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Avondale College has today been advised by Ritchies Buses that unfortunately the No. 1 Run and the No. 2 Run will not be running for the rest of the year. This is due to Covid reasons as they do not have HOP cards on these runs and therefore cannot do contact tracing. To find out more, please contact Ritchies: https://www.ritchies.co.nz

Avondale College wishes our NCEA and Scholarship students all the very best with the exams that start next week on Monday 22 November! Click here to view the timetable on the NZQA website. Students and parents may find it useful to familiarise themselves with the rules and instructions for students sitting external exams: External assessment - Rules and instructions for candidates NCEA Exam FAQs What time do I need to be at my exam? Check your admission slip carefully for your exam times. Morning exams start at 9.30am. Afternoon exams start at 2.00pm. Please be here 30 minutes before your exam. If you need an admission slip or ID printed off, come 45 minutes beforehand. Where do I go to find out what exam room I am in? There will be a whiteboard at the far end of the Atrium showing you which room you will be in. Most exams are in A Block. What should I bring to the exam? You must bring your Admission Slip and Student ID and put on the table for the Supervisor to check. Bring black or blue pens, pencils, approved calculator if needed - all in a clear plastic bag. Where should I go if I don't have my Admission Slip? Go to the NZQA window of the Main Office to have one printed off. Where should I go if I don't have my student ID card or photo ID? Go to the Deans to get an ID printed. What do I wear? Full school uniform and a mask. What should I do if I am unwell on the day of the exam or not able to attend? You must stay home if you have cold or flu symptoms. Parents should call or email the Absence Line to explain all absences on 09 8201070 or email: absences@avcol.school.nz Are there UEGs for my Scholarship exams? There are no Unexpected Event Grades for Scholarship.

We are looking forward to welcoming Year 9 and Year 10 students back to school on Monday 22 November. Every student must wear a mask, and supplies are available at the College Shop for purchase. Hand sanitiser will be available in every classroom, we are prioritising ventilation and desks will be separated as far as possible. KEY DATES FOR JUNIOR STUDENTS Distance Learning continues until Friday 19 November Monday 22 November Year 9 and Year 10 students return to school Friday 10 December Last day of school for students We strongly encourage all Year 9 and Year 10 students to return to school to enable them to complete the year positively with their classmates and teachers. Over the past few weeks students at school have established strong routines around mask wearing, hand sanitising and physical distancing (particularly from people that they don’t know well). It will benefit junior students greatly to experience these restrictions prior to the summer break, as we anticipate many of the requirements continuing into next year. Junior Exams will not take place. It is likely that in some subjects students will do skills based assessments, as this will provide valuable information about their current curriculum levels and help us to plan learning programmes for next year. Year 10 students will also have the opportunity to achieve Level 1 credits in a range of subject areas, which will contribute to their 2022 qualification. We previously published dates for two Teacher Only Days in November and December. We do not wish to interrupt student learning any further this year, so we have rescheduled these days to Monday 13 and Tuesday 14 December, which means the end of the school year for Year 9 and Year 10 will be on Friday 10 December. This will also create a 15 day gap between the end of classes and Christmas, therefore reducing the risk of staff or students needing to self-isolate over the holiday period. It appears very unlikely that Junior Prizegiving will be able to take place as planned. We will confirm arrangements for the presentation of Year 9 and Year 10 prizes later in the term. Please have a look at the Sway presentation below to find out more about what students can expect from their different subjects when they return. To view in full screen, click the four arrows at top right

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Avondale College was delighted to acknowledge the achievements of our top sports players at the special (socially distanced!) Sports Awards presentation held at school on Friday 5 November. First on the programme saw the restarting of an old tradition for Avondale College - the presentation of rugby caps to players who have played 20 games or more for the College's 1st XV. They were followed by the presentation of BOT Scholarships to promising young athletes, trophies for summer and winter codes, and then the final special sporting awards. The event finished with a videoed guest appearance by Avondale College's very own Olympian, weightlifter Kanah Andrews-Nahu, who gave our students an inspirational and encouraging message. Congratulations to all students, staff and