Hillcrest High School (New Zealand)

Infobox NZ school
name = Hillcrest High School
badge =
motto = Circumspice (Look Around You)
type = Secondary (Year 9-13)
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established = 1972
address = Masters Avenue, Hillcrest, Hamilton
principal = K. S. Whiting
roll = 1527
decile = 8 [ [http://www.minedu.govt.nz/web/downloadable/dl7698_v1/decile-changes-2007-2008-web-state-s-integ.xls Decile change 2007 to 2008 for state & state integrated schools] ]
MOE =138
homepage = [http://www.hillcrest-high.school.nz/ www.hillcrest-high.school.nz]

Hillcrest High School is a coeducational state secondary school in Hamilton, New Zealand, located in the east Hamilton suburb of Hillcrest.

General

The school examines students using the New Zealand standard, National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA). Cambridge examinations for Mathematics and English are also available for able Year 12 students.A wide variety of subjects can be taken at Hillcrest High, ranging from Visual Art to Mechanics, international languages as well as standard subjects such as English, Mathematics and Science.

Academic Success

Hillcrest High is reasonably well known because of its academic success. In 2005, Hillcrest students received a total of 54 scholarships, the sixth highest number of scholarships of any high school in the North Island. Seven Hillcrest students received Top Scholar Awards from the New Zealand Qualifications Authority between 2002-5. [cite web|url=http://www.hillcrest-high.school.nz/showcase.asp?section=scacademic|title=Recent Academic Achievements|publisher=Hillcrest High School|accessdate=2008-01-29]

I.T. Faculty

Ms. Jenny Baker is the Head of Department for I.T. and is responsible for a lot of Hillcrest High's scholarship achievement rate.The IT department in Hillcrest High is known for high number of Scholarship winners for the Bachelor of Computing and Mathematical Science of Waikato University every year. In 2006, four Year 13 Students and one Year 12 Student Yu-Ting Wang won the scholarship, a total of 5 students.

Music Department

Hillcrest High has been the place of education for many talented musicians including Kimbra Johnson, (whose success extending to a single released on music channel C4) and the now, ex teacher, Bevan Galbraith. Yotam Levy has also recently been recognised for his extended talent as a classical instrumentalist.The Scat Jazz Choir recently toured Asia to share their vocal talents with others in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Extra Curricular Cultural Activities

Hillcrest High often puts on regular concerts and other cultural events. Below, is a brief list of the regular events:

*ILC Concert, held in August every year, hosted by Assistant Prinicpal, Mrs. Sue Radford. This year's theme is 'Monster Mash' and is on the 16th of August

*International Concert is held yearly also, in March. The International Concert is held to recognise the multi-culturalness of Hillcrest High. International cuisine can also be sampled beforehand.

*The school production is also a regular, three yearly event. Usually a musical and held at a Hamilton City theatre. These musicals have included Seussical (2006), a musical based around Dr.Seuss's works.The most recent musical was The Best Of Broadway, a musical encompassing many classic Broadway songs.

*There are also drama productions held usually at least once a school term.

tudent Groups and Clubs

Involvement in cultural activities is an important part of Hillcrest High School. Annual events include the school production and an International Concert that reflects the multiculturalism of the school. The school has social interest groups, including United Nations Youth, Amnesty International, Students Against Drunk Driving, Greenpeace and an Eastside Pentecostal Christian Group and a Bible Society Bible study group.

chool Facilities

Hillcrest High has a large range of facilities available to students including;
*A guidance counsellor and Career's reference department
*Nurse, and a doctor is available on Thursdays, as well as a physiotherapist.
*The Anti-Harassment Team is also a team of trained senior, Year 13 students who hold mediation events for students who are experiencing bullying etc.

Notable People

*Kimbra Johnson (singer) graduated from this school in 2007.
*Vinny Jervis (musician and first XV rugby captain) graduated from this school in 2007. He has won regional and national titles on solo tuba. He was also captain of the first XV rugby team for the 2006 and 2007 seasons.

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