Auckland Seventh-day Adventist High School
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Auckland Seventh-day Adventist High School (ASDAH) is a secondary school (years 9–13) in Mangere
suburb of Manukau
city, Auckland Region
, New Zealand
. It is owned by the Seventh-day Adventist church.
In the 2007 ERO report, it was recommended that the Secretary for Education intervene in order to bring about improvements to school management and governance, with particular reference to improving the management of the curriculum, personnel, and the provision of a safe environment. A Limited Statutory Manager was appointed in August 2008 to work with the board to address these issues.
The largest ethnic group is Tongan (28%) followed by Cook Island Maori (22%).
from 2003–2007 indicate that at Levels 1, 2 and 3 was above the averages for schools of a similar socio-economic decile
. Achievement in literacy and numeracy has improved, but school results are still below national averages
Mangere
Māngere is one of the larger suburbs in South Auckland, in northern New Zealand.The suburb is located on flat land at the northeastern shore of the Manukau Harbour, to the northwest of the centre of Manukau city and 15 kilometres south of Auckland city centre...
suburb of Manukau
Manukau
Manukau City was a large territorial authority in Auckland, New Zealand. The city was sometimes referred to as South Auckland, but this term did not possess official recognition and did not encompass areas like East Auckland, which was previously within the official boundaries of Manukau City...
city, Auckland Region
Auckland Region
The Auckland Region was one of the sixteen regions of New Zealand, named for the city of Auckland, the country's largest urban area. With one third of the nation's residents, it was by far the biggest population and economy of any region of New Zealand, but the second-smallest land area.On 1...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. It is owned by the Seventh-day Adventist church.
In the 2007 ERO report, it was recommended that the Secretary for Education intervene in order to bring about improvements to school management and governance, with particular reference to improving the management of the curriculum, personnel, and the provision of a safe environment. A Limited Statutory Manager was appointed in August 2008 to work with the board to address these issues.
The largest ethnic group is Tongan (28%) followed by Cook Island Maori (22%).
Academics
Achievement data for National Certificate of Educational AchievementNational Certificate of Educational Achievement
The National Certificate of Educational Achievement is, since 2004, the official secondary school qualification in New Zealand.It has three levels, corresponding to the levels within the National Qualifications Framework, and these are generally studied in each of the three final years of...
from 2003–2007 indicate that at Levels 1, 2 and 3 was above the averages for schools of a similar socio-economic decile
Socio-Economic Decile
Decile, Socio-Economic Decile or Socio-Economic Decile Band is a widely used measure in education in New Zealand used to target funding and support to more needy schools....
. Achievement in literacy and numeracy has improved, but school results are still below national averages
See also
- List of schools in New Zealand
- List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools
- Seventh-day Adventist educationSeventh-day Adventist educationThe Seventh-day Adventist educational system is the second-largest Christian school system in the world, after the Roman Catholic system ....