2018 Glendowie College Annual Report I whanau WE ARE FAMILY
harikoa WE STAY POSITIVE
kaha WE KEEP MOVING
Hiranga WE GIVE IT HEAPS Our Vision Tirohanga Whaˉ nui To be one of New Zealand's Kia eke panuku teˉnei kura i foremost schools. Aotearoa nei.
Our Mission Te Koromakinga
We will develop and grow young men Kia puaˉwai ngaˉ rangatahi maˉ te: and women who: • are confident, articulate, resilient • kahu tuˉ rangatira i teˉnei ao hurihui. and globally aware - ready to lead and serve in a dynamic and changing world
• enjoy academic and co-curricular • ngaˉkau nui ki whai i ngaˉ momo opportunity and success now at aˉhuatanga o te maˉtauranga kia school, nationally and globally puta ki te ao whaˉnui
We achieve this by: Ka tuˉtuki eˉnei: • providing a rigorous academic • whakarato ki ngaˉ momo aˉhuatanga education and extensive o te maˉtauranga manuka ki taˉkai co-curricular programme in i te korowai manaaki o Taurere a caring environment that challenges and supports our students
2 SECTION 1: GLENDOWIE COLLEGE Our School 8 Our DNA 9 Principal’s Report (2018) 10 Chairperson’s Report (2018) 13 Board of Trustees 14
SECTION 2: STRATEGIC Strategic Direction 18 Review of 2018 Annual Plan 22 2019 Annual Plan 26
SECTION 3: PERFORMANCE Academic 30 Financial & Property 34
3 2018 Junior Social 4 Glendowie College
15 Glendowie College is an academic, caring and innovative school.
2018 Winter Sports
6 2018 Head Prefects - Tyler Sullivan, Jamie Martin, Deanna Louis, Camillo Aristizabal Gomez
It enjoys high calibre and motivated students who are well supported by articulate, professional and engaged parents, whānau and staff.
7 Our School Ethnicity of Students (2019) In 1961 Glendowie College opened its doors to 125 students. Today 1,260 students, including 95 international students, attend the school with the roll expected to approach 1,420 by 2023. European 65% Asian Glendowie College is located in the east of Auckland’s 19% central isthmus where we look to our maunga (mountain) Taurere / Mt Taylor and awa (river) - the Tamaki. The majority of our students are New Zealand European, followed by Asian, Maˉori and Pasifika. We welcome diversity and are committed to the Treaty of Waitangi, and Maˉori 5% providing all learners the opportunity to learn and achieve Pasifika Other MELAA 4% in an inclusive and supportive environment. 4% 3% Glendowie College is committed to making the School Roll (2008 - 2023) best better ... to see our students stand out on the New Zealand and global stage. Glendowie College is an academically high achieving secondary school with growing sporting and artistic success. It enjoys high calibre and motivated students who are very well supported by articulate, professional and 2020-2024 projected engaged parents. We run an academic curriculum. We also offer a range of vocational courses and work with tertiary providers to connect students to alternative pathways while still at school such as attending day courses at MIT. The majority (90%) of Glendowie College students progress from school to study at university and other Destination Data (% of School Leavers) tertiary providers. 100 Glendowie College develops students 90 as active citizens and leaders ready 80 and willing to contribute to society, today 70 Tertiary 60 and tomorrow ... locally and globally. 50 Beyond the classroom, Glendowie College offers a huge 40 range of opportunities for our young men and women 30 to grow as leaders. Programmes such as the Duke of 20 PTE 10 Employment Edinburgh and school prefects teach our young people to Unemployed 0 contribute to our community today and tomorrow. 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
2018 Year 10 Market Day
8 9 OUR DNA
nau) - (hiranga) (harikoa) (kaha) (wha
• we show integrity • we don’t take short-cuts • we work hard • we aim for our best in everything • we give things a try • we keep looking for ways to improve • we learn from our mistakes • we talk and find solutions • we see the good in each other • we have fun • we can laugh at ourselves • we look out for each other • we look out safe • we keep others diversity within our community • we celebrate • we work together
we give it heaps
we keep moving
we stay positive
we are family we are @ GDC ... GDC @ Principal’s Report 2018 Senior Prizegiving Speech
Nau mai, haere mai ki te kura tuarua o Taurere, o Glendowie. Diversity ... Glendowie has one of the least diverse student Schools are all about change. populations in Auckland. And yet … look around at your peers. NZ European. Maˉori. Pasifika. Asian. African. The class of 2018 started five years ago in 2014. It was the Russian. South American. French. Everything is relative. last time that Archie … and Annabel … were shorter than When Glendowie College started, only 10,000 people their form teacher. across New Zealand were NOT European or Ma- ori. Look You’ve all grown physically. You’ve changed and matured at us today. as people. You’ve become leaders. You’ve excelled in sports, arts, debating, kapa haka, and much more. You’ve Globalisation ... many of you have already travelled, multiple contributed through leadership and service. times, overseas – in and outside of school. You watch You’ve changed. You’ve grown. Netflix shows from Denmark. YouTube videos from USA That’s what we are passionate about and, I’m pretty or Russia. You order books from The Book Depository confident, it’s what the teachers … and students … who in the UK, rather than the local Whitcoulls or Paper Plus. leave us this year, will miss most. Computerised, globally connected in a diverse, multicultural, multilingual world is the new normal. Our school is changing. In 2002, when NCEA started our school roll was 890. Education is changing. Next year it will be nearly 50% bigger as we approach As at April this year, there were over 30 reviews happening 1,300 students at the college, due to in-zone roll growth. across education and we had two national educational In 2010 80% of year 11 students passed Level 1 and exactly summits. half gained endorsement. Last year 93% passed and four Two key reviews are NCEA and Tomorrow’s Schools. fifths gained endorsement. In 2010 one third of year 12 students gained NCEA endorsed with merit or excellence. NCEA started in 2002, replacing School Certificate or Last year it was almost twice that. School C which began in 1934. Calls to replace it began 35 Over the holidays we will shift the student services and years later in 1969. Over the next 33 years, the demands two prefabs to enable the new Science and Somerville for change and a shift away from a purely exam-based block. And we’ll build new netball and tennis courts, a new qualification, one of the few remaining such systems in the weights room and new garages. world, grew until the birth of NCEA 16 years ago. Schools have changed dramatically since 1934 and even Our world is changing. 