Wellington East
Girls' College
Girls' College
Te Kura Kōhine o te Rāwhiti o Te Upoko o Te Ika
We wanted to remind everyone of some important dates to note for the rest of 2024. You are always able to check these dates on our public calendar which is published on the home page of the school website -https://www.wegc.school.nz/.
* Junior course selection evening
Date: Tuesday, 20 August
The evening runs from 6pm-8pm. Our Learning Areas will have displays set up and staff available to answer your questions. Current year 9 students and whānau have been invited to attend a presentation in the Hall about choosing courses for Year 10, beginning at 7pm.
* Staff Only Day
Date: Friday, 23 August 2024
* Derived Grade Week
Dates: 26-30 August (Week 6)
- Year 9 and Year 10 will continue with their normal timetable. Many will have their classes moved to different classrooms for the week to make space for the exams. All changes will be communicated to them directly and published on the daily notices each morning.
- All of Year 11 have study leave for Friday 30 August only. This is the day they sit their English exam. Those students in Integrated Studies will be working from home for the day and their teachers will set them work to do.
- Year 12 and Year 13 have study leave for the week to enable us to run the exams and give students time to prepare. This is important both to give students an opportunity to practise formal exams and for students to earn “derived grades” which can be used if they miss an end of year exam for certain reasons. The exam timetable has been shared with students and individual subjects may run workshops during the week as well.
Here is a link to the timetable https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZAGQ5wRjYZt-Twv3cLUDX29G9jIbdpmEIiCnSF_us8Q/edit?usp=sharing
* Yr 9 - 12 - 2025 Course selection
Deadline: Friday 30 August
Information about the process and courses available can be found at https://www.wegc.school.nz/learning-ako/learning-areas
Students should enter their subject choices for 2025 no later than the end of the school day on Friday 30 August. Choices can be entered in the course selection section of the portal.
* Junior Parent-Teacher Interviews
Date: Thursday, 12 September 2024
We are holding a Junior Parent Report Afternoon for Years 9 and 10 on Tuesday,12 September. These interviews will take place online from 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm. As a result, school will finish early at 12:00 pm for all students. Te Aka will be open until the usual time. Supervision will be available in the library for students who need to stay on site until 3:30 pm. If your student requires supervision, please email wegc@wegc.school.nz.Buses will run as usual.
* Labour Day
Date: Monday, 28 October 2024
School Closure: The school will be closed for Labour Day.
* Staff Only Days
Date: Thursday, 14 November 2024 + Friday, 15 November 2024
One of these days is designated by the Ministry of Education to support the implementation of changes to NCEA, as well as to strengthen curriculum, progress, and achievement practices. The other day is for Learning Areas to plan and develop courses for 2025.
Please note that on Staff Only Days, there will be no scheduled classes. However, students under 14 are welcome to work independently in the library if they choose. Te Aka Class will be closed, and school buses will not be running on these days.
Ngā mihi nui,
Gael Ashworth
Principal