If you are a student who enjoys and benefits from extra challenge there are many opportunities available to you at MHJC. You should choose your DEEP options carefully and try some of the more challenging options.  Project Inquiry may be available students during DEEP curriculum time or as a Whanau Context. Your Learning Advisor can help you do this. We offer many extra academic competitions, including all the ICAS competitions, Mathex, and problem-solving. 

If you are finding classwork too easy, talk to your learning advisor, your teacher, your Assistant Principal or your Senior Leader Curriculum from your Whanau.

Remember too that you should be aiming for all-round success. Students who gain Top Scholar awards are those who have achieved at a very high level in their class work but have also participated widely in 4 cornerstones activities, academic, sporting, cultural and leadership outside of their normal class work.

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Your Whanau area is open from 8.00am in the morning or earlier if a teacher unlocks and allows you to enter.

After school, the library is open to 4:00pm and the Whanau areas are open until 4pm for those of you who wish to continue working on learning tasks or to use the library.

Each Whanau holds an assembly every four weeks in the theatre.

Whole school assemblies are also held each term to celebrate significant achievements and events in the life of the school.

Assessment for learning is a guiding principle for effective teaching and learning. Teachers will provide students with authentic assessment opportunities which enhance the learning process.

As part of our preparation of students for future NCEA assessment and as a principle of effective learning, teachers provide feedback and feedforward at predetermined checkpoints. Students may be granted the opportunity to resubmit at the teacher’s discretion provided a genuine effort had been made (refer to Resubmission section). Any queries relating to this process should be directed to the Assistant Principal who will address the concern appropriately.

It is an expectation the all assessment work is submitted. For late submissions, a maximum grade of Achieved will apply.

Assessment and eReporting
Yr 7 and 8 Core subjects - 2x TAAB assessments annually. All assessments have feedforward/feedback for students with 2 formal reporting comments
Yr 7 and 8 Chunked Specialist Learning Area  - a termly assessment with formal reporting comment (except Term 4)
Yr 7 and 8 Languages - 1x assessment each half year with formal reporting comment

Yr 9 and 10 Core subjects - 3x assessments annually; 2x TAAB assessments and 1x Common Assessment Paper (CAT). All assessments have feedforward/feedback for students with 2 formal reporting comments for the TAAB assessments only.
Yr 9 and 10 Option subjects - 2x assessments annually. All assessments have feedforward/feedback for students. One with formal reporting comment.

Any queries relating to this process should be directed to the Assistant Principal who will address the concern appropriately.

The roll is taken in every session. Any absence or lateness to class is registered.

If you are going to be absent or late your parent or caregiver should phone or email your Whanau Student Services to explain;

Coast Student Services: coast_absence@mhjc.school.nz OR phone the absence line on 09 2505600
Forest Student Services: forest_absence@mhjc.school.nz OR phone the absence line on 09 2505600
Water Student Services: water_absence@mhjc.school.nz OR phone the absence line on 09 2505600
Mountains Student Services: mountains_absence@mhjc.school.nz OR phone the absence line on 09 2505600

Alternatively an email should be sent to your Assistant Principal or a note brought when you next return to school. Students who arrive at school after school has started should report to Reception to sign in before coming to the classroom.

Absence from school for any medical or family reason must be advised by parents or caregivers in advance (where appropriate) or with a written explanation within 24 hours of returning to school.

If you need to leave the school grounds at any time during the day you must provide a note from your parents or caregiver for your Whanau Assistant Principal.

You will need to sign out at reception and be accompanied by an appropriate adult, and sign in again when you return to school during that day.

Attendance at school during term time is a legal requirement. If your family is planning an extended overseas trip they must seek permission from the Principal in advance or the absence is considered to be truancy and will have to be reported as such.