2002. It used to be normal to leave school at the end of Schools live in the midst of change that I’ve talked about Form 5 or year 11 to go straight to work. Only a small previously. minority, less than 20%, stayed on to go to university. Computerisation and artificial intelligence ... this year’s Year Year 13’s … imagine 80% of your peers having left two 13 are the second to last non-BYOD cohort at the school. years ago. Rather than 190 of you, there would only be Though that’s an oxymoron. If I asked you to pull our 40. Two classes. Think of the impact on your sports teams your phone right now, you all could. And it would be – the First XI, Senior Netball, the Rowing Squad, on the more powerful and have more access to knowledge than prefects, on your classes. It’s almost incomprehensible. computers five years ago when you started at the college.
Cameron Kelso - Top NZ Scholar in Media Studies (2017)
10 Our challenge is that, in some ways, we still operate a Quad this year, followed these holidays and next year by qualification system designed for that era. new courts, weights rooms, multiturf, garages, Science In the 1930’s School C was students’ most common exit Block and Somerville satellite unit. qualification, before you left to get a job. Today, as a formal We’ve plotted our own course that I am very confident qualification to take with them or gain access to courses, will extend and enrich our students in the years ahead. Level 1 NCEA is all but irrelevant for our students. I thank all of our staff leading and implementing these Almost all of this year’s year 11 students will get Level 1 on changes. I applaud your focus and energy, and thank you their first attempt. 80% with merit or excellence. All of for the creativity and initiative that you bring to our college you will stay on to year 12 where again, nearly all you will and its future. gain Level 2, two thirds with merit or excellence. 90% will Our vision is simple … that Glendowie is a top New stay to year 13 with most gaining level 3. Again, two thirds Zealand school. Thanks to your work, we are realising this. with merit or excellence. This is most evident in our students’ continued success I think NCEA is a great qualification that we should be academically. proud of. It’s unique, its comprehensive and it’s ours. At In 2017, our students continued to excel. Glendowie College Level 1 is clearly not our students’ end • 4 out of 5 year 11 students achieved NCEA endorsed with destination academically and we must consider the best merit or excellence way, including the workload and pressure on students and staff, to prepare them for success at Levels 2 and 3. • virtually all year 12 gained NCEA, with just under two thirds endorsed with merit or excellence Tomorrow’s Schools happened in 1989, almost 30 years • similarly almost two thirds of year 13 students gained ago, giving each school its own Board of Trustees. As an NCEA endorsed with merit or excellence … and they educational professional, it is all that I’ve ever known. gained 39 NZ scholarships, including four outstanding and one student, Cameron Kelso, was the top student in New This review is perhaps the most important of all of the Zealand for Media Studies. reviews, as it potentially defines who “owns” schools. Through 2018 our sports programme continued to grow. Currently local communities do, through their Board. We had the most winter sports teams ever, with over 55 At Glendowie College, this has served us and our teams playing each week. We sent six teams to winter community extremely well. We enjoy a wealth of talented, tournaments, as well as teams to summer tournaments wise trustees who willingly give their time and energy to including our successful rowing squad who returned with support and lead our school and community. two medals from the Maadi Cup. My wish is very simple. Don’t change it. There are schools Thank you to the many parents and volunteers who make that struggle to get good Boards and they need help. these opportunities possible. I had the pleasure of visiting Glendowie isn’t one of them. We have fantastic Boards. some of you at tournament, as well as seeing you through Keep them. the year. On behalf of our students and community, thank In the midst of this change, our college has plotted its own you for your support. course and stuck to that vision. Though we didn’t have a school production this year, our In 2015 I said at the senior prizegiving: Arts programme is as strong as ever. Our music groups excelled at the Spring Gala, held in the Holy Trinity "We have momentum and now we must identify how Cathedral. They competed in the Big Sing and KBB Festival we continue to improve, excel and serve our community." picking up medals and awards. Our dance group travelled As we grow, we have the opportunity to develop a junior to USA for the second time and entertained us with curriculum, years 9 and 10, that will stretch and challenge multiple dance nights. our young people to be more articulate, more creative, We introduced year 9 camps for the first time and these and more globally aware and connected. were a huge success. Together we will purposefully build on the great work We introduced our four new houses – Ruaˉumoko, Taˉne that’s already happening to grow and sustain the excellence Mahuta, Tangaroa and Taˉwhirimaˉtea. Thanks to the of students attending and graduating from Glendowie enthusiasm of our new Deans, Assistant Deans and student College. prefects … these houses have been an outstanding success. Since then we have done just that. We’ve introduced new They have successfully connected our junior and senior houses, we’ve started year 9 camps, we’re implementing students, as well as energising inter-house competitions. the IB Middle Years Programme. Thank you to the staff and students who have made this We’ve formed the Glendowie Community of Learning or happen. ˉ Kahui Ako and strengthened our professional relationship Our students experienced a wide range of opportunities with Churchill Park, Glendowie and St Heliers. We – Duke of Edinburgh, overseas trips to USA and Vietnam, employed new staff as part of the Community of Learning student groups such as Interact and the Environmental and as the roll grows. Group. Opportunities to get involved, to lead and to serve. We’ve progressed our campus vision, starting with the Which they do … exceptionally well. 11 This year was also a challenging year as we experienced you as in the past, but you continue to check up on and the tragic death of one of our students – Gabriel Steadman. promote our college. Gabriel was a talented and popular young man, who is and To the Senior Leadership Team ... thank you for your will be sorely missed. ongoing leadership and support this year – across the His death, so young, is a tragedy and was a shock to us all – normal routines, through the tragedy in term 3, and in our his family, his friends, his teachers. Our thoughts continue key initiatives this year. to be with his family and close friends. To staff ... thank you for your work this year. It never This was a traumatic moment in the life of our college. slows down, and neither do you. Thank you for doing so I thank the staff … especially members of the Traumatic much for our students. Thanks to you, Glendowie College Incident Team … and members of our community who is an amazing school where our students experience an responded so well to this, and who supported Gabriel’s outstanding range of opportunities. family and each other in a moment of tragedy. To our students, thank you. Thanks to our prefects who I also want to acknowledge the support of external have led so well this year, especially Tyler, Jamie, Camillo agencies such as the Ministry of Education, members of and Deanna. You have been amazing ambassadors for our the Police and mental health agencies who supported and school and great leaders. You’ve taken the new house guided us through this. and leadership systems and imbued them with passion This year we have seven staff leaving the college. Three are and energy. They will be a legacy to future students. retiring and three staff are leaving Auckland and teaching. Congratulations. We will more fully honour these people later this year, but To Parents and Volunteers ... thank you to our amazing it’s important that I acknowledge them briefly tonight. parents and many volunteers. Under the leadership of Christine Myrhe, Sue Woods and Judy Bilkey retire at Sara and others, our Parents Association, has raised funds, the end of the year. Collectively they have been here 67 planted our new Quad gardens, and much more. Thank years. In that time they have provided our students with you for your energy and everything that you do for our many wonderful opportunities, and will leave a huge legacy school. To all of our parents, thank you for your ongoing at the college. I hope you enjoy many fun-filled years of support. We enjoy working with you, to see your children relaxation with family and friends in the years ahead. succeed. Helen Cooper, Cherise Stone, Lydia Rasmussen and And finally I wish our students well in their upcoming Ranginui Rikirangi-Thomas also leave us at the end of exams. You’ve worked hard and you will do well. To those the year. They too have made significant contributions leaving Glendowie at the end of this year, I wish you well to our college and students. Helen, Cherise and Ranginui in your lives. Enjoy every moment and please … stay in are leaving Auckland and teaching. Thank you for your touch. commitment to our school and students. I wish you well • KIA HIRANGA … give it heaps in your future. • KIA KAHA … try new things and keep moving To the Board of Trustees ... thank you for your ongoing • KIA HARIKOA … stay positive and have fun service to Glendowie College. You bring wisdom, • KIA WHAˉNAU … stay connected experience and positivity to your role as trustees. To Simon O’Connor ... thank you again for your ongoing Richard Dykes support. Thankfully this year, we have not had to draw on Principal
2018 House Prefects
12 Chairperson’s Report 2017 Senior Prizegiving Speech Kia ora tatou, and good evening. It is my pleasure to from parents that their children were actively talking about present the Board report for 2018. what they were doing in class as part of MYP. “A week is a long time when dealing with the Ministry of The start of term 3 was challenging for the college and the Educations Property Team” wider community with the unexpected death of Gabriel Steadman. To help our us through this tragedy a team of This phrase was made famous by the British Prime Minister, external experts worked alongside our staff and students. Malcolm Wilson in the 60’s when he described how quickly I would like to thank everyone for their commitment and things can drastically change in the political environment. support of the college and the community. At last year’s prize giving I spoke about the challenges Volunteerism was again at the forefront of a number of the board had faced when dealing with the Ministry of activities that were run throughout the year. According Education in trying to finalise the scope of works for the to the Charities Aid Foundation New Zealand is ranked Science Block. Imagine my surprise when