Kia ora e te whānau,

There are now just three weeks of school left this term and another four weeks next term before students begin study leave. Below is important information about Prelim Exams and Workshops, an ERO update and a ‘Save the Date!’ for our upcoming Impact Project Celebration of Learning. 

Prelim Exams and Workshops start this week!

A reminder that all of our students will be on study leave from Thursday 7th September through to and including Tuesday 12th September for our Preliminary Exam block.

Students from Y11-13 will have had discussions with their class teachers about which external standards they are attempting in the end-of-year NCEA exams.  Based on those discussions, students may be completing practice exams (prelim exams) or workshops specifically addressing the requirements of the standard.

Students are only required to be on campus if they are completing an exam or a workshop. The school is open if they wish to progress their own work independently.

Prelim exams will be held at the SOUTH end of the building (3A, 3B, 4A, 4B,).
All students need to bring their school photo ID, A plastic bag with pens, pencils, an eraser, and a ruler. Students must be responsible with their mobile phones and other electronic devices (including watches). Turn them off.  Take the watch off (better not to bring it) and put it in their bag. If a phone goes off in an exam, it may end up with the student being removed!

On the day of an exam – 
Arrive at 8:30 for morning exams (9-12 pm)
Arrive at 12:30 for afternoon exams (1-4 pm)

Link to The Prelim Timetable 2023

ERO at ASHS

We have begun working with our ERO Evaluation Partner which marks the kick-off of a new three-year cycle of review. The Education Review Office (ERO) has shifted to a more developmental approach to evaluation that supports each school’s improvement over time. Key features of the new approach, Te Ara Huarau, are that ERO will:

• work with all schools in an ongoing way rather than as a one-off
  event
• connect with each school’s strategic planning and reporting cycle as
  part of their improvement journey
• work in partnership with schools, collaborating in support of
  equitable and excellent outcomes for all learners
  

As a result, each school will:

• have a dedicated ERO Evaluation Partner who works alongside the
  school
• have a different experience depending on needs, strengths, and
  their school’s specific evaluation focus
• be on a three-year evaluation cycle

What will public reporting on ERO’s website look like?
As schools transition into the approach, ERO will work with schools to
publish a one-off Profile Report. This will focus on the strategic goals
schools have in place to improve learner outcomes and what the school is
seeking to achieve through the evaluation.

Within a three-year cycle, all schools will then have a Te Ara Huarau |
School Evaluation Report. This report includes information about the
school’s improvement journey, what the school has achieved for learners
and their future priorities.

All schools will receive a Board Assurance with Regulatory and Legislative
Requirements Report about their board’s attestation to meeting those
requirements. Provision for International Students and Hostel Reports
will be published where applicable.

Other reporting
Progress Reports – These reports are not published on ERO’s website.
Progress reports will provide specific information for specific audiences
such as your board, the community or the Ministry of Education.

ASHS Impact Project Celebration of Learning 2023 – save the date!

We want to invite you and your staff to our 2023 Impact Project Celebration of Learning. This is an amazing opportunity for our community to see first-hand the power of Impact Project learning. Please feel free to send the invite to your friends and whānau as well. More the merrier.

ASHS Impact Project Celebration of Learning
Wednesday 29th September 
6.00-7.30 pm
Albany Senior High School
536 Albany Highway, Albany

Enrolments for 2024 are now open!

If you know anyone hoping to join us next year please encourage them to enrol as soon as possible. The enrolment form is online here: https://www.ashs.school.nz/enrolment/ 

Note – Out-of-zone enrolments for 2024 will close Friday 1st December 2023!

Important Dates

Thursday 7th September – Tuesday 12th September – Prelim Exam and Workshop Week
Wednesday 20th September – Impact Projects Excellence Evening

Start of year 2024:
Wednesday 31st January – Year 13 only
Thursday 1 February – Year 12 only
Friday 2nd February – Year 11 only (and pōwhiri)
Monday 5th February – Full school full Timetable begins
Tuesday 6th February – Waitangi Day

Nga mihi