Accounting | 3hr | Agriculture | 3hr |
| Geography | 3hr | Biology | 3hr | |||
| Classical Studies | 3hr | |||||
| Tuesday 24 September AM | English | 2hr | Agriculture | 3hr | Mathematics with Calculus | 3hr |
| Music | ||||||
| Tuesday 24 September PM | Spanish | 2hr | Physics | 3hr | Geography | 3hr |
| English (vocational) | 2hr | |||||
| Wednesday 25 September AM | Science | 2hr | Classical Studies | 3hr | Physics | 3hr |
| 10 Accelerate Science | 2hr | Māori | 2hr | |||
| Wednesday 25 September PM | Geography | 2hr | History | 3hr | Economics | 3hr |
| 10 Accelerate Geography | 2hr | Māori | 2hr | |||
| Thursday 26 September AM | nil | English | 3hr | Mathematics with Statistics | 2hr | |
| English (vocational) | 3hr | |||||
| Thursday 26 September PM | Agriculture | 2hr | Biology | 3hr | Physical Education | 3hr |
| Māori | 2hr | Earth & Space Science | 3hr | Earth & Space Science | 2hr | |
| Friday 27 September AM | Commerce | 2hr | Chemistry | 3hr | Chemistry | 3hr |
| History | 3hr | |||||
| Friday 27 September PM | History | 2hr | Economics | 3hr | English | 3hr |
| 10 Accelerate History | 2hr | Japanese | 3hr | English (vocational) | 3hr |
Level 1 Externally Assessed Standards
In numerous Level 1 courses, students are completing external assessments. These assessments are completed in class and then sent to NZQA for marking. Students will be able to access their results in January 2025.
Students have been reminded that these assessments are treated like all NZQA externally assessed / monitored assessments. Students who breach the conditions of these assessments should expect a Not Achieved grade.
Year 10 Literacy and Numeracy Common Assessment Activities (CAA)
Year 10 students, excluding 10HX and 10XG, will be completing the Literacy and Numeracy CAAs during Week 8 and 9. Students in Year 11 who have not yet achieved these standards will also resit their CAAs.
Numeracy: Friday 13 September
Literacy: Tuesday 17 September
These assessments will be held during Period 2 classes. Students are encouraged to bring their own device for these assessments.
Y11 Science – Royal Society Presentation
On Tuesday 10 September during Pd 2 all Y11 Science students will attend an onsite presentation from two old boys, James Mear and Todd Redman. They will be speaking about science-related career pathways and developments in our region.
Fieldtrips in Week 8
The Y13 Agriculture class is offsite Thursday 12 & Friday 13 September. They are visiting two iconic farms. The group spend time at Rangitaiki Station, the home of New Zealand’s largest deer herd. They are then at Waikato Stud, New Zealand’s most successful contemporary thoroughbred nursery, as the breeding season commences. Also, they will be visiting Miraka in Taupō. Miraka is the nation’s first dairy processing company to use renewable geothermal energy.
NCEA Internal Assessments due in Week 8
| NCEA Level 1 | |
| Subject | Achievement Standard |
| Nil | |
| NCEA Level 2 | |
| Subject | Achievement Standard |
| Agriculture | AS2.10 Report on the environmental impact of the production of a locally produced primary product |
| Technology – Engineering | US32051 Demonstrate and apply knowledge of mechanical engineering drawings and geometric construction in MaPS environment |
| Technology – Engineering | US32053 Demonstrate knowledge of and apply good work practices when performing machining operations in MaPS environment |
| Geography | AS2.8 Apply spatial analysis, with guidance, to solve a geographic problem |
| Music | AS2.1 Perform two substantial pieces of music as a featured soloist |
| NCEA Level 3 | |
| Subject | Achievement Standard |
| Digital Information Technology | AS3.8 Use complex processes to develop a digital technologies outcome |
| Music | AS3.1 Perform two programmes of music as a featured soloist |
| Music | AS3.2 Perform a programme of music as a featured soloist on a second instrument |
NCEA Internal Assessments due in Week 9
| NCEA Level 1 | |
| Subject | Achievement Standard |
| Visual Art | AS1.3 Explore Visual Arts processes and conventions to inform own art making |
| Technology – Combined Materials | US25920 Use joints for a BCATS project |
| Digital Technologies | AS1.3 Demonstrate understanding of usability in human-computer interfaces |
| NCEA Level 2 | |
| Subject | Achievement Standard |
| Technology – Woodwork | US24354 Demonstrate knowledge of health and safety legislation and apply safe working practices in a BCATS environment |
| General Science | AS2.8 Investigate biological material at the microscopic level |
| Vocational English | US12349 Demonstrate knowledge of time management |
| NCEA Level 3 | |
| Subject | Achievement Standard |
| Technology – Combined | US29682 Select, use, and maintain tools, equipment and machinery for a Stage 3 BCATS project |
KAMAR Parent Portal
Parents / caregivers can access results and school reports through the KAMAR Parent Portal.
You can access the KAMAR parent portal here: https://kamar.nbhs.school.nz/ or via the School Bridge app.
Click here for a summary of results so far at Winter Tournament Week
Click here for a few photos from the week
