| SCHOOL INFORMATION
Orientation
All new students will participate in an orientation programme before they start their classes. In November of the year before our Year 9 students enter Pukekohe High School they are invited into the school to experience the variety of subjects at the school and to become acquainted with the school environment. When they start their school year, Year 9’s participate in a Peer Support Programme in which senior students, with the help of house deans, counsellors and vertical form teachers, work with small groups of students to ensure that their transition into high school is a smooth one. Parents are welcome to join their Year 9 student on both the orientation day and the first day at school.
Reporting to Parents
A full written report is prepared for all students twice a year - mid year and term 4. Our goal is for the parents to be able to directly access their student’s learning records through the school-based website, Ultranet.
Academic Conferencing takes place twice a year and is an opportunity for parents, whanau, students and the school to work together to help students to reach their potential. During a 20 minute conference a target plan is developed that helps every student reach their academic potential by personalising their learning. We believe that “Personalising learning is about students understanding what they know, how they know it and what they need to learn next.”
All parents and whanau will receive a personal letter of invitation. Dates and times of these conferences will be also published in the school newsletter and Franklin County News.
Parents are encouraged to contact the school at any time if information on their child's progress is required.
Newsletters
Newsletters are sent home with all students each fortnight. Newsletters contain information about school issues and upcoming events as well as reports on individual and team achievements. If for some reason you do not receive your copy of the newsletter, you could collect one from the school office or phone the school so that a copy can be sent home. You may also view a copy of the newsletter on our school website: www.pukekohehigh.school.nz. You can subscribe on the website to receive each newsletter as an email.
School Donation
This is a donation towards the funding of equipment and resources that allow us to provide a higher standard of education, the school magazine, and other cultural and recreational activities approved by the board. The donation requested is kept to a minimum.
The school donation is:
One child: $125.00
More than one child: $125.00 for the eldest one at school and $100 for each other child
Some subjects require payment for materials that are not paid for by the government. Details of subject fees will be provided at the time of enrolment and are contained in subject information material issued to students at the start of a course. Course costs are a separate item from the school donation.
Parents are asked to pay the school donation and subject fees on receipt of invoice. These can be paid by instalments or automatic payment.
Transport
Students living more than 4.8 km from school are entitled to use school transport. We have a bus controller who is responsible for ensuring students know the correct bus on which to travel. We appoint bus prefects who are responsible for safe behaviour on the bus. School rules apply while students are travelling to and from school. On arrival at school in the mornings, students must stay in the school grounds.
Term Dates 2012
Term 1 1 February 2012 – 5 April 2012
Term 2 23 April 2012 – 29 June 2012
Term 3 16 July 2012 – 28 September 2012
Term 4 15 October 2012 – 11 December 2012
UNIFORM
The uniform is purchased from Pukekohe High School uniform shop which is on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday during the terms and at other times in the school holidays as advertised in the Franklin County News. All uniform items carry the school’s label.
Shoes and hosiery are available from Number 1 Shoe Warehouse who stock a wide variety which have been approved by the school.
Uniform Regulations
All students must wear correct regulation uniform at school, on the way to and from school, as well as on all official school trips. Students should remember that when they are wearing school uniform in the community they represent the school and their behaviour should respect this. At all times, clothing must be neat, clean and tidy.
Girls
White cotton blouse or polo shirt
Charcoal wool/polyester school skirt – knee length
White or black socks - knee length, or black opaque pantyhose
A white t-shirt or singlet (short sleeve) may be worn underneath the blouse
Boys
Charcoal grey cotton shorts or trousers with belt
Polo shirt
A black (short sleeve) t-shirt or singlet may be worn underneath the polo shirt
Grey school socks
For security reasons, all property must be clearly and permanently named.
ALL STUDENTS
School jersey (optional)
School jacket (optional)
School cap or hat (optional)
Black scarf (optional)
Black school shoes are suitable throughout the year and in summer, black or brown sandals with a heel strap are allowed. No canvas or sports shoes are permitted.
Grooming
Students are to be clean, tidy and to wear our school uniform and dress code as desired. Students are to be clean shaven and excessive make-up is not to be worn.
Jewellery
Jewellery should be confined to one small stud in each earlobe, one plain ring and a necklace of religious/cultural significance.
Physical Education
There must be a change of clothing from normal school uniform. Any clean, non-offensive shirt and shorts are permissible. A t-shirt or singlet in house colours is useful to have for inter-house competitions.
