1 Parents Information Booklet 2012 INDEX Board membership and meeting times Page 2 Staff with specific responsibilities Page 2 Communication with the College Page 4 Parent/Teacher meetings 2012 Page 4 Reports for 2012 Page 4 Parents’ Association Page 5 Routines Page 6 Bell Times Page 6 Assembly schedule Page 6 Term dates 2012 Page 6 Absence procedures Page 7 Cell Phones Page 7 Internet policy Page 7 Lateness Page 8 Leaving school Page 8 Medical Information Page 8 Sick Bay Page 8 Transport Page 8 Senior Prizegiving and NCEA Examination dates Page 9 Year 12 and 13 Attendance Policies Page 9 Behaviour Guidelines for Students Page 10 College Discipline System Page 11 Uniform matters Page 12 NCEA Page 14 Basic Information Page 14 Scholarship Page 16 University Entrance Standard Page 16 NCEA Fees 2012 Page 19 Learning Environments for Students at home Page 20 Policy on Substance Abuse Page 21 Policy on Drug Testing of Students Page 23 Schools Donation and materials Charges 2012 Page 25
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Parents Information Booklet 2012
INDEX
Board membership and meeting times Page 2
Staff with specific responsibilities Page 2
Communication with the College Page 4
Parent/Teacher meetings 2012 Page 4
Reports for 2012 Page 4
Parents’ Association Page 5
Routines Page 6
Bell Times Page 6
Assembly schedule Page 6
Term dates 2012 Page 6
Absence procedures Page 7
Cell Phones Page 7
Internet policy Page 7
Lateness Page 8
Leaving school Page 8
Medical Information Page 8
Sick Bay Page 8
Transport Page 8
Senior Prizegiving and NCEA Examination dates Page 9
Year 12 and 13 Attendance Policies Page 9
Behaviour Guidelines for Students Page 10
College Discipline System Page 11
Uniform matters Page 12
NCEA Page 14
Basic Information Page 14
Scholarship Page 16
University Entrance Standard Page 16
NCEA Fees 2012 Page 19
Learning Environments for Students at home Page 20
Policy on Substance Abuse Page 21
Policy on Drug Testing of Students Page 23
Schools Donation and materials Charges 2012 Page 25
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THE BOARD BOARD MEMBERSHIP
Elected Members
Mrs S Cotter Chairperson
Mrs R Bruce
Mr Peter Foster
Mr L McCarthy
Mrs S Ordish
Mr M Taitoko
Staff Representative: Mr D Richards
Student Representative: Finn McCauley Elected September 2011
Principal: Mr R A Campbell Ex officio
Secretary to the Board: Mrs K Lynskey
The Board meets on the last Tuesday of each month, February-December (except September) at 6.00 pm in the
Boardroom.
STAFF Senior Staff
Principal: Mr Richard Campbell (Cbr)
Deputy Principal: Mrs Sharon Gilman (Gms)
Assistant Principals: Mrs Andrea Stonehouse (Soa)
Mr Cliff van Schooten (Vsc)
Ms Chrissie Jorgensen (Jgc)
Senior Dean Ms Coline Diver (Dvc)
Guidance Counsellors Ms Jules Esther (Ejj)
Mr Grant McNabb (Mng)
Careers Adviser (Counselling) Mrs Barbara Browne (Brb)
Careers Adviser (Programmes) Ms Brenda Thompson (Thb)
Year 13 Deans Mrs Barbara Browne (Brb) Mr Dave Richards (Rcs)
Year 12 Deans Ms Ingrid van Schooten (Vti) Mr Guy Martin (Mrg)
College silver overshirt (long or short-sleeved) with embroidered College logo (undergarments must NOT be
visible)
Plain black-navy ankle socks (not trainer liners)
Plain black tights may be worn with the skirt as an alternative to black/navy socks
College tie (optional)
Boys – Existing Uniform
College white overshirt or College polo shirt.
Mid-grey wool-poly blend trousers or shorts (only College Shop trousers/shorts acceptable)
College grey knee length socks with green stripe to be worn with shorts, and grey ankle socks to be worn with
trousers.
