Absences
Please report absences before 8:30am on the day of the absence.
Use the 'Report Absence' function on our SchoolBridge app, phone the school office on 846 8311 or email [email protected]. If no notification is received, a text will be sent to the students parents/cargivers mobile phone.
Extended Absence - Permission must be requested in writing from the Principal prior to the absence for extended absences of more than three days.
Newsletters
To share and celebrate student success please email stories and/or images for inclusion in our weekly newsletter content to [email protected]
Lost Property
Please CLEARLY NAME your daughter's belongings carefully - only using initials rather than full names, faded markings, and loose or unattached labels contribute to lost property. Clearly named items can be returned easily.
At the end of each term any uncollected property will be donated to charity and our used uniforms shop. Parents are welcome to look through the lost property box which is located near the office foyer.
School Bus Information
School Bus information can be found for the following journeys:
- Kiwi Coachlines,www.kiwicoaches.co.nz, [email protected]
- Titirangi/Laingholm
- Mangere East/via Hillsborough
- Papakura
- Mangere Bridge
- Onehunga - Public Transport
https://at.govt.nz/bus-train-ferry/timetables/school-timetables
Student Leadership Selection
A leadership day is held for Year 12 students towards the end of the school year, and the concept of servant leadership, the Marist model, is explored. An important feature of this leadership model is that all students in Year 13 are regarded as school leaders. We expect and encourage all our Year 13s to step up and lead in their Whanau, their extra-curricular activities, at school events, in cultural groups, as student coaches and managers and in social action groups.
In August all year 12 students will be invited to apply for specific leadership portfolios for Year 13, if they choose to. On the leadership day all Year 12 are given the opportunity to vote for students who they believe demonstrate leadership at Marist College. This is a done as an online survey and is anonymous.
The staff of the College are also invited to nominate 10 students whom they consider potential leaders. These votes are then combined and counted; these votes are the determining factor in who is appointed to roles for the following year.
One additional factor which may determine which roles are assigned to whom, is the nomination by designated TIC of an area for students, who have demonstrated strengths or commitment in the specific area. Eg. Sport, Performing Arts, Liturgy, or Library, to name a few.
Students who nominate themselves for the Head Girl Team and are shortlisted, will be required to have an interview with the SLT and the Year 12 Dean after Leadership Day.
The Senior Leadership Team and Year 12 Dean will then decide who will fill each role on the basis of the student and teacher votes, the student's own requests for roles and on the recommendations of the TICs for specific badges.
We look forward to recognising all of our Year 13 cohort with their leadership badge at Inaugural Mass.