Te Wharekura o Arowhenua is a Māori high school (wharekura) located in Invercargill, New Zealand, teaching students from year 1–15 (aged around 5 to 18 years old).[3] The school has 202[1] pupils, all of whom are Māori.
| Te Wharekura o Arowhenua | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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734 Tweed Street , New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 46°24′57″S 168°23′32″E / 46.4158°S 168.3922°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Composite School |
| School district | Newfield |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 4217 |
| Principal | Gary Davis |
| Grades | Years 1–15 |
| School roll | 202[1] (August 2024) |
| Hours in school day | 6 |
| Socio-economic decile | 2F.[2] |
| Website | www |
Information
editThe school is one of the various schools funded by the New Zealand government's free and healthy schools lunch programme.[4] The principal of the school, Gary Davis, believes that the Māori language is dying and kura is the only way to keep it alive.[5]
Student qualifications and engagement
editNCEA Level 1
editIn 2018, 81.8% of students leaving had attained NCEA Level 1, compared to the regional average of 91.0% and national average of 88.8%, other Decile 2 schools also had an average of 83.4%.[6]
NCEA Level 2
editIn 2018, 72.2% of students leaving had attained NCEA Level 2, this is a 10.6% decrease compared to 2017, when 83.3% of leaving students had attained NCEA Level 2.[7]
The regional average of 79.6% and national average of 79.4%, other Decile 2 schools also had an average of 71.8%.[7]
NCEA Level 3
editIn 2018, 63.6% of students leaving had attained NCEA Level 3, this is a 19.7% decrease compared to 2017, when 83.3% of leaving students had attained NCEA Level 3.[8]
The regional average of 46.7% and national average of 53.7%, other Decile 2 schools also had an average of 41.5%.[8]
Engagement
editIn 2018, there were no stand-downs,[9] suspensions[10] or exclusions.[11]
Cultural activities
edit- Murihiku Polyfest[12]
In December 2019 some students from the school attended Wiki Ha, a Māori sporting event held in Kaitaia that gave kura kids all over New Zealand the chance to experience traditional Māori sporting games.[13]
Notable staff and students
edit- Aliyah Dunn – New Zealand netball international.[14][15]
- Āni Wainui – school principal
References
edit- ^ a b "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Te Wharekura o Arowhenua". Education Counts. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Free lunches served up to thousands of school children". www.scoop.co.nz. 2 July 2020. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Maori language in danger of dying out, principal warns". Stuff. 25 June 2017. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Te Wharekura o Arowhenua – NCEA level 1". Education Counts. 2016–2018. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Te Wharekura o Arowhenua – NCEA level 2". Education Counts. 2016–2018. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Te Wharekura o Arowhenua – NCEA level 3". Education Counts. 2016–2018. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Te Wharekura o Arowhenua – Stand-downs". Education Counts. 2018. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Te Wharekura o Arowhenua – Suspensions". Education Counts. 2018. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Te Wharekura o Arowhenua – Exclusions". Education Counts. 2018. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Murihiku Polyfest playing part in cultures understanding each other". Stuff. 26 August 2019. Archived from the original on 15 September 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ de Graaf, Peter (6 December 2019). "Māori sports, culture celebrated as 1400 students arrive in Kaitaia". NZ Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Basketball runs in the family". stuff.co.nz. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "Aliyah's far from Dunn with Silver Ferns". www.newsroom.co.nz. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.