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NCEA results

 Congratulations to all students who achieved national qualifications in 2008.                     

	Inglewood High School	National average
Level 1	71.4%	62.5%
Level 2	79%	65.5%
Level 3	46.3%	53.2%

Level 1 results for 2008 have increased by 11.6% and level 2 results by 9.2%. These are both large increases resulting from the combined efforts of students, staff and families. They are well above the respective national averages. Results in level 3 are below the national average, however, our 2008 year 13 cohort consisted of a number of students completing level 1 and 2.

 

Endorsements

Candidates studying for NCEA levels 1, 2 and 3 have been able to achieve qualifications with MERIT or EXCELLENCE endorsements from 2008. 

A certificate endorsed with Excellence is awarded where a student has 50 excellence credits at the level of the NCEA certificate or above. 

A certificate endorsed with Merit is awarded where a student has 50 credits of merit or excellence at the level of the NCEA certificate or above.  Congratulations to the following students:

Level 1:  endorsed with Merit

Corey Barnard, Luke Bedford, Thomas Brown, Kirsty Duynhoven, Cameron Lacey, Adam Mace, Chad Oliver, Krystal Perfect-Hovell, Robert West, Kristin Scott.

Leve 2:  endorsed with Merit

Mark Ewing, Paige Jarman, Brooke Mackie, Amelia Midgley and Chad Oliver.

Level 3:  endorsed with Merit

Stephanie Norton, Ione Slater.

Level 3: endorsed with Excellence

Abbie Fowler.

Scholarship:

Abbie Fowler. (English and Geography)

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EnviroPower project

The final report is now available. There was an impressive 17% reduction in Inglewood High School's energy consumption over the past year. There has been plenty of EnviroPower-related teaching occurring in classrooms.

The electricity generating photo-voltaic arrays (solar cells) were installed at the end of 2007. These can be seen on the right side of the roof of the Technology Block at the front of the school. They provide free electricity to the school grid and are particularly effective on the bright days that we have been having recently.

After much planning, preparation and red tape the Skystream wind turbine was installed on the front field on January 29th 2008. The turbine has attracted many positive comments and is indeed a stylish and captivating design. Several staff have wondered how they can get one installed in their back garden! The turbine generates a steady flow of electricity to the school even in light wind conditions. Perhaps most importantly, the turbine is a strong visual symbol for EnviroPower and has attracted the attention of many visitors to the school. Read a report about the turbine at this website:

www.sustainability.govt.nz/news/2008/renewable-generation-taranaki-students

The solar hot water installation is also installed.

In terms of conservation, computer efficiency measures included Room 9 monitors have been upgraded from CRT to LCD panels. Extenda kits have been installed in Room 23. These enable one computer to power 5-6 monitors/keyboards without any noticeable loss of computing power. Consumption was measured before these changes were made. Students of 10KI will be involved in monitoring the rooms to see how much electricity has been saved.

There are plenty of scope for learning opportunities. Several different subject teachers integrated EnviroPower into their courses during the year. You can read more in the final report.

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Staff success

Our staff continue to be recognised for the various talents and gifts they bring to their classes. While many put in the extra effort, not everyone is lucky enough to get the recognition they obviously deserve. However a few examples of recent staff achievement include:

Mr Tim Chadwick, books published and profile in Daily News

Mr Michael Fenton, Microsoft Innovative Teachers award

Mrs Hazel Hayward, Office Manager, completing a Business Studies degree