Thank you to the 156 people who responded to our community consultation survey last year. The majority of people responding stating that they believed that their views are heard by the Board and staff.

We appreciated people’s willingness to engage with the survey and your constructive comments. The Board are all looking forward to working with you on next steps.

A summary of the responses can be found below:

Teaching and Learning

Respondents agree that Rangiora High School should build on learner strengths so they can progress and achieve.

Respondents indicated that the top five skills that young people would need in the future as global citizens were:

• Managing Self

• Wellbeing

• Literacy

• Numeracy

• Resilience

Respondents indicated that as a school we should focus on

• further developing the connection to North Canterbury in our learning programmes

• further developing the competencies for the workplace and as future global citizens

• developing partnerships and links to offer rural based programmes and vocational pathways

• developing work experience programmes, pre apprenticeship training

• further developing careers education year 9 -13.

Student Wellbeing

The survey responses showed that Rangiora High School is putting learners at the centre.

That student wellbeing is important to us as a school.

In particular respondents indicated that:

• There are good communication practices in place

• The school values are explicit

That the school should continue to focus on:

1. creating a positive and safe learning environment through programmes such as the Positive Behaviour for Learning programme

2. Improving its practice to empower students when faced with issues such as bullying

3. Further developing student wellbeing programmes

Extra Curricular

Respondents indicated that the following were key areas were focus areas for us as a school

• Leadership

• Motivational Speakers

• School Production

• Service

• Sports

It is heartening to see that these are areas on which we too want to focus. Some next steps from the survey data include:

• developing a wider range of opportunities in the Arts for example, an orchestra

• developing student leadership in a wider range of sports' opportunities

• acknowledging success in all arts, leadership and sports

• developing links in the Rangiora School community to create a pool of coaches and managers

Congratulations to the ten lucky survey respondents who each won a $50 uniform voucher. Winners have been notified.

Ian Fong                                                           Karen Stewart

Board Chair                                                      Principal