Five Schools System
Because of the school's roll growth, the decision was made in 2003 to split the school into five smaller, separate homogeneous groups. Each school is led by two School Deans and comprise a mixture of classes from Year 9 to Year 13. School Deans have their offices in the physical body of their school so that direct pastoral care can be delivered. The intention of the grouping is to improve pastoral care and encourage a sense of belonging, by providing a small school atmosphere within a large school. The role of the form teacher as the significant adult in a student's school life is enhanced. Each school has an assembly once a week, and participates as a group for sporting, cultural and social activities. They compete against each other in sports and other events throughout the year with a cup being awarded to the winning school.The schools also each hold a school senate, in which elected students represent their classes at forums to discuss issues relating to their school specifically.
The five schools are named after West Coast beaches of the local area:
- Anawhata (red)
- Karekare (yellow)
- Muriwai (blue)
- Piha (purple)
- Te Henga (green)
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