Across the Principal's Desk
Date: Friday, 23 September 2016
Ka nui te mihi ki a koutou katoa
Why a Girl’s School?
“Girls’ schools are focused solely on girls - how they learn, how they play, how they develop friendships and what they need to be successful.” Trudy Hall.
Creating a culture of excellence has been a priority for the last three years. Rotorua Girls High is a wonderful school with many great students and the BOT and Senior Leadership team have continued to work with staff, students and parents to consolidate and lift the bar for raising achievement across the four cornerstones of Academic, Leadership, Cultural and Sporting excellence.
We recently held our preparation exams in the senior school. Results indicate progress and gaps in knowledge. Exam results are used in rare cases when a student is unable to sit the external exams in November. There are very strict conditions surrounding this type of assessment. However, students also learn about exam protocol through school exams and how to maximize their time available. I encourage all seniors when they get their scripts back to identify gaps in their knowledge and make the most of the remaining 20 days in Term 4, to ensure best preparation possible for the external NCEA and NZ Scholarship exams.
Being a Principal is an extremely challenging, but rewarding position. One of the enjoyable parts of the job is getting out and about to sporting and cultural events to watch our students play or perform. Thank you to all our parents, teachers and volunteers who give their time to provide wonderful opportunities for our students.
During the secondary schools’ winter tournament week our sports coordinator Mrs Holt and I really enjoyed the opportunity to travel to Auckland to watch our Premier Netball Team. They played some outstanding games and qualified Top 3 after an exciting game against Epsom Girls, the final score was 29/26. Congratulations to Briana Cardon and Kataraina Ormsby who were named in the tournament team. Special thanks to Ellis Watson (Year 9) who was our school tournament umpire. Our Premier Basketball Team played in Rotorua and qualified Top 5 by winning their final game against Western Heights High School. Congratulations to both teams, coaches and supporters on these great results and we wish them every success at National Tournaments during the school holidays.
Ngā manaakitanga
Ally Gibbons
Principal