Parent Teacher Interviews

Wednesday 12 October 4 to 6 p.m.
For Parent/Caregivers of Year 11, 12 and 13 students

You are invited to attend an interview with your daughter and her teachers to discuss her practice examination results and how best you can support her as she prepares for her NCEA examinations.

Appointment bookings can be made through the Parent Portal or by calling the School Office.

Duke of Edinburgh

On the first day of spring, 11 keen students and 2 teachers headed out to the Wild West Coast to complete the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Hillary Award Practice Tramp.
We began on the aptly named Hillary Trail, heading down the Omanawanui Track with native bush stretches merging onto rocky outcrops, steep valleys and soaring heights, granting us stunning views across to South head, the Waitakere ranges and the stretch of black sandy shore at Whatipu.
The students were in fine form, encouraging one another down the slippery and treacherous parts of the track, stopping from time to time to munch on chocolate-filled scroggin, and take pictures to record their travels.
We arrived at the historic Whatipu Lodge by nightfall and enjoyed home-made dinners (thanks students!), games of pool, puzzles and a great Kiwi quiz. The students bunked in the cosy homestead, sleeping deeply after a vigorous day outdoors.
The following day we trekked up the very muddy Kura track and summited Mt Donald Mclean to enjoy gorgeous views from the top, as we ate a well-earned lunch.
The final tramp for the Bronze award will be completed in December at the Pinnacles, Coromandel. We look forward to another adventure with the well-organised, adventure-loving students.

Regional Basketball Competition

Congratulations to the AGGS Premier Basketball Team which came second in the Regional Basketball Competition. The girls are now working hard to ensure they are at their best before heading off to Palmerston North to compete in the National Secondary Schools’ Basketball Competition which will take place between 26 September and 1 October.

Kahurangi Ki Maungawhau 2016 Kapa Haka Nationals

Congratulations to the AGGS 2016 Kapa Haka group who performed so well at the National Secondary School Competition held in Hawkes Bay at the end of July.
More about their visit to the Hawkes Bay is in our August Newsletter.