Ma te kahukura ka rere te manu - Adorn the birds with feathers so that it may fly

Managing Self is one of our key capabilities. A key focus for Managing Self is to support students to be responsible online and manage their cell phones. 

Our policy, in line with Government regulations, is that cell phones are 'away for the day', meaning cell phones either do not come with the student to school, or are switched off and in bags for the full school day, whilst onsite (8.30am - 3.15pm, including Thursdays). The phone must not be visible and cannot be used. It must be turned off so it can not be heard. It is important to note that if students do make the decision to bring a cellphone to the school grounds, they do so at their own risk. The school is not responsible for any loss or damage caused to any cell phone.

Parents and caregivers - you can support us by not trying to contact your child on their phone during the day. If you have an urgent message, please call the school, we have processes in place to get messages to students. If students need to make an urgent call during the day they can use the phone in the Student Office.

Air pods and headphones will not be allowed during school hours unless connected to a laptop and used for educational purposes. Smart watches are to be switched to airplane mode and/or disconnected from their phone. 

These expectations are for all of our students, from Year 9 -13. We have a very small number of students who do need to access their phone during the school day for medical reasons and we will support them and their teachers in this. If you have any questions, talk with your whānau teacher in the first instance.

Refer to our Cell Phone Policy for FAQs.