Boys – New Uniform
Plain black-navy wool/poly blend trousers or shorts
College silver overshirt (long or short-sleeved with embroidered College logo (undergarments must NOT be
visible)
College black-navy knee length socks with green stripe
College tie (optional)
Girls & Boys – Existing Uniform
Shirt:
Options available are any ONE of:
College navy or white polo (short sleeve)
White long sleeved shirt (to be worn with College tie )
College white overblouse/overshirt (as listed above) with or without College tie
Short sleeve Polypropylenes of the same colour may be worn under shirts ie blue with blue, white with white.
Jersey – Existing and new uniform
Wellington Green, V-neck
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Shoes – Existing and new uniform
Plain black polishable dress shoes (no boots, sports/skate-type, casual/soft shoes, suede or platform/high heels).
Boys may wear plain black polishable slip on shoes. Black Roman Sandals Terms 1 and 4 only (optional) NB: Students involved in workshop Technology/Science/Home Economics classes MUST have covered shoes during practical
lessons.
Jacket – Existing Uniform
College navy-green Jacket with the College logo or
Black shower proof jacket, Stormtech shower proof jacket or equivalent plain black jacket
Jacket – New Uniform
College plain black jacket or plain black showerproof jacket eg Stormtec
Caps:
Plain navy cap. No other types of hats are to be worn
Cycle Helmets:
A cycle helmet must be worn at all times when riding a cycle
Scarf:
Plain dark scarf
Dress Uniform (Head students)
White long sleeved shirt, skirt/trousers and black lace-up shoes.
College blazer and tie supplied by the College
Other Formal Dress Uniform
Blazer and tie to be work with College skirt/trousers and shirt (either current or new)
Physical Education:
Years 9-11:
Lotto navy shorts & Lotto emerald sports shirt
White sport socks
Sports shoes
College cap strongly recommended for outside classes
YEAR 12 & 13
Senior PE top or Lotto emerald sports shirt with plain navy or black track pants or shorts
Navy track suit (optional)
This is for use in PE and/or school sport only. This jacket is NOT part of the standard uniform
Please note that regulation uniform is available ONLY from the College Uniform Shop and items from other
retailers are non-regulation and are NOT approved by the Board of Trustees for students who attend the
College.
Year 9 to 12 students are expected to wear ONLY regulation items of uniform from the time they leave home until
they return each day.
SECOND HAND UNIFORMS
Items of uniform may be donated or sent in to the College Office for sale by the Parents’ Association.
Short Term/Special Uniform passes Students who, for whatever reason, need to wear non-regulation items of uniform should bring a note from home and
obtain an authorisation slip from Mrs Rose or Ms Thompson at morning form time.
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An overview of NCEA
Some Basic Information about NCEA (National Certificate of Educational Achievement)
NCEA is the New Zealand Secondary School qualification.
It replaced the former qualifications of School Certificate, Sixth Form Certificate, University Bursary,
University Entrance and Scholarship from 2001.
Unlike these former qualifications grades (or marks) for individual subjects were replaced with an overall
qualification at each of three levels
Level 1 NCEA is essentially aimed at Year 11 students
Level 2 NCEA is essentially aimed at Year 12 students
Level 3 NCEA is essentially aimed at Year 13 students
The qualification will be obtained from credits gained in courses at school and later from other providers
(Polytechnics etc)
To obtain each level of NCEA students need to gain at least 80 credits. At least 60 of these credits must be
gained at the relevant level, or above. 20 credits may be carried over from the previous level if available. For
example a student gained 62 credits at Level 2 and already has 83 credits from level 1. This student would
be awarded a Level 2 NCEA. There are also numeracy and literacy requirements for students to gain Level 1
NCEA. There are no literacy and numeracy requirements for Level 2 and Level 3 NCEA at present
How to gain credits for NCEA
Each NCEA qualification is gained by students gaining credits from their courses of study.
Each course of study will be divided into several components where they may gain credits from achievement
standards or unit standards. Credits gained from Achievement Standards or Unit Standards have the same
value.
Each course of study will be made up of a number of Standards. The Standards are either Achievement
Standards or Unit Standards.