Blake: Silver/black
Day: Red
Jellicoe: Blue
Massey: Green
Perkins: Yellow
Dress Uniform (Borrowed from the Uniform Shop for formal occasions only)
Girls’ Dress Uniform
Wool/polyester charcoal grey skirt – long
White cotton shirt – long/short sleeve
Blazer with school crest
Boys’ Dress Uniform
Wool/polyester charcoal grey trousers
Light grey or white cotton shirt – long sleeve
Blazer with school crest
School tie
Year 13 Dress Code
As seniors, Year 13 students are permitted to wear mufti. Year 13 students should demonstrate their maturity by choosing to wear appropriate clothing for school. The emphasis is on ‘dressing up’ and maintaining a high standard. Good quality, appropriate clothing and footwear for school are essential. Clothing should be clean, neat and in good condition. Year 13 students must follow the school guidelines with regards to jewellery and hair.
The following guidelines should be used when wearing mufti:
Mufti should be:
• Casual but smart
• Clean and tidy
• Sturdy footwear
Mufti must not:
• Be beachwear
• Be ripped or torn
• Have any obscene or offensive language or illustration
• Have drug (including alcohol) or gang references
• Expose the midriff
• Include hoodies, jandals or scuffs
ATTENDANCE
Students must be at school by 8:40 am each day. School ends at 3:25 pm, except on Wednesdays when students leave after period 4 which ends at 1:50 pm. School buses leave at 2:00 pm on Wednesdays and 3:35 pm on other days.
Absence Notes
It is a legal requirement that absences be explained. School can be notified by phone and parents must provide an explanation on the Absence Form provided in the student planner on the first day of return to school. Notes should be addressed to the vertical form teacher and should be written and signed by the parent.
Leave of Absence
Requests for a student to have leave of absence are to be made in writing in advance to the principal at least two weeks prior notice is required. A maximum of five days may be granted.
Leaving the School Grounds During the Day
During the school day no student, other than those in Year 13, may leave the school grounds without a pass.
When a student is required to leave during school time, a note from home is required for him or her to receive a pass. The school nurse will contact home if a student needs to leave school when ill. Students must sign out at the student centre and, on their return to school, they must sign in. The school has a well-stocked canteen and students are not allowed to leave school to have lunch.
ENROLMENT INFORMATION 2011
Pukekohe High School has a Ministry of Education approved enrolment scheme. Under this scheme, students will be enrolled if they live within the home zone. Please see the separate map which has the boundaries identified.
In-Zone Applications 2011
Enrolments for in-zone students will be held in the school library on Tuesday 9 August, Wednesday 10 August, Monday 15 August from 4:30pm – 7:00pm and Saturday 13 August from 9:00am – 12:00pm.
There will be a team of people enrolling so no appointment time is needed.
Please bring to the enrolment interview:
• Completed application to enrol form;
• Proof of address e.g. telephone/electricity account;
• Copy of student's birth certificate. If the student was not born in New Zealand,
a copy of both the student and parents’ passport pages
i.e. personal, visa and date of entry must accompany this application;
• Choice of language form for Year 9
If you are unable to attend during the times stated above please complete the application to enrol form and send this form with proof of your residential address (telephone or electricity account) to the school office. The Enrolment Officer will then contact you to arrange an interview time. A student is confirmed as enrolled at Pukekohe High School only after an enrolment interview between the school, parent/guardian and student has been held, and after the completion and signing of an enrolment card.
Out-of-Zone Applications 2011
The deadline for out-of-zone applications will be published in the Franklin County News.
Out of zone students who are siblings of current students may enrol on the above dates.
The board has determined that only out-of-zone enrolments of siblings of current students will be accepted.
Annulment of Enrolment - The Education Act provides for the annulment of enrolment if the board has reasonable grounds for believing that, at the time of application, the parents provided false information or deliberately used a temporary address in an attempt to unfairly gain priority in enrolment. Annulment is via Section 110 (1) for the following reasons:
a although the student had an in-zone address at the time of application, the student had moved to an out-of-zone address by the time
of enrolment (i.e. the first day of attendance); or
b the student had never lived at the in-zone address given at the time of application; or
c new evidence has come to light which suggests that the student is not, in fact, the sibling of a current or former student.
For further information please contact:
phone: 09 238 6089
fax: 09 238 6084
emal: exec@pukekohehigh.school.nz
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