Seniors' STUDY LEAVE

Friday, 27th October 2023 at 12:25pm

Study Leave begins!

End-of-Year Senior Assemblies were held in the school auditorium today, marking the last day of school for our seniors, before NZQA exams begin.

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 dean.