Achievement Standards are only available in “conventional” school subjects. These are subjects like
English, French, Mathematics, Science etc. These Achievement Standards may be Internal (School
Assessed) or External where there is an end of year examination or folio submission (in the case of subjects
like Art and Graphics).
These Achievement Standards have three levels of performance.
Achieved
Achieved with Merit
Achieved with Excellence
Student performance when being assessed will determine the level of performance gained. Performance over
the whole assessment will determine the final result.
Unit Standards are available in both conventional school subjects and also vocational areas operated by
Industry Training Organisations (ITOs). These only have one level of performance. You either reach the
required level of performance or you don’t. If you reach the level of performance then you gain the number
of credits available. There are no “Merit or Excellence” levels with Unit Standards. Unit Standards have a
different structure to Achievement Standards. Assessments are made up of different elements and focus on a
students demonstrating competence in each element. These elements can be assessed or re-assessed at
different times. All Unit Standards are internally assessed.
In conventional subjects each course which is based on Achievement Standards will have some Internally
Assessed components and some which are Externally Assessed. The general guideline is that at least 50% of
the achievement standards in a subject should be able to be Externally Assessed. There are some exceptions
to this guideline.
Examinations will occur in November for External Achievement Assessment at all levels in most subjects.
There will be exceptions for subjects where an examination is not the best method of External Assessment
(e.g. Art and Graphics,). In these cases students will be advised of the relevant external assessment method.
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In general each conventional course will comprise of Standards which have a combined total of 20 - 24
credits each year. There may be some courses which may have more and some courses which may have a
mix of Achievement Standards and Unit Standards. Some courses may be made up of Unit Standards only.
Each student will receive a Results notice and Record of Achievement which details all Achievement and
Unit Standards, similar to current degree transcripts, on an annual basis.
National Systems Check. This is a new NZQA moderation check and involves some 600 students randomly
chosen by NZQA from all New Zealand Schools. This requires schools to gather and send into NZQA at the
end of the year, assessment material (tasks, marking schedules, student work) for all internal assessments
attempted by these students. In 2012, Paraparaumu College had one student identified for this process.
NZQA states that there are NO pre-determined “pass rates”. Each standard stands alone and students will
achieve results based on their performance against the stated standard.
Credits can be accumulated over more than one year and also from more than one educational institution if
applicable. This means that credits gained from school are portable and other credits gained from
Polytechnics etc can be added to a student’s Record of Achievement. This means that qualifications are
awarded when the requirements are met, regardless of where they are obtained.
2011 saw the start of the realignment of standards to the New Zealand Curriculum at Level 1. This is
continuing with Level 2 realignment this year and Level 3 will be completed in 2013.
NCEA Certificate Endorsements
Since 2007 students can receive endorsements to their NCEA. Any level of NCEA can be achieved with
Excellence or Merit. To receive an NCEA with Excellence students must achieve 50 credits at “excellence”
from the required level. Similarly to receive NCEA with merit a student much achieve at least 50 credits at
the “merit” level or higher.
For example a student taking a Level 1 course gains 68 credits at excellence level, 48 at Merit level and
20 at Achieved level. This student would receive NCEA Level 1 with Excellence. Similarly another
student taking a level 3 course gains 35 credits at the excellence level, 32 at Merit level and 42 at
Achieved level would receive an NCEA level 3 with Merit.
From 2011 each student’s individual course (subject) can gain merit or excellence endorsement. For
merit: 14 merit (or above) credits are needed which must include 3 merit or above credits from internal
standards and 3 merit or above credits from external standards. For excellence: 14 excellence credits
including 3 excellence credits from internal standards and 3 excellence credits from external standards
Level 1 NCEA Literacy and Numeracy Requirements
Literacy and numeracy requirements have changed as a result of the realignment of standards to the
curriculum.
For 2011 these requirements were either 8 credits from defined standards in both literacy and numeracy
(previous requirement) or 10 credits from defined standards in both literacy and numeracy (in line with the
new standards)
From 2012 onwards students will need 10 credits from defined standards in both literacy and numeracy
At present there are no Literacy and Numeracy requirements to gain NCEA Levels 2 and 3. However there are
Literacy and Numeracy requirements to achieve University Entrance.