Declining rolls at several Dunedin Catholic schools have forced the Catholic Diocese of Dunedin to consider the future of the city’s Catholic education network. Although the overall rolls of Dunedin’s nine Catholic primary schools had dropped only from 795 to 756 in the past decade, the rolls at St Joseph’s School in Port Chalmers and Read more
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Garin College deputy principal retires after 40 year career
Friday, June 17th, 2016After 40 years in education Garin College deputy principal Denis Moriarty said his goodbyes to his students last week. Moriarty was part of Garin College from the start in 2002, after a 19-year long stint at Nelson College. In addition to being the deputy principal, he also taught geography. He said working with teenagers made Read more
McAuley High School wins Prime Minister’s Education Supreme Award
Tuesday, June 14th, 2016
A Catholic school has won a top educational achievement award for its “cohesive values”, teaching students how to care for each other. McAuley High School in Otahuhu won the Prime Minister’s Education Supreme Award at a ceremony in Auckland tonight. The school was recognised for uniting with the community to change the way it works Read more
Bill English impressed with St John’ College boys
Tuesday, June 14th, 2016
Last week the deputy prime minister, and minister of finance Bill English spent almost an hour year with 13 students at St John’s College in Hamilton. “They’re enquiring, they’re confident to ask. At that age, I would never have asked a politician a question, certainly not in public,” he said. “They’re watching the world. There Read more
Queen’s Birthday honours for long serving principal Kieran Fouhy
Friday, June 10th, 2016
Long serving teacher and headmaster of several Catholic Colleges, Mr Kieran Fouhy was named on the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for his services to education. He was made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit. “As a Catholic community, we are delighted to see him acknowledged in this way for his contribution, over Read more
Mayor changes mind on $15K fee for building 2 classrooms
Friday, June 10th, 2016
The Diocese of Christchurch will have to pay a $150,000 development fee after a plea to have it waived was unsuccessful. Despite warnings from staff, the strategy and finance committee had recommended council waive the fee. Mayor Lianne Dalziel, who backed the application at the committee stages, said she had changed her mind on the matter. At a Read more
St Theresa’s school wins sign lanuage award
Friday, June 10th, 2016St Theresa’s School in Plimmerton, near Wellington has won an award for promoting New Zealand Sign Language, after only including it in curriculum at the beginning of this year. A deaf pupil began in the new entrants class in term 1, and sign language is needed to communicate with him. The school received the New Read more
Students make controversy about tourist drivers a business opportunity.
Tuesday, June 7th, 2016
Six Francis Douglas Memorial College students in New Plymouth have developed a ‘T’ plate that tourists drivers can put on their car, similar to an ‘L’ plate for learner drivers. Having the plates on tourist drivers’ cars would make the public “more aware” of crashes involving foreigners, year 12 student and company “CEO” Patrick Back Read more
Hato Petera: Incorporated Society replacing Trust needs operating licence
Tuesday, May 31st, 2016
In February operation and boarding warrant of fitness licences for five of Hato Petera’s hostels were approved and signed off by the Ministry of Education. A new governing body now has been formed to operate the hostels. A Ministry of Education spokeswoman says any new entity formed to operate the hostels will now need to Read more
At this school parent interviews take place at home
Tuesday, May 24th, 2016One Porirua school is turning the traditional parent interview on its head. Asking a parent to feel comfortable enough to ask hard questions of teachers, or understand all the information about their child, in just 10 minutes was not feasible any more, Holy Family School principal Chris Theobald said. That is why he is introducing a programme in which support worker Metua Tengaru Read more