2020 Start Dates
Start dates for 2020. Should you have any questions over the Christmas break please email office@horowhenua.webhost19.inspire.net.nz The College Office will open from 9.00am – 3.30pm as from Wednesday 22 January. Senior Management and Deans will be available for enrolments. Please phone the college office for enquiries or to make an appointment – 0800 467694. Tuesday 28 January 8.40am – 3.10pm Year 9 Students Orientation Day 1 with Peer Support Leaders. Bring device, pen, paper and lunch. Gather at 8.40am for the Year 9 Powhiri. Parents/caregivers are welcome to attend. Students to be in uniform. 11am – 1pm Senior students with subject clashes or who wish to change subjects please meet in the hall with Deans. Wednesday 29 January 8.40am – 3.10pm Year 9 Student Orientation Day 2 with Peer Support Leaders. Thursday 30 January School closed for tuition. Friday 31 January 8.40am – 3.10pm Year 9 Student Orientation Day 3…
Mr Grant Congdon appointed as new Principal
UPDATE TO STAFF AND COMMUNITY Monday 13 October. Further to my update of 28 July I had a telephone conversation with the principal of Ashburton College and we have collectively agreed a start date for Mr Grant Congdon here at the college. I am pleased to announce that Grant will start at the commencement of Term 4 2014, Chris Hartwell Board Chair Horowhenua College 28 July 2014 I wish to give you an update on the appointment of a Principal at Horowhenua College. Our four shortlisted candidates visited the college and met with staff, student groups and prefects. The calibre of applicants made it very hard to separate the candidates. I am very pleased to be able to announce that Grant Congdon has accepted the position of Principal at Horowhenua College. I wish to thank all staff and students who have helped and contributed to the process. I think the following…
A Word From Our Principal – July 2013
Tēnā koutou e ngā Mātua me ngā Whaea Dear Parents and Caregivers Term 2 has been another busy term with both students and staff heavily involved in a multitude of activities. Alongside studying hard we have seen fantastic performances at Stage Challenge, CYN Concert, Shakespeare Nationals, Pasifika Fusion, Kapahaka Festival and winter sports. The list goes on. We hosted four members of the Hurricanes team with an injured All Black amongst them, Cory Jane. The local primary and intermediate schools enjoyed the first ever People’s Press Conference and asked many interesting questions of the players. This year to date we have welcomed two international groups from India and Vietnam and we look forward to two groups from Japan in Term 3. Open Evening was well patronised again this year with both Year 7 and 8 students attending. It was a cold and miserable evening but the hall was full. It…
No classes this Wednesday afternoon and all day Thursday
Dear Parents and Caregivers Parent Conferences are being held on Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th of March. The conferences will be with Tutor teachers and will be held in their normal tutor rooms. Students will be released at 1.05pm on Wednesday and there will be no classes Thursday. All students are expected to attend these conferences with their parents and will escort you to their tutor room for the interview. Deans will be available in their offices in the administration area. If you have yet to make an appointment with your child’s tutor teacher please contact the college office. Yours sincerely Brenda Burns Principal
Principal’s Prizegiving Speech 2012
2012 has been another busy year with many changes. We are having to adjust to change being the norm‘. We began with a roll explosion from the mid 600 to 730. We introduced a new student management system KAMAR which has made information and data collection easier and more accessible to all staff and seven new members of staff were welcomed to our College. There are changes a foot in education and for secondary education this has been seen through the introduction of Educational Pathways. Educational Pathways is a guarantee of free tertiary opportunities for all learners to achieve a foundation NCEA Level 2 qualification with clear pathways to further education and work. The goal set by the government is for 85% of all 18 year olds to achieve NCEA Level 2 by 2017. For years education has been based on the traditional university pathway model and as many of…