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an
introduction to your secondary school
We work very
hard to ensure all of our students are made welcome and accepted into
the Birkenhead family. This is a happy school where everybody is somebody.
New Year
9 (form 3) students come to us from a number of intermediate schools:
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Birkdale Intermediate
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Glenfield Intermediate
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Northcote Intermediate
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Takapuna Normal Intermediate
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Ponsonby Intermediate
On
the first day
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Only Year 9 students and the Year 13 Peer Support leaders attend.
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Students assemble in our theatre to meet their Dean and form
teacher.
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They
also meet their Year 13 Peer Support leaders who look after them and take
them on an orientation tour of the college.
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After the powhiri (welcome), students then go to their form class and
the form teacher organises stationery, timetables, music and sport.
What
class will my child be in?
Our classes are streamed and this is based on their reports, PAT scores,
teacher information, friendship groups. We want each student in a positive
learning environment.
What
support and guidance is there?
Click below for more infomation
Form teacher
Dean
Guidance Counsellor
Peer Support leaders
The
Happiest students work hard in class and participate in a number of activities:
Sport
Music
Art
Drama
What
subjects will I study?
Compulsury core:
Art, English, Health and Physical Education, Mathematics, Music,
Science, Social Studies, Technology (Computing, Food & Biotechnology
- $20 materials fee)
Optional:
Students
must select two half year options and one full year language; OR two full
year languages
HALF-YEAR
OPTIONS
Art, Drama, Graphics & Design, Music, Food & Technology, Workshop
Technology
FULL-YEAR LANGUAGES
German, French, Japanese, Maori, English for Speakers of Other Languages
(ESOL), Extra English
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