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Kia ora e te whānau,
It’s been another busy week, and for many of our senior students the excitement is all focused on tonight’s ball. It’s always a special occasion, and I’m looking forward to seeing everyone looking fantastic and enjoying a special evening together.
Today’s teacher-only-day was both busy and energising. We focused on making sure our Year 9 and Year 10 units of work consistently embed our GBHS literacy and numeracy systems across all subjects. Our English and Maths Faculties also spent time unpacking the government’s draft new curriculum documents. Draft curriculum documents haven’t been released in other subject areas, and we hope they are released by the MoE with some urgency.
We have a host of finals and semi-final games across the weekend - good luck to all the teams involved.
Have a great weekend!
Fiona Barker
PRINCIPAL
PPTA Strike Day
PPTA Strike Day Wednesday 20 August 2025 - Kia ora e te whānau; The PPTA has advised our board that its PPTA Te Wehengarua members covered by the Secondary Teachers’ Collective Agreement (“STCA”) will hold a nationwide one-day strike next Wednesday, 20 August 2025, in response to the Government’s offer for settlement of their collective agreement negotiations.
The board has carefully considered the availability of non-union teaching staff, and unfortunately, decided that we cannot provide normal…
14th August 2025 at 12:10pm
