“Palma non sine pulvere” or “No reward without effort”  

STRATFORD
HIGH SCHOOL

"Staying Local, Going Far!"
 
School Web Mail   
Kia ora tatou katoa.

Stratford High School has a proud history of providing quality secondary education to Stratford and the surrounding area since 1897.

The school mottoPalma non sine pulvere or No reward without effort symbolises the value placed on achievement and application. This approach is further promoted in our mission statement “Stratford High School will inspire everyone to reach their potential in a safe supportive environment”.

To achieve this requires a partnership between the student, the family and the school. As a school we aim to provide the best possible programmes, staff, resources and facilities. We rely on the positive support of families and caregivers to encourage and value their children’s education. Students are expected to take a positive approach to learning and make every effort to work co-operatively with staff and other students.

We offer a progressive approach to the educational needs of our community and aim to continue to serve the Stratford area as an excellent co-educational secondary school.

Thank you for your interest in our school.

Warren N Purdy  Principal

Mr Purdy has started a blog for parents and the community about SHS. Follow the link to catch his latest thoughts. Principal's Blog

 

2009 Revision classes

revision classes are being undertaken by staff in preparation for the 2009 NCEA examinations. A schedule follows for classes. Other teachers may offer a class via the daily notices or during the lesson times.

 

Lunchtime

Afterschool

Monday

 

 

Tuesday

L2 Maths

L1 Maths - Keenan
L2 Maths
L3 Geography – Smith
L1 English - Brebner

Wednesday

L2 Chemistry

L2 History – Ashton
L3 Statistics

Thursday

L3 Chemistry
L1 Science

Ls History – Ashton
L1 History – Smith
L1 English – Brebner

Friday

 

 

 

Term Dates 2009

Term

Starts

Ends

Public Holidays
Teacher Only Days

1

Wed 28 th Jan: Course Confirmation 10 am
Thur 29 th Jan: Year 13 Peer Support
Fri 30 th Jan: Teacher Only Day.
Mon 2 nd Feb: Years 9, 13 plus new students
Tue 3 rd Feb: Year 9, 12, 13 students
Wed 4 th Feb: Year 11 students start
Thur 5 th Feb: All year levels
Fri 6 th Feb: Public Holiday (Waitangi Day)

Thursday 9 th April

Waitangi Day: 6/02/09
Teacher Only Day: 6/03/09
Taranaki Anniversary Day: 9/03/09
Easter Break: 10 April

2

Monday 27 th April

Friday 3 rd July

Queen's Birthday: 1/06/09

3

Monday 20 th July

Friday 25 th September

 

4

Monday 12 th October

Friday 11 th December

Labour Day: 26/10/09

Reminder about upcoming events in the school calendar.

World Vision 40 Hour Famine

The student leaders; Cory, Alice and Aimee have organised an exciting programme of events for the 2009 World Vision 40 Hour famine fundraiser. The first event was the very successful easter bunny deliveries on April 7th and 8th. The next big event is the "Rock and Rave" on Saturday 16th May. This link has all the details for taranaki secondary school students. "Rock and Rave Poster"

School Buses

All Stratford High School bus routes will start operating on Monday 2 nd February and continue through the term.

Uniform Sales

The PTA hold stocks of second-hand uniform items. Please contact the school to get the PTA contact number if you are interested in purchasing items. Bring items for sale to the school at any stage for the PTA to price prior to sale.

They hold a sale during enrolment week in January each year usually on the Tuesday from 10.00 am to 2.00pm in the school hall. Non 2009 uniform items will not be accepted for sale.

New regulation uniform items can be purchased from "Off the Cuff" Stratford .