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MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL Dear Parents Happy New Year to you all from all of us at Macleans College. STUDENT ROLL At the moment the roll is over 2,500 students with in-zoned new enrolments still coming in. STAFFING Last Friday Mrs Christine Cottell-Mayhew and Mrs Kelly Bigwood joined the Senior Management Team as Deputy Principals.
New Staff
Back row, left to right: Clarence Haw, Matt Buckley, Tom Cole, Christopher Reed, Mark Lewis, Paul Quesnell, Ernst Bass.
Back row, left to right: Bevan Packer, Suzanne Jamieson, Sandeep Patil, Blair Gilbert, Richard Townley, John O’Neill-Fuller.
Back row, left to right: Simon Phillips, Laura Ionta EXAMINATION RESULTS We are very pleased, once again, with the depth and breadth of the results achieved by our students and congratulate them and you our parents on the success that has been achieved. We are also very grateful to the large number of teachers who give up so much extra time to further teach students in preparation for all of the examinations in every pathway and at all levels. A. 2016 NZQA SCHOLARSHIP Special Scholarship Awards Overall Result 150 Scholarships, including 25 at Outstanding level. Special category awards: - Premier Scholarships @ $30,000 (2) Ten only awarded nationally - Outstanding Scholarships @ 15,000 (3) Achieve at least 3 Scholarships with at least 2 at Outstanding Level - Top Subject Scholars @ $6,000 (2) Physics and Japanese - Three or more Scholarships @ $6,000 (10) Premier Award Scholars @ $30,000 per Scholarship (only ten awarded nationally) Outstanding Award Scholarship @15,000 per Scholarship Award – Three or more Scholarships @ $6,000 per Scholarship) Award – Top Subject Scholar @ $6,000 per award This 2016 result is the second highest in the school’s history in the examination which has been running since 2005. How does 2016 compare with results from previous years? The Top 10 schools 2016 Scholarship: 2016 Scholarship Summary – By Subject
B. 2016 CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATONS CIE Top-in-New Zealand and Top-in-the-World Results 2016 In summary 2016
Best Across 3 A Levels in New Zealand (Top CIE student in New Zealand 2016) - Yibin Ben Zhang
C. NCEA NCEA Endorsed and Excellence and Endorsed with Merit 2016 Results and Comparison with 2015 and 2014.
SENIOR STUDENT FEEDBACK TO THE SCHOOL At the recent Prefects Camp that was held in January prior to the school opening 60 2017 Prefects provided this ranked list regarding what they perceived to be the best things about Macleans. - Discipline system “We love that there is no tolerance of stealing”, “bullying and comments on Facebook are taken seriously”, “some of our friends are scared at other schools”, “we don’t have to worry about safety stuff when we come to school”. STUDENT LEADERSHIP i. Head Prefects ii. House Captains Batten House Hillary House Kupe House Mansfield Rutherford Snell Te Kanawa Upham iii. Prefects
THE SCHOOL ROLL AS AT 9 FEBRUARY 2016
THE MOE FUNDED REBUILD OF MACLEANS – CURRENT SITUATION We are now in the eighth year of the rebuild programme and full completion of the projects is not likely until the end of 2020. In December we were informed by the Ministry of Education that we had been allocated $20.3 million to rebuild the Science and Technology laboratories and workshops, Mansfield Whānau House, the walkways (that carry all of our computer cabling), the student toilets and the refurbishment of the Auditorium and Administration block. This year we are hoping to make a start on the new plans for the Science and Technology block so that work can start on the first stage, later in Term 4 and as soon as possible on the rebuild of Mansfield. We will be very involved in the design of the new Science and Technology block and we intend ensuring that it reflects the main features, wherever possible, of the whānau house model. This means that the laboratories and workshops are able, as a minimum, to accommodate a ‘class’ of students with their teacher with adjacent open space for individual and group work as has been the practice with the classrooms and commons space in the whānau houses for the past 37 years. SCHOOL FUNDED PROJECTS The new cricket oval adjacent to the two all-weather fields at Oliver Road is very near to playing standard and is of international dimension. Lights are being installed on the football and rugby all-weather field to complement the existing towers on the netball/tennis/football/hockey all-weather field. A changing room and toilet facility will soon be constructed at Oliver Road and it is hoped to have the building of a pavilion on-site later this year. A large amount of funding has been allocated to continue the upgrading of gear and equipment for example in the Technology and Science Faculties in particular. ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS After a postponement the annual Macleans College Athletic Championships will be held at the Yvette Williams all-weather track and field facility at Lloyd Elsmore Park from 10.00 am to 1.45 pm on Wednesday 1 March. We warmly welcome parents, family and supporters of the school to attend this event. THE MACLEANS COLLEGE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION A small, dedicated group met several times last year and have formed an Alumni Association. The school warmly welcomes this association and wants to be fully supportive as it grows in number and strength. If you know of any ex-student who many not yet be registered with the Alumni Association, could you please get them to forward their contact details to us [email protected] So far we have the names and updated contact details for 2,000 ex-students. NEWS ITEMS We try very hard to ensure that student success is recognised at House and School Assemblies and on the website. Please keep us informed of any success or deeds of any student and ex-student so that this recognition can continue. Best wishes and thank you for your ongoing support of Macleans College. Byron Bentley PARENT PORTAL STATIONERY PARKING SUBJECT CHANGES ATHLETICS |
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Two half days of preliminary athletics were held at Macleans College last week ... more |
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Harvard and Yale Model United Nations Representative for 2017 Song Kang 12GGHK was selected last year as part of the Australia and New Zealand delegation, consisting of 27 students to participate in the Model United Nations Conference which was held in the USA last month ... more |
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Top students for CIE Examination Results The following results were announced at school assembly last Friday ... more |
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The Macleans College Swimming Sports were held at Massey Park Pools in Papakura last week ... more |
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Orientation Day for New International Students The 2017 Term 1 International students attended a two-half-day orientation programme last Thursday and Friday ... more |
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Cameron Hull 13GUTB has been selected for the Auckland U17 Cricket team ... more |
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LATEST EVENTS |
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UPCOMING EVENTS 21 - 24 February: Year 9 Camp 1 March: Athletics Finals 3 March: Scholars' Assembly 7 March: Counties Manukau Athletics 13 - 17 March: Senior Milestone Assessment Week 20 - 24 March: Junior Milestone Assessment Week 20 March: Counties Manukau Swimming 21 March: Auckland Athletics 31 March: Senior Milestone Reports issued Please note that these upcoming events are subject to change. The Parent Portal contains the most up to date version. |
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