less than a week 6th in the world for volunteering time by participation and after the prize giving I was invited to the college to sign off population, at 41% of people volunteering time, what is the documentation for the Science Building project. The concerning is that this figure has dropped by 3% points confirmation of this project facilitated other projects that over the previous year and Volunteering New Zealand had backed up in the delay such as the re-development of statics indicate the 14% of volunteers do 50% of the total the Quad area. Work has begun on the relocation of the hours volunteered. weights room and garages and the installation of a multi The Parents Association have had another busy year. They turf at the college over the summer. co-ordinated the planting in the Quad as well as fund raising Just before the school year began, Mr Dykes informed the events like the movie nights and a portrait photography board of the outstanding results achieved by our students promotion, the annual fun run and they again supported last year, with 39 scholarships being gained, four of which the parent-teacher evenings by providing dinner for staff. were outstanding and one was the top in New Zealand. The college has had a busy year with activities outside of Glendowie College is a high performing school and these school from overseas and local trips to sports tournaments results continue to demonstrate the commitment of our and concerts. The college enjoys a 65% participation rate teachers and the ability of our students. As with 2017, this in sports. This compares to a national average of 45%. year the college started with a full complement of teaching Breaking this down further this was over 32 disciplines and staff, this was again was a very positive position for the us 56 teams. Making this possible and working alongside our to be in however we are hearing increased commentary staff were 38 community coaches / managers / students of a growing teacher shortage so this will be an ongoing and past students. I believe the reliance on volunteers to challenge for not only Glendowie College and Auckland help support and deliver the vast range of co-curricular but for the country as a whole. activities at Glendowie College is only going to grow and Coming to the end of the year, we say goodbye to a number we need to look at ways that we can encourage, grow and of staff and wish them all the best with their future plans. support our volunteer team. I would also like to a say a special thank you three long I would like to thank everyone who has given their time serving staff members who retire this year. Mrs Bilkey, to make our co-curricular program what it is today, your Mrs Wood and Mrs Myhre have a combined contribution commitment to our students and support of our teaching to Glendowie College of 67 years - a tremendous and support staff is greatly appreciated. commitment to the education of our young people in our community. You will all be greatly missed. To the year 13’s, your 5-year journey at Glendowie College is coming to an end, you have seen changes during your And Mrs Myhre, I did hear your comment at the arts awards, time here, change is all around us and as you finish your about looking forward to coming back to the college and exams and follow your dreams you will continue to seeing the Gala Performance in our new Performing Arts experience change, embrace it and the opportunities that Centre. With the development of the college campus will be presented to you. underway anything is possible. To all our students, your achievements, academically, on This year the college has seen changes including introducing the sports field and in the arts make Glendowie the high new houses. A huge amount of work was put in to this by achieving college that it is. On behalf of the Board of Mr Roberston, the house deans and the 2018 prefects and Trustees, I wish you all the best for the holiday period, and year 13 students, thank you all for your commitment to a safe and prosperous 2019. make this change the success that it has been. No reira teˉnaˉ taˉtou katoa. We also introduced the year 9 camp and the middle years program (MYP). The Board had presentations from the Steve Collier college faculties and it was exciting to hear how the staff Chairperson, Board of Trustees have approached MYP, and about the positive feedback 13 Board of Trustees
Steve Collier Garry Ivill Richard Dykes Anne van der Chairperson Deputy Chairperson Principal Straaten Parent Trustee Steve has been a parent Garry was elected as a Richard has been a member Anne has been on the school trustee on the Board since parent trustee in 2016. of the board since the start board since 2015 and is a 2014 and the Board Chair He was previously on the of 2015, when he joined the member of the Finance and since 2016. St Heliers School Board college as Principal. Property Committee. where he was Chairperson He has enjoyed his time on Richard started teaching Her involvement in the for six years. the board, which started in 1998 at Burnside High college began when with appointing a new Garry is the General School in Christchurch, she joined the Parents principal. Manager of Metrix, an where he taught economics Association, helping as the importer and distributor and accounting. He has Treasurer, before joining the Steve works at the Youth of high-end European expertise in eLearning and Board. Hostel Association as a bathroom brands. He a Masters in Education manager of the Auckland She is passionate about is a past chairperson of Administration. hostel, and with oversight education and having the Plumbing Industry of other hostels around the He has since worked at a forward thinking Charitable Trust, an industry upper North Island. This various schools through environment for our future initiative that raised money work has enabled him to New Zealand in a variety generations to flourish, for organisations involved bring valuable professional of teaching and leadership develop in and reach their in helping Youth