Vision Statement

 HENDERSON HIGH SCHOOL

CHARTER

 

A MIND AWARE OF RIGHT

MENS CONSCIA RECTI

BACKGROUND

Henderson High School is located in the Henderson Valley in Waitakere City in West Auckland. It draws its students from a wide geographical area, stretching from the West Coast beaches, through the Waitakere Ranges, along the Henderson Valley and across both sides of Te Atatu Road. It has a home zone defined in an enrolment scheme.

Henderson High School is a decile 4 secondary (Years 9 - 13) school with a roll of approximately 750. The ethnic composition of the student body is Pakeha 52%, Maori 25%, Pasifika 12%, Asian 5% and others 6%.

The school has almost completed a significant refurbishment of existing buildings and is planning for new ones.  The redevelopment is evolving within the environment of the large park-like and mature grounds of the 57 year old original secondary school in the West.  In addition, the process of upgrading and replacement of teaching resources continues apace.

Relocation of the City Council building and improved access across the railway lines have placed Henderson High School at the heart of the city. The school has a deep commitment to the development of productive partnerships across the city for the benefit of our students. We have strong links with UNITEC and local businesses. Our students participate in local community projects such as the restoration of the Opanuku stream.

The remodelling and reshaping of the school in and around the core business of teaching and learning makes Henderson High School an exciting place to be for students, parents, staff and Board of Trustee members.

VISION

Henderson High School will be the leading community high school in Waitakere City. The community will have pride in the achievements of the school and its students.

MISSION

Our mission is to provide programmes that encourage every student to achieve their personal best and to develop skills and values that will enable them to make a positive contribution to society.

Henderson High School recognises New Zealand's cultural diversity and, in particular, our responsibility to provide learning opportunities in Tikanga Maori and Te Reo Maori, consistent with our obligation under Te Tiriti O Waitangi.

To achieve our mission, our school will:

  • Promote the participation and achievement of every student by recognising their diverse and changing learning needs.
  • Provide a balanced curriculum that will meet the requirements of the National Curriculum Statements, and provide opportunities for students to gain nationally recognised qualifications.
  • Ensure quality of educational opportunity by identifying and working to remove barriers to achievement.
  • Help students to recognise their strengths and make informed choices about subjects, career and training pathways.
  • Promote and support sporting and cultural participation.
  • Provide a safe environment following the principles of sustainability.
  • Monitor, assess and record individual student progress against clear learning objectives and report these to parents/ caregivers.
  • Recognise the important role for the new technologies in the school programme and strive to remain at the forefront in the use of them in the delivery of curriculum.
  • Recognise our diverse ethnic cultural heritage and the role of New Zealand as a Pacific nation in the global community.

We will do this in ways that

  • Honour the individuality of each student
  • Acknowledge effort, striving for excellence
  • Maximise individual potential
  • Celebrate achievement and success
  • Encourage students and staff to
    • Be proud of themselves, their achievements and their school
    • Develop positive commonly held community values: responsibility, integrity, enthusiasm, kindness, respect, perseverance
    • Celebrate diversity
    • Be open minded and adaptable
    • Be accountable for their actions
    • Respect themselves and others
    • Build positive relationships
    • Develop leadership skills and qualities

VALUES

At Henderson High School we promote the following values

  • Respect
  • Integrity
  • Responsibility
  • Enthusiasm
  • Kindness

Henderson High School

Strategic Goals 2007- 2010

In order to achieve its vision the Board of Trustees has defined four strategic priorities for Henderson High School development.

Priority 1: To raise student achievement

  • Encourage effective teaching practices
  • Identify and remove barriers to achievement
  • Build strong data analysis skills
  • Recognise and celebrate achievement

Priority 2: To provide a safe, well organised learning environment

  • Ensure sound governance and management practices
  • Develop and implement agreed strategies for management of student behaviour
  • Build a sense of belonging and purpose
  • Provide opportunity for student voice and leadership

Priority 3: To build strong community relationships

  • Ensure regular, effective communication between school and parents
  • Develop a strategy that ensures transition to and from Henderson High are a happy experience for students
  • Develop strong school/parent partnerships

Priority 4: To develop the capacity for future schooling

  • Increase awareness of current trends and future possibilities
  • Identify and trial suitable innovative programmes
  • Review our IT strategy to ensure we have capacity to meet learning needs