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From the Principal Kia ora tātou e te whānau, While we have a large amount of sporting news to update the community on over the coming weeks I thought I would pause and share our confirmed 2020 NCEA results with you all. Nationally, NCEA achievement rates increased by 2 - 4 per cent across most indicators. This will in part be due to the shifting of achievement thresholds that were introduced in response to lockdowns and disruption to learning. Mount Maunganui College’s pass rates mirrored this trend at NCEA Level Two but increased significantly at NCEA Level’s One, Three and University Entrance. While all of these results were pleasing, it is important to put them into context. Mount Maunganui College has achieved above National and Decile averages for over a decade so I thought I would share with you just how far above those averages we are performing.  |
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Also worthy of note for 2020 were our NCEA Excellence Endorsements particularly at NCEA Level 3 where nearly one in three of our Year 13 students endorsed with Excellence. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all staff, students and families who make these outstanding results possible. As a college, we are looking forward to reaching these academic targets again in 2021. Thank you also to all the families who attended our school interviews last week. Our partnership is important for student success so these opportunities are essential to strengthen this partnership. Over the course of the evening and the following day we met with 1250 families and hosted over 4000 interviews. While we are looking forward to seeing you all again in term two, remember our staff are available for contact at any time. The most reliable way to contact your child’s teacher is via email. These are released on the school report issued in the lead up to interviews. Noho ora mai, |
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Kia ora koutou, Sport is in full swing with summer sports coming to the business end of their season being balanced with preseason training for winter sports, as a result, we’ve got a very full newsletter this week. We are very excited to announce our new ‘Platinum Sponsor’ for the Sports Department as Powers Realty. Their generous donation will make a huge difference to sport at Mount Maunganui College and we’re excited about the relationship. Please support those companies who so generously support us. |
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____________________________________________ Mount Maunganui College Parent Support Group AGM Monday 29 March 2021 If you'd like to be more involved in the Mount Maunganui College community, then joining the PSG is a great way to do that. We're a group of volunteers who fundraise for projects around the school that benefit the students. You're welcome to join us at our AGM and next meeting on Monday 29 March 7pm in the college board room. ENTERTAINMENT FUNDRAISER Purchase your ENTERTAINMENT MEMBERSHIP by 15 April 2021 to get your bonus Gift Card…. and support our school. Memberships start from the date of purchase, so remember there are these holidays in April 2021:
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Important Dates / School Calendar March 2021 30................................. Double Denim Mufti Day April 2021 2................................... Good Friday May 2021 3................................... First Day of Term 2 June 2021 1................................... Reports Emailed
July 2021 1-3 ............................... Wananga Matariki Celebration ____________________________________________ |
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