at Risk. advice to the Board. roles. full potential. Recently he was appointed Steve and his wife moved as a director of a company Most recently, Richard In addition to board work, back to New Zealand ten that provides innovative worked at Pakuranga Anne manages the Boys' years ago, after working apprenticeship training in College where he was 2nd XI hockey team and overseas for a while. the plumbing sector. the Associate or second also part of the Whaˉnau principal. Taurere group. They have three children Garry has two children who attend the college. His at Glendowie College in Richard has a passion for Anne has many years of daughter is in year 12 and years 10 and Year 13. He education and growing experience with various his twin boys are in year 10 is a keen cricketer and co- young people into our accounting packages and at Glendowie College. coaches the GDC Junior A future citizens and leaders, as an MYOB and Xero people who are positively consultant, and is constantly He looks forward to cricket team. He is working and actively engaged in our upskilling. She has been being able to continue with a group of like-minded community. impressed with the to contribute to the parents and teachers to improve the standard of management of the school development of the college, As the primary education and especially their striving its students and the boys and girls cricket at advisor to the Board, GDC in the future. to continuously improve community. Richard brings extensive and provide opportunities Garry strongly believes knowledge and experience for both staff and students. that improving student to the Board of Trustees. Anne and her husband achievement, experiences Richard is married and and opportunities through are raising their two has three children, two at grandchildren, with one at the GDC environment school and one at university. will benefit our wider the College and the eldest communities in the future. having just finished. 14 Matt Veal Moana Oh Cherise Stone Fletcher Milne- Parent Trustee Parent Trustee Staff Trustee Urlich Student Trustee Matt has been a parent Moana is Ngati Rarua, and a Cherise has been the staff Fletcher is a year 12 student Trustee since mid-2016, and born and bred Cantabrian. representative on the board at Glendowie College and a member of the Finance since the start of 2016. Board of Trustees student Her canny understanding and Property Committee. representative for 2017. of people is a theme Cherise started teaching He is a Chartered throughout her career. at Mt Roskill Grammar He is very proud of his Accountant and has School as an English teacher school, its achievements, She has a background in worked in various financial in 1990. She moved to and the opportunities it healthcare and has worked managerial and governance Waitakere College in 1993 provides. This year he is for the airline industry in a roles, largely within the as Head of Drama, followed part of the History trip to customer service role. insurance sector, including by Takapuna Grammar, and Vietnam in the April school roles with Southern Cross She currently is a Student Southern Cross Campus. holidays. Health Society and Fidelity Development and She has been HOD Drama He is heavily involved in the Life Assurance. He has Engagement Manager at the at Glendowie for 10 years. arts, having particiapted in experience in the not- University of Auckland. Helping every student to the school choir and being for-profit sector and uses Her primary role is making meet his or her potential involved in debating and these skills to contribute a difference in student by delivering an innovative public speaking. to the ongoing success of academic life through programme grounded in Glendowie College. He enjoys being on the enhancing the student sound pedagogy is her Board and being able to As a history graduate, experience. She is a master passion. have input into where the Matt considers it vital to at creating positive work Beside Drama, her strengths school is headed. continue to support the cultures with an emphasis are in ICT facilitation, arts and humanities, as well on equity, well-being, and It is important for him to she has participated in as technical and scientific relationship building. be the student voice on the Kia Eke Panuku staff education, to ensure the Board, and to represent She has a thorough development group. his fellow students in this students can achieve a knowledge of the tertiary She runs many staff and forum. rounded education. education sector, and co-curricular activities Previously a keen has particular interest in such as the school musical, sportsman, Matt is now communities of learning. Shakespeare competition, actively involved with his Moana has a Masters in Theatre Sports, costume children’s many sporting Political Science and a pile and lighting groups. She is activities, including regularly of diplomas that come with the Auckland representative umpiring for the College a lifelong love of learning. for Drama NZ. 1st XI cricket team. Moana is married, with two Cherise has a post-graduate Matt grew up in England, children and a beehive. certificate in theatre before heading to Auckland directing from NIDA. with his wife in 1992. He has a son in year 12 and a Cherise is married with two daughter due to start at the children, one currently at College in 2019. the school, and one recently graduated from it. 15 2018 Leavers Dinner
16 Strategic
217 Strategic Direction 2019-2023 Strategic Plan: In 2018 the Board of Trustees employed Buzz Channel to run an independent consultation of teachers at our contriubting schools, students, parents and staff to hear their voice about how the school was operating. The overwhelming feedback was positive. The college is perceived as an academic, caring and innovative school, with a growing emphasis on academic success. The quality of staff and their relationships with students was seen as a major strength of the college. On the back of this, the Board of Trustees has developed a new five-year strategic plan.
