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Upcoming Events

Wed 27 & Thu 28 Jan 2010
Year 12 & 13 students
Course checking

Fri 29 Jan 2010
Peer Support Leaders Training

Thu 4 Feb 2010
Day One - Year 9 students
with Peer Support Leaders

International Students
Orientation Day

Fri 5 Feb 2010
Day Two - Whole school starts

A Stunning ERO Report for Selwyn College!
The Education Review Office visited us again in Term 4 last year and their report was made public in January. We are delighted with the findings. Here is a selection of quotes that reveal their tone:

‘Students at Selwyn College benefit from well led change that has resulted in significant improvements in the quality of teaching, the learning environment and school management systems.’

‘The quality of teaching has improved significantly.’

‘students are engaged in learning.’

‘Students at all year levels report that they appreciate the increased emphasis on achievement and celebration of their attainment in academic, sporting, cultural and leadership areas.’

‘Māori students interviewed by ERO during the course of this review spoke positively about the increased visibility of, and respect for, their cultural heritage within the school.’

‘Despite the increased workload associated with the scale and scope of the changes, staff are positive and share the principal’s determination to embed a school culture of learning and success for students.’

I encourage you to read the whole report which is dated January 2010 can be viewed on www.ero.govt.nz

The report recommends the retention of the Commissioner to enable us to continue our focus on improving the teaching and learning and to develop a planned process to extend productive community engagement in the school and this recommendation has been accepted by the Minister of Education.

Selwyn’s NCEA Results Continue to Improve Dramatically
The unconfirmed NCEA results indicate that our student achievement continues to track up at a phenomenal rate. In the full school assembly this week, I congratulated this year’s Year 12 students on an 8% improvement in the number obtaining Level 1 certificates over the previous year and the Year 13 students on a 4% improvement for Level 2. Indeed since 2006, there has been an 80% improvement in the numbers obtaining a Level 1 certificate and a 67% increase in the numbers obtaining a Level 2 certificate. The number of Excellence and Merit Endorsed Certificates awarded at Level 1 has increased significantly – with Excellence certificates being achieved by 6.6% of our students compared with 1.2% the previous year and Merit certificates being achieved by 25.3% of students compared with 23.2% in 2008. At this stage, approximately 91% of students achieved the numeracy credits at Level 1 and 83% the Literacy credits – however, these results are very likely to improve when the final adjustments are made. I will report to the community in full on our NCEA achievement in 2009 once the confirmed results, including the gender and ethnic breakdowns, have been published by NZQA.

Our Declan – 1st in New Zealand in the Cambridge Examination
For the first time last year, Selwyn College ran a Cambridge Course – Year 12 Thinking Skills. We have just been informed that Declan Thompson, one of our Head Students in 2010 came 1st overall in New Zealand in the examination held at the end of the year. This is a fantastic achievement for which Declan was honoured in our full school assembly this week. For his achievement he will receive a certificate and monetary award at a special prize-giving for top Cambridge scholars later this month

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Selwyn College, 203-245 Kohimarama Rd, Kohimarama, Auckland
Phone: (09) 521 9610, Fax: (09) 521 9620, Email: info@selwyn.school.nz