But enough about that ill tell a little more you need to know. Our school has about 1242 students ranging from 3rd form which is the first year students meaning(year 9) to the senior students forms 5,6,7(years 11,12,13). Now for a school this size they decided in 1992-93 to break the school up into 5 smaller groups which are easy to manage. These 5 groups are known as houses and each house has its own name named after a New Zealand plant.
Nikau (named after a Beautiful palm of New Zealand and the house color is Green).
Matai (is a large tree and and the house color is Blue).
Pohutukawa ( is known as the New Zealand Christmas tree and the house color is Red).
Rimu ( is a native tree usually used for timber it is expensive as well and the house color is Yellow).
Titoki ( is also a tree and the house color is Purple)
Now with the breakup of the school from the houses each house as 10 classes in it which meet in the morning for a roll call before classes began. This can be known as homeroom. The House classes are known as numbers for example Im in Nikau two so that is known as n02. Each house class has Forms 3 to 7 in them.
With the Houses you have sports or quiz competitons within the house, but the most fun had is the competions between houses. Athletic day and the house sports days are the best time had and gives a break from the classroom. All house are well brought out all showing the their house spirit by holding up banners and painting their faces or whatever according to the House color. It is real fun.
The houses also have 9 people leading the house and also the council which each house has. Each house has 2 deans 1 activities coordinator 2 headstudents 2 deputy head students and 2 sports captains (the reason for two each is a male and female). The 2 deans and a/c coordinator are teachers and the rest are form 7 students. The house council is made up of the A/C coordinator and all the form 7 students in the house.
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