Page 8 - 1971 News Clippings

Principal defends class streaming

November 22nd business of placing pupils in pace of the class as a whole.

The principal of their classes on the basis of Then when we come to the
Ngaruawahia High School, their achievement in a common chosen course subjects, pupils

Mr E. B. Allison, included in set of subjects,” said Mr are in different groupings, the
his annual report at the Allison. criteria for selection having
school prizegiving a defence “In this school, we stream been changed.
of class streaming, which was in the common core so that “The combination of
attacked at a Waikato Post each class more or less streaming and vocational
Primary Teachers’ contains pupils of the same groupings works so well in

Association meeting at level of ability. Such groups practice as to be clearly sound
Melville High School are much easier to teach, as in theory. We have tried all of
recently. few if any of the pupils are the other combinations and, for

“Streaming refers to the incapable of sustaining the us, ours is the best,” he said.

German Passes

November 17th Results were as follows:—

NR.— Senior (Commended): Lesley Burt;

Several pupils of the Ngaruawahia High School Intermediate A (Commended): Jeanette Smith;
were successful candidates in the recent Junior A (Diploma): Ann Collins; Highly
German examinations which included both Commended: Linda Caplin, Jill Thomas;
written and spoken German. Over 270 Commended: Leona Dooley, Alison Eagle;

candidates from 18 schools in the area sat the Elementary (Highly Commended): Joy Bullen:
examination. Commended: Barbara Jardine, Barry Lewis,
Ruth Moon, Catherine Murray.

Inter-School Sports

September 1st College, Ngaruawahia High School, Kaipara
During the second school term, Huntly College (Helensville), Waihi College and Te

College winter sports teams compiled a fine Kuiti High School. The last named school had
record during five midweek inter-school visits most success, winning three and losing three
by winning 29 out of 35 matches played. games.

In the matches played at home Huntly The outstanding individual team record
pupils were even more successful, winning 23 was that of the college first soccer eleven, who
and losing 2 out of 25 fixtures. won all four matches — the boys did not meet
Ngaruawahia — and scored 39 goals to three
The schools opposing Huntly College in the process.

during these encounters were Te Kauwhata