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Investigate Secondary Schools
Investigate Secondary Schools – Before You Decide
People are quick to recommend high schools. Would you like to be able to confidently evaluate secondary schools based on your own child’s needs and dreams?
The North East Secondary Education Committee (NESE) identified there was little information available about the important transition to secondary school.
Most students have specific needs for their own learning. We believe that empowering students and their families to identify what is important for them to consider when investigating secondary schools produces engaged learners who actively participate in their learning journey.
NESE has written a booklet to help parents and students ask questions and investigate exactly what schools will provide for them.
Discussing your student’s needs allows schools to adapt to provide targeted learning.
We want students and their families to have the confidence to seek information and to fully engage at secondary school open nights to consider what a school can provide.
We strongly recommend visiting school open nights in both Year 7 and Year 8. Every year several schools have open nights on the same day.
If you can only visit one school it really helps to have seen the other school the year before. Being familiar with a school helps students envisage their education path. NESE recommends attending your local school. This allows students to stay connected with their communities and their established friend and social groups.
NESE is pleased to offer this booklet to families. You can read or print a copy on our website: www.nese.org.nz. Look under the documents tab.
Print the booklet to read with your family. Discuss topics with your family and friends. Print on both sides, flipping on the short edge. Fold it in half. It only uses two A4 pages.
We want every student to reach their full potential.
Amanda Williams
Chairperson, Christchurch North East Secondary Education Committee Inc.
www.nese.org.nz www.facebook.com/NESEInc
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