Senior School Update

We started term 4 with preparations for senior exams as well as celebrating Senior students’ achievements and service throughout the year with the Recognition Awards and Senior Prizegiving.  We thank all the families and friends who joined us in these celebrations and congratulate all students who achieved an award.

Please click on the following links to see all of our award winners for 2024:

Exams are now well underway, and we wish our students the best of luck with the remaining preparations.

Here is the link to the NCEA timetable 2024-Exam-NCEA-Timetable-FINAL.pdf (sanctamaria.school.nz).

Exam Preparation
We are encouraging use of the Pomodoro Technique for organising study time, as recommended by the University of Auckland. This promotes the idea of 25 minute ‘bursts’ of study time followed by a brain break.

Further information on this is in the SMC Study Skills Information booklet which can be download the SMC Study Skills booklet here: Study-Skills 2024. 

Please remember to check in with your child as they study, especially during the holidays, to ensure that they are staying healthy both mentally and physically.

Many students will be highly motivated to study hard after the Derived Grade Examinations – it is important for them to maintain balance. Maintaining regular sleep patterns can be especially helpful. 

If you are concerned about your child, please contact their kaihautū in the first instance, or one of the school counsellors. There are also many helpful contacts listed on our website under ‘Wellbeing’ https://www.sanctamaria.school.nz/wellbeing/ 

Important upcoming events for Seniors 

2 December: Clearance Day (all seniors check courses and return outstanding books, etc) 

3 December: Leavers’ Dinner 

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