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1 Information  





2 Student qualifications and engagement  



2.1  NCEA Level 1  





2.2  NCEA Level 2  





2.3  NCEA Level 3  





2.4  Engagement  







3 Cultural activities  





4 Notable students  





5 References  














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Coordinates: 46°2457S 168°2332E / 46.4158°S 168.3922°E / -46.4158; 168.3922
 

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Te Wharekura o Arowhenua
Address
Map

734 Tweed Street


,

Southland


New Zealand
Coordinates46°24′57S 168°23′32E / 46.4158°S 168.3922°E / -46.4158; 168.3922
Information
TypeComposite School
School districtNewfield
Ministry of Education Institution no.4217
PrincipalGary Davis
GradesYears 1–15
School roll190[1] (February 2024)
Hours in school day6
Socio-economic decile2F.[2]
Websitewww.arowhenua.school.nz

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 190[1] pupils, all of whom are Māori.

Information

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The 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

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NCEA Level 1

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In 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

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In 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

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In 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

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In 2018, there were no stand-downs,[9] suspensions[10] or exclusions.[11]

Cultural activities

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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 students

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References

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  1. ^ a b "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 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.

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