Beginning School at Excellere

Welcome to Excellere College. We are excited that you have chosen Excellere College as the school for your child. We are looking forward to partnering with you to support your child as they begin their next learning journey.

New Entrants

Cohort entry is when new entrants start school in groups through the year rather than on their fifth birthday. Excellere College has adopted a policy of cohort entry where new entrants are able to start school in cohorts but only after they have turned five. There are two entry points per term, one on the first day of term, and one at a mid-point during a term. This link shows the cohort dates for upcoming years: https://parents.education.govt.nz/primary-school/your-child-at-school/cohort-entry/

New entrant school visits will be arranged when your child is given a start date. The visits will fall close to the date that your child is starting school. The visits will help your child transition into school, as they will meet their teacher, peers and can familiarise themselves with the school surroundings prior to their first day.

Student Code of Conduct

Student Code of Conduct

Uniform

A condition of enrolment at Excellere College is a willingness to comply with our uniform regulations. All items of school uniform may be worn during summer or winter as appropriate to weather conditions. Our uniform is supplied by Uniform Hub. Phone 09 435 2576, Address: 577 Kamo Road, Kamo.

Uniform Hub brochure

Junior College:

• Navy polo shirt with school emblem; long sleeve option available
• Navy woollen jersey with school emblem
• Black jacket with school emblem
• Boys: School shorts, pants
• Girls: School shorts, pants, skirt or culottes

Middle and Senior College:

• Boys: Navy cotton shirt with school emblem
• Boys: School shorts, pants
• Girls: White blouse with school emblem
• Girls: School shorts, pants, skirt or culottes
• All: Navy woollen jersey with school emblem
• All: Black jacket with school emblem.
  

Skirts: Please ensure that skirts are retained at the full length. It is not permitted to roll skirts up to make them shorter.

Footwear: Shoes must be black and polishable, with no trim of any other colour – no boots. Socks are white or black for girls; black for boys. Girls can wear neutral, black or navy stockings – no footless tights.

Hats & scarves: In Terms 1 and 4 students in the Junior College must wear a regulation uniform hat when outside. Students not wearing a hat must stay in a shaded spot. Students in Years 7-13 are encouraged to wear a regulation school hat. If your student chooses to wear a hat or scarf due to the temperature in the morning (waiting for a bus etc), these items MUST be removed when they arrive on school grounds.

Jewellery: is limited to one stud per ear and a watch. Necklaces and rings are only to be worn if they are of cultural or spiritual significance. In this case, a signed letter from home needs to be brought to school and kept on file.

Thermals: Students are allowed to wear a thermal / merino / long sleeve under their uniform top that is the SAME colour as their short sleeved shirt. (Junior College = Navy; Middle & Senior College = White for girls, Navy for boys.) No other colours permitted, and exposed sleeves must be solid colour and free from other logos or printing.

Puffer Jackets: Like the temporary exemption made last year, students are again allowed to wear a black or navy puffer jacket. This must be plain solid colour and not have any other logos / printing on it, and must be without hoods.

Stationery

Stationery lists are available from Officemax on their ‘myschool.co.nz’ website at the beginning of the year. To access these follow this link to https://www.myschool.co.nz/ and enter our school name into the school search bar. Lists can also be picked up in hard copy from the office upon request.

School Whānau Groups (House Groups)

The College has a “Whānau” system which divides the students into four groups for competitions and sports events. We have named the Whānau groups after the local mountains. All families are assigned a Whānau group when they enrol.

Buses

The Excellere College school bus departs from the Onerahi airport gate at approximately 7:53am. It travels to the Manse Street Bus Terminus via Bank Street. At this point students transfer from buses from other areas such as Maunu, South Whangarei and Whareora. It departs Manse Street at 8.25am and travels to Tikipunga High School via Mill Road. It departs Tikipunga High School at 8:40am to Excellere College via Corks/Station Roads. This route is reversed in the afternoons.

Students who live north, northeast and west of Kamo are eligible to catch the Kamo High School buses which drop and pick them up at the Excellere College school gate. Students who live east along the Tutukaka Coast can catch the THS buses and transfer to the Excellere bus at Tikipunga High School.

All school buses are free of charge to Excellere students, if they are living further than 3.2km (Years 1-8) 4.8km (Year 9+). A transport form does need to be completed and handed into the school office before children can start catching the bus. Students who live outside of the school bus routes may be eligible for a conveyance allowance from the ministry of education. Information can be found on:
https://www.education.govt.nz/school/property-and-transport/transport/sta-eligibility/

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