Student Numbers and Class Sizes

How I felt as a teacher – There was this *being* effecting my world

“I am Oz, the great and powerful.”

Student Numbers and Class Sizes

In reality – behind the curtain…

Student Numbers and Class Sizes Why was my class so big? Why did they put ‘that’

student in there? Where the decision makers…

Brainless? Lacking Courage?

From a different planet?

Have no heart?

Student Numbers and Class Sizes How did we get here??

1. The Year 12 and 13 are massive and this has stretched staff. The MOE predicted we'd have 85 Year 12's and 69 Year 13's we have 117 Year 12's and 82 Year 13's. This has caused pressure (and initially some big big classes - 37 in L2 Sports Ed).2. We had over 50 returning students arrive late to confirm (e.g. turned up first day with no classes on their timetable).

3. There have been 48 new enrolments since the start of the year (seven in Year 8, nine in Year 9, five in Year 10, nine in Year 11, thirteen in Year 12 and five in Year 13). Enrolments even yesterday. 4. We have 20 International Fee Paying students.

Student Numbers and Class Sizes How did we get here??

5. But there are no classes that are over 30 (currently).

6. March 1st roll return should generate some FTTE. MOE tells me this is due later in March.

Student Numbers and Class Sizes FYI Our Kiwi Student

Numbers (1st March)…Year 7 100 (MOE pred 110)

Year 8 111 (MOE pred 111)Year 9 93 (MOE pred 97)Year 10 102 (MOE pred 113)Year 11 119 (MOE pred 112)Year 12 117 (MOE pred 98*)Year 13 82 (MOE pred 69)

* At senior end we have a ‘secondary – tertiary partnership’ with Wintec (one day a week for students 0.2 student count per academy member).

Student Numbers and Class Sizes Students requesting to change class...

I thought I could do ___ subject but I can tell it’s too hard for

me.

I thought I was going to be a doctor but now I realise I

should be lumberjack.

I’m lazy and want to go somewhere where the

teacher will let me sleep

Student Numbers and Class Sizes To avoid teachers feeling like they’ve been

dumped on...

Student Numbers and Class Sizes If you have any queries then come and see us…