academic We will provide a world-class and holistic education, with all students achieving
NCEA and NZ Scholarship results that are among the best in New Zealand. Over the next five years, the college will: • ensure sustained excellence at all levels, including NZ Scholarship • implement innovative and stimulating junior curricuum that best prepares all students for success in the senior college and beyond • increase the number of Maˉori and Pasifika students gaining NCEA endorsed with merit or excellence • review how we deliver NCEA to ensure that it provides our students with the best possible 1 education and qualification
co-curricular We will provide and actively support a wide range of sports, arts and leadership opportunities; promoting involvement and enjoyment at all levels, and sustained
competitivess by our high performing students, teams and groups. Over the next five years, the college will: • ensure effective systems are inplace to sustain the involvement and enjoyment at all levels of sports and arts by students, whanau and staff • support our top students, teams and groups to be consistently competitive and successful in local and national competitions 2 • celebrate both arts and sprots across the college and our community
hauora We will support and teach our young people to be confident, positive,
resilient and caring young men and women. Over the next five years, the college will: • develop a 'student wellbeing' framework that proactively teachers students how to manage their social, mental and physical wellbeing • integrate its academic counselling and restorative approach processes with the new 'student 3 wellbeing' framework into an integrated 'positive education' framework facilities and systems We will design and build systems and facilities that are coordinated,
support our vision, and exceed MoE funded solutions. Over the next five years, the college will: • complete stage 1 of the college's campus vision (master plan) • design and fundraise for a new integrated student wellbeing centre in the heart of the college • develop a school environment plan that complements the college's campus plan, inlcuding signage, landscaping and pedestrian flows • develop stage 2 of the college's campus vision, with consideration of increasing the hall capacity, 4 performing arts facilities and a whare wananga
18 staff retention, development and progression We will attract and retain high qwuality staff, investing in their
professional development and hauora. Over the next five years, the college will: • sustain its investment in staff's professioanl learning, with a special focus on building international connections and collaboration • develop a staff wellbeing strategy 5 • promote co-curricular involvement by staff modern curriculum and learning We will recogniser, celebrate and support the cultural diversity of
Auckland and New Zealand, and promote appreciation of this. Over the next five years, the college will: • make Maˉori and Pasifika culture more evident at the college • promote and celebrate the diversity of Auckland and New Zealand in all forms • promote connections with individuals and organisations outside of New Zealand 6
2018 Summerfest
19 2018 Athletics Daty 20 21 Review of 2018 Annual Goals In 2018, Glendowie College’s major development goals were:
junior curriculum Senior Leader Responsible: Sharon Hewetson We will implement the International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years' Programme (MYP) in years 9 and 10m ready to teach the fully year 9 curriculum in 2019.
1.1 Prepare and implement units of work in years 9 and 10 1.2 Further develop teacher expertise, knowledge and paedagogy to deliver the MYP and promote student agency in the classroom 1.3 Communicate and inform our community about the MYP 1.4 Develop the policies and administration of the MYP
Outcomes: • all faculties taught at least one year 9 unit, and most taught more than one. Lessons were learned each time and applied to the next unit of work. • interdisciplinary units of work were trialled on a voluntary basis, such as between Sciences and Technology, and Sciences and Health. • appointed Willa Henvest to lead the community project, provided formal IB traing for this in Sydney, and successfully trialled the project with two year 10 ALP classes • worked on developing common ATL language across the faculties and how to report these in school reports. It was decided to teach ATLs, but to remain with Key Competencies in all school reports for consistency. • staff attended various IB courses, e.g. community project, library, language acquisition; as well as visiting other IB MYP schools and contributing schools. • investigated and designed new MYP reports for year 9 students in 2019, and started to investigate how best to use this data to inform student support in years 11-13. • provided regular MYP updates and stories in the newsletter, and presented four times to the BOT about MYP. • continued to use Managebac (with difficulty) to map junior curriculum.
house and student leadership Senior Leader Responsible: Gordon Robertson We will embed the new houses, and enhance student leadership opportunities and training across al year levels. 2.1 Support the development of house identity and culture 2.2 Further develop student leadership opportunities and training 2.3 Provide professional learning for key staff 2.4 Futher develop pastoral care systems through the houses
Outcomes: • ran a new senior leadership camp at the end of 2017, and again in 2018 for incoming (house) prefects. • successfully ran the first year 9 camps in term 1, with Prefects and Peer Support students attending. • ran regular house assemblies • strengthened the interhouse competition around the new houses and student leadership • changed the prefect system to align with the houses. • provided new Assistant Deans with training and support. All pastoral staff attended a Restorative Approach 1-day workshop in term 4. • initiated and ran a task group looking into student wellbeing. Investigated other schools, including Australian examples, to find best practice and ideas. This group evolved into a staff workgroup that will continue in 2019. • Employed Andrea Curtis for one extra day per week to work on the framework.
