Week 3, Term 1, 2021

Kia ora koutou,

Today we took the opportunity to celebrate the achievements of the 2020 NCEA (Year 11, 12 and 13) learners in our Annual Academic Assembly. NCEA is our National qualification framework with typically Level 1 being sat in Year 11, Level 2 being sat in Year 12, and Level 3 being sat in Year 13.

2020 threw us many curveballs, in fact, it threw our planet a number of curve-balls. However, there is good news - in the face of adversity we succeeded. 2020 hit some records for us in academic achievement. I can tell you our NCEA Level 1 results are the best results as far back as I could retrieve figures from 10 years ago in 2010. It is well above national averages and above schools of similar status. 

Congratulations to our current Year 12s (last year sitting NCEA Level 1) on their results last year. NCEA Level 2 results were similar - the best we have had as far back as 2010 - again above national averages and schools of similar status. Congratulations to our current Year 13s (last year sitting NCEA Level 2).

While that is a focus on achievement, NCEA can be endorsed with Merit and with Excellence. Back to our NCEA Level 1 results - over 50% of the 2020 Year 11 learners achieved with either Merit or Excellence endorsement. Again best results in the last 10 years, above national averages and above schools of similar status. These academics along with NCEA Levels 2 and 3 endorsements were celebrated today. Again well done to each and everyone of you. This clearly shows the academic success achieved at Oxford Area Schools competes with and in most cases exceeds schools throughout New Zealand.

This certainly has set the bar high and is something this school and our community should be very proud of - I know our staff are.

Below is a list of those who received an Endorsement Certificate in 2020.

NCEA Level 1:

Excellence
Francesca Curtis
Cailey Hollard
Ben Johnson
Bailey Pike
Amy Riach
Zara Frahm

Merit
Casey Anderson
Abigail Buxton
Alex Eginton-Abbott
Cooper English
Jordy Galway
Sophie Lafleur
Ashleigh Lawler
Aaliyah Lovatt
Kate Powell
Hugh ten Hove

NCEA Level 2:

Merit
Liam Bamford
Shaugn Kilgour
Alex Sillars
Ethan Wells

NCEA Level 3:

Excellence
Beka Hunt

Merit
Ella Taylor
Zoe Newton

Ngā mihi nui,
Mike Hart
Principal