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SCIENCE
SCIENCE
OUR TEAM
We have a well-resourced department with extremely capable and dedicated staff; Ms Sue Wood, Miss Karen Sime, Mrs Cherry Walton, Mrs Iresha Dona, Ms Jennie Barrett and two technicians Mrs Gaylene McKenzie-Parker and Mrs Cathrine Maiorana. Science is not just for those who are going on to science careers and need science, mathematics, chemistry, biology or physics. Science is needed by everyone if they are to understand the world around them and the issues facing the world e.g. global warming, quality water shortages, sanitation, fluoridation of water etc.
Our science department work to encourage a lifelong awareness of science and how it relates to the individual and the wider community by focusing on the contextual approach using everyday examples.
2014 NCEA RESULTS
Year 10 – Level 1 Science - Girls sat two achievement standards.Astronomy AS - 92% passed with 53% of the cohort obtaining merit or excellence grades. Genetics - 94% passed and 71% of those gained a merit or excellence grade.
Half of the Year 11 cohort attained endorsement with 16 students gaining endorsement with merit and five students gaining excellence endorsement.
YEAR 11 LEVEL 1 SCIENCE
NCEA Result Overview
National Statistics2014
Achieved Merit Excellence
39.1% 25.0% 15.9%
National StatisticsDecile 9
Achieved Merit Excellence
36.1% 28.4% 20.5%
L1SCIE Results2014
Achieved Merit Excellence
3328.4%
2723.3%
4135.3%
Sue WoodHead of Science
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Endorsements; 2 students gained excellence; 5 students gained merit.
LEVEL 2 BIOLOGY
NCEA Result Overview
National Statistics2014
Achieved Merit Excellence
35.1% 27.0% 17.7%
National StatisticsDecile 9
Achieved Merit Excellence
34.3% 29.8% 18.6%
L2BIOL Results2014
Achieved Merit Excellence
419.0%
523.8%
838.1%
Endorsements -2 students gained excellence and 4 students gained merit.
LEVEL 2 CHEMISTRY
NCEA Result Overview
National Statistics2014
Achieved Merit Excellence
27.9% 24.5% 29.4%
National StatisticsDecile 9
Achieved Merit Excellence
26.2% 24.2% 33.1%
L2BIOL Results2014
Achieved Merit Excellence
16.3%
16.3%
1487.5%
LEVEL 2 PHYSICSEndorsements- 2 students gained excellence and 3 students gained merit
Endorsements- 1 student gained Merit and one student Excellence.
LEVEL 3 BIOLOGY
NCEA Result Overview
National Statistics2014
Achieved Merit Excellence
37.3% 26.4% 18.7%
National StatisticsDecile 9
Achieved Merit Excellence
36.9% 29.1% 18.3%
L2BIOL Results2014
Achieved Merit Excellence
433.3
216.7%
216.7%
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LEVEL 3 CHEMISTRYEndorsements - two students gained merit.
Endorsement - two students gained merit.
LEVEL 3 PHYSICS
NCEA Result Overview
National Statistics2014
Achieved Merit Excellence
39.1% 25.0% 15.9%
National StatisticsDecile 9
Achieved Merit Excellence
36.1% 28.4% 20.5%
L1SCIE Results2014
Achieved Merit Excellence
3328.4%
2723.3%
4135.3%
SCHOLARSHIP1 student gained scholarship in Biology
Students are encouraged to sit ICAS. In 2014 we had 1 Distinction (year 7) and 2 High Distinctions (year 9)
Years 7, 8 and 9 students complete science fair projects as part of their science curriculum (Year 7 and 8 complete one every second year). In 2014 we had two Regional winners.
One student incorporated the use of modern IT and won the EIT prize – School of Computing Award for Excellence in the effective use of information technology in a science.
The other student won a Highly Commended prize for her project and was also awarded secondary prizes from the NZ Institute of Food Science and Technology and from the HB Royal society of NZ Scientific Award for Excellence in the principles of food science or technology in a Year 9-13 exhibit.
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