22 endorsements and scholarship Senior Leader Responsible: Trudy Gibb We will investigate and implement ways of raising the numbrs of years 11-13 students achieving NZ Scholarship and NCEA endoresed with merit or excellence. 3.1 Review NCEA and NZS achievement data at Glendowie College over the last 10 years. 3.2 Review best practice in an out of Glendowie College. 3.3 Develop and implement strategies to promote endorsements and scholarships at Glendowie College. 3.4 Continue to support existing scholarship programmes.
Outcomes: • established the iCoL group who mentored years 12 and 13 students on the cusp of gaining a merit endorsement through the year. This was effective for the year 13 students, but less so for year 12 students. Better identifying at-risk students in year 12 will be developed in 2019. • iCoL teachers analysed faculty data and identified effective faculties and what they were doing to lift endorsements and scholarships. Trudy Gibb also visited other schools in Auckland and New Zealand and added various strategies to the existing whole-school strategies, e.g. scholarship teacher only days. • scholarship workshops ran in terms 2, 3 and 4 • now looking to develop faculty-specific plans to avoid relying on individual (and isolated) staff running scholarship on a voluntary basis. • offered a 'scholarship' class in Calculus, Statistics and Science for 2019. • ran a parents' Scholarship information evening for parents in term 1.
2018 Community Fun Run
23 2018 Year 9 Camps - Tawhirimaˉtea
24 25 2019 Annual Plan In 2019, Glendowie College has the following three main goals:
junior curriculum (MYP) Senior Leader Responsible: Sharon Hewetson We will continue to implement the International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme (MYP) in years 9 and 10, teaching the full year 9 programme and one year 10 unit in 2019, and the full year 10 programme in 2020, including the community project.
1.1 Teach the full MYP framework in year 9 and one MYP unit in year 10 1.2 Expand the community project 1.3 Develop teacher expertise, especially with regard to differentiation and assessment 1.4 Further develop and embed systems and communications around MYP 1.5 Confirm the full years 9 and 10 curriculum, especially with regard to language acquisition in year 10.
endorsements and scholarships Senior Leader Responsible: Trudy Gibb
We will continue to develop and implement strategies to raise the number of year 11-13 students achieving NZ Scholarship and NCEA endorsed with merit or excellence.
2.1 Support & develop strategies to promote NCEA endorsement, especially at years 12-13 2.2 Document, support and develop strategies (especially at faculty level) to support students gaining NZ Scholarship
2.3 Further investigate and implement best practice from outside of Glendowie College
student wellbeing framework Senior Leader Responsible: Gordon Robertson
We will develop and implement a framework for teaching students the awareness and skills to effectively manage their own physical and mental wellbeing.
3.1 Develop and document a 'Glendowie Wellbeing Framework' 3.2 Develop resources and professional learning for staff and parents, and trial in year 9 classes
3.3 Clarify and develop the purpose and structure of form class
26 These goals exist within a longer, rolling three-year context started in 2016, and within the long-term five year strate- gic plan. The table below shows the progression and continuity of the annual goals.
2017 2018 2019
Junior Curriculum Junior Curriculum Junior Curriculum prepare implement implement
Endorsements and Endorsements and Timetable review Scholarships Scholarship investigate and implement embed
Pastoral Review Pastoral Review Wellbeing Framework plan and implement embed design
Science/Somerville Science/Somerville Science/Somerville Block Block Block design design tender and construct
Campus Vision Campus Vision Campus Vision design ... implement implement implement
2018 House Murals 27 28 2018 Mathex Competition Performance
329 Academic Level 1 NCEA NOTE: % of year 11 students achieving Level 1 This year's academic data is calculated differently to previous years and will appear lower than previous reports. target = 95% The data has shifted from participation based to enrolment based for both pass rates and endorsement rates (unlike the raw NZQA data). We no longer use Decile 10 data to benchmark our students, as NZQA enrolment-based data inaccurately shows target students who aren't enrolled for NCEA as 'not achieved'. 80%
2018 was a solid year academically for the college, with mixed 67% results. Highlights include: m+e
• 67% of year 11 students gaining L1 NCEA endorsed 2017: 61% • 49% of year 13 students gaining L3 NCEA endorsed 2016: 66% National: 37% • 26 students gaining a NZ scholarship • more endorsements by Maˉori and Pasifika students With the new achievement measures from NZQA and the loss of accurate decile 10 data, it is more difficult to analyse this year's results. The school has also chosen to make our Level 2 NCEA endorsement data enrolment-based to get more consistency. % of year 12 students achieving Level 2 The consequence is that our results appear to have dropped % by 10-15% from previous annual reports. An example of this target = 95 is level 1 endorsements. The new measure shows this at 67%. Using the same measure as last year, the percentage is 81.1%. We have included the national average in our analysis as an attempt to create a benchmark, but this is of limited use. Interestingly this analysis shows our college moving (rising) further away from the national average, especially with regards 49% m+e to endorsements. Given the high level of achievement by our target students, the college has chosen to keep the existing academic 65% targets, even though these were based on participation data. 2017: 47% 2016: 52% We may review this in the future. National: 30% Pass rates ... % of students achieving the appropriate level for their year group Years 11 and 12 were down slightly on last year, but remain close to previous years. As stated last year, the overall statistics will not inexorably rise every year. Nevertheless Level 3 NCEA we are concerned about the number of standards (credits) % of year 13 students achieving Level 3 that students did not attempt and are investigating if this has impacted on our results. Our year 13 data is our best ever. target = 95% Endorsements ... % of students gaining NCEA endorsed with merit or excellence Our endorsement results were excellent. They were up for all year levels and for Maori and Pasifika. Our year 11 and year 13 results were our best ever. University Entrance 49% … % of year 13 students meeting the required level to enter university m+e This percentage was stable on prvevious years. As previously target discussed, the result is dependent on students' course 65% 2017: 44% selection. Our focus in 2019 and into 2020 will be on students' 2016: 41% course selections, as we are concerned that students are not National: 26% choosing well to keep their further education opportunities open. We are working with our careers and pastoral staff to manage this and review course selection systems. 30 University Entrance % of year 13 students getting University Entrance Scholarship … a separate exam administered by NZQA that recognises the top 2-3% of students in each subject across NZ Though the overall number of scholarships was down from last year, it was very pleasing to see so many students gain a scholarship and to gain scholarships in new subjects such as Dance and Physical Education. We also had the most year 12 students gain scholarship in our history. This result endorses the focussed work of staff in 2018 to target scholarship.
