Mountainview High School
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Moutainview High School is a co-educational state high school in Timaru
, New Zealand
. The school runs from year nine to thirteen. The school had a roll of 547 students in 2007; around 40 are International students.
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An adjacent site was also purchased by the Ministry of Education for a new 'Timaru North Intermediate' to coincide with Watlington Intermediate in the south of Timaru. After school numbers began to decline the plan was abandoned, and Watlington Intermediate closed in late 2004.
In 2005, Mountainview faced a merger alongside many other secondary schools within the proximity of the South Canterbury District due to educational changes as discussed with Education Minister of New Zealand, Trevor Mallard. Despite the unpopularity of this decision to close down schools to save tax payers money, many had to comply with governing rule. This resulted in students from other secondary schools (namely Pleasant Point High School) to transfer to Mountainview and integrate with the students already in attendance at Mountainview High School.
Changes to applications for Head Students (equivalent: Head Prefects) occurred in 2005 for the election of Head Students for the succeeding year. Three different processes were used to determine who would succeed. Initially designed to scope the student's ability for the role, it was deemed an effective method to help with the deciding making process. Firstly, an application including a curriculum vitae and cover letter outlining the student's interest in becoming a leader was submitted to the principal. Then students then proceeded to write and present a speech to the school body. A student and staff vote pursued, followed by an interview with the Head Academic staff was the solidifying factor for the determination of the succeeding students. This process has been entrenched in the systematic scheme in production of determining the Head Students.
As mentioned, adaptations to this system will be allowed, however this is now the generic process and is an effective method in securing able students to participate.
Timaru
TimaruUrban AreaPopulation:27,200Extent:Former Timaru City CouncilTerritorial AuthorityName:Timaru District CouncilPopulation:42,867 Land area:2,736.54 km² Mayor:Janie AnnearWebsite:...
, 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...
. The school runs from year nine to thirteen. The school had a roll of 547 students in 2007; around 40 are International students.
History
Mountainview High School was founded in 1901 and originally named Timaru Technical College, later Timaru College. In 1983 the school relocated to the current Pages Road site and was renamed Mountainview High School. The Timaru Technical College site became Aoraki PolytechnicAoraki Polytechnic
Aoraki Polytechnic is a public NZ Tertiary Education Institution. Aoraki Polytechnic's main campus is based in central Timaru, South Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand. It also has campuses offering a variety of programmes in Ashburton, Oamaru, Christchurch and Dunedin....
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An adjacent site was also purchased by the Ministry of Education for a new 'Timaru North Intermediate' to coincide with Watlington Intermediate in the south of Timaru. After school numbers began to decline the plan was abandoned, and Watlington Intermediate closed in late 2004.
In 2005, Mountainview faced a merger alongside many other secondary schools within the proximity of the South Canterbury District due to educational changes as discussed with Education Minister of New Zealand, Trevor Mallard. Despite the unpopularity of this decision to close down schools to save tax payers money, many had to comply with governing rule. This resulted in students from other secondary schools (namely Pleasant Point High School) to transfer to Mountainview and integrate with the students already in attendance at Mountainview High School.
Changes to applications for Head Students (equivalent: Head Prefects) occurred in 2005 for the election of Head Students for the succeeding year. Three different processes were used to determine who would succeed. Initially designed to scope the student's ability for the role, it was deemed an effective method to help with the deciding making process. Firstly, an application including a curriculum vitae and cover letter outlining the student's interest in becoming a leader was submitted to the principal. Then students then proceeded to write and present a speech to the school body. A student and staff vote pursued, followed by an interview with the Head Academic staff was the solidifying factor for the determination of the succeeding students. This process has been entrenched in the systematic scheme in production of determining the Head Students.
As mentioned, adaptations to this system will be allowed, however this is now the generic process and is an effective method in securing able students to participate.