Academics
According to the 2009 Education Review Office report, the overall NCEA Level 1 results showed "consistent improvement over the past three years. Since the school's involvement in the Ministry of Education numeracy project in 2006" and "achievement in Level 1 numeracy has also shown steady improvement".
Other results cited in the report by the school for 2008 include the highest success rates for the school since the inception of NCEA in meeting literacy and numeracy requirements at Level 1 and its best NCEA Levels 1 and 2 results. Noted also was the significant improvement in Level 2 NCEA results, which exceed decile averages and merit and excellence endorsements at Levels 2 and 3, which met or were above national averages. Nine NZQA scholarships were achieved in a range of subjects.
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