Maˉori ... our goal is for Maˉori students to achieve the same as other ethnicities Maˉori achievement results have dropped after last year's high. However, endorsement rates are up, and our L3 results are our best ever. University Entrance is slightly down. The college has put more resources into supporting Maˉori students in 2019, such as increased academic mentoring. Pasifika Scholarships ... our goal is for Pasifika students to achieve the same as other ethnicities Scholarships as a % of year 13 students Overall Pasifika achievement rates dropped for a third year,
Annual Number of Scholarships @ GDC and are a priority focus. Level 2 results improved, while Levels 1 and 3 dropped significantly. Again, the small numbers results in bigger fluctuations, however, the drop of overall achievement for three years in a row is unacceptable. We are increasing our academic guidance of Pasifika students through the year, to support these students and their families to achieve in NCEA.
In 2019, Glendowie College’s academic targets are: L1 // 95% achievement // 80% m+e endorsement L2 // 95% achievement // 65% m+e endorsement L3 // 95% achievement // 65% m+e endorsement // 50+ scholarships
Maˉori - Achieved Maˉori - Endorsements Pasifika - Achieved Pasifika - Endorsements % of years 11-13 students gaining NCEA % of students with NCEA endorsed % of years 11-13 students gaining NCEA % of students with NCEA endorsed
31 2018 School Athletics Day
32 33 Finance & Property Profit and Loss Statement for the year ended 31 December 2018* Income $ Government Grants 15,514,744 Locally Raised Funds 1,470,265 Interest Earned 111,026 International Students 1,388,040 Total Income 18,484,075 Expenses Locally Raised Funds 653,561 International Students 405,273 Learning Resources 8,025,561 Administration 554,539 Finance Costs 8,416 Property (Lease of Facilities from MOE) 8,040,452 Depreciation 327,433 Loss on Dispose of Property, Plant and Equipment 1,445 Total Operating Expenses 18,016,680
Net Surplus / (Deficit) 467,395
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2018* Current $ Current Assets 4,832,666 Current Liabilities 2,966,791 Working Captial 1,865,875
Non-Current Non-Current Assets 1,908,460 Non-current Liabilities 612,707 Net Assets 3,161,628
Equity Current Year Earnings 467,395 Equity Adjustment (220,000) Capital Contributions by MOE 30,068 Retained Earnings (1/1/18) 2,884,165
Total Equity 3,161,628
* unaudited accounts (27/2/2018) Property Implementation of the college's Campus Vision eventuated in 2018. The new Science/Somerville block progressed to detailed design, and the MoE has approved the funding for construction to start in July 2019. The Quad was refurbished in term 3 of 2018, and the Student Services and two relocatables were shifted in the summer holidays to make way for the new block. Construction has also started on new tennis and netball courts. Other projects in 2019 include a new weights room, new garages, improved carparking and student drop-off, and artificial turn on the old netball courts for hockey. We will also develop an environment plan for signage, gardens and pedestrian flows around the college, and begin design work on refurbishment of downstairs in the Hammer Block, and possibly a new reception and whare wananga. We are exploring the possibility of BCATS students building the whare wananga as a learning project. 34 Inspiring excellence ... Shaping futures The thistle and crown represent excellence and character. The crown represents quality education, i.e. excellence in all that we do, especially academic. The thistle represents preparation for life, i.e. developing values and character, ready to participate in and lead our community. Glendowie College Crossfield Road, Glendowie, Auckland 1071, New Zealand p: + 64 9 575 9128 e: [email protected] w: gdc.school.nz