2023 School Yearbook
Thursday, 26th October 2023 at 11:42am
Senior students have only a few days left before study leave begins!
Senior Assemblies will be held in the school auditorium tomorrow (Friday 27 October 2023) - this will be the last day at school for Senior students before study leave and NZQA exams begin!
- Year 13: 9.45am start
- Year 11: 11.25am start
- Year 12: 12.30pm start
All senior students will be able to collect their (free) copy of the 2023 School Yearbook tomorrow, as they are dismissed to go home, at the end of their Assembly. Junior students who would like to collect a (free) copy of the 2023 School Yearbook can do so at Student Reception (or) at the Accounts Office - please note, there may be a limited supply available for Juniors.
A special Senior Prizegiving for Year 11 and Year 12 Award recipients will be held on Monday 30 October 2023. CLICK HERE for more information regarding Senior end-of-year dates, including Year 13 Graduation (formal and informal celebrations).
We cannot stress enough the importance of both working hard for and sitting all external examinations. During the disrupted Covid times, NZQA awarded Learning Recognition Credits (LRCs) to support students in achieving their NCEA qualifications. For many students, LRCs meant an additional 10-16 credit ‘top up’ before external examinations began. However, we have now returned to ‘pre-Covid’ credit requirements with no LRCs which means that many students need to pass external exams in order to either achieve their qualifications or achieve with endorsements.
Sometimes, if students are close to passing their qualification, the temptation is to be selective about which exams to sit. This is a high-risk strategy, and every year we see students miss out on qualifications as a result.
GBHS has lots of support in place to help students prepare for their external exams, with faculties running revision lessons during class time and tutorials once study leave begins. For more information, please contact your child's level Dean.
