CHANGES TO NCEA 2020

The start date for external NCEA examinations has been pushed out to Monday 16 November.   Additional changes to NCEA and University Entrance (UE) have been announced by the Government.  These changes give students a fair opportunity to achieve qualifications and awards despite the disruption to teaching, learning and assessment from COVID-19, while preserving the integrity of NCEA and UE. These changes apply only for 2020.  Details are on the NZQA website, www.nzqa.govt.nz .

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AGGS Old Girls Honoured in Queens Birthday Honours List

Congratulations to two AGGS Old Girls who received awards in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours List.

• Rosslyn Noonan – Companion of the NZ Order of Merit (CNZM) – Trade Unionist and Human Rights Commissioner from 2001 to 2011.  Rosslyn’s significant impact in human rights has been felt both nationally and internationally through her lifelong dedication to supporting women, children, indigenous and minority culture groups.
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• Patricia Broad – Queens Service Medal (QSM) Kew, Dunedin, for services to Gymnastics.  Patricia was a student in the 1940s.  We still have her gym dress which we use in displays of memorabilia. She has been a judge for Gymnastics New Zealand since 1977 and attained her international judges qualification in 2006. She has also coached a number of gymnasts who have represented Otago in the New Zealand Gymnastics Championships. 

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Return to School Monday 18 May

We are looking forward to our students returning to school after the lockdown on Monday 18 May.  We have worked hard to ensure that everything is ready and we have done everything possible to ensure their safety.  We have been keeping parents informed throughout the lockdown and our two latest communications are attached here.   Letters to parents 12 May re students coming back to school and letter to parents 15 May 2020.

AGGS First Ever Virtual Assembly

Our first ever virtual assembly was held on Friday 24 April, the day before our country commemorated ANZAC day.  This is the link to the full assembly, which was a wonderful occasion for our students and staff to come together and talk about the first few days of online learning and also for our Head Girl and Deputy Head Girls to share a little about ANZAC day and its importance to our nation. 

Here is the You Tube link to the assembly AGGS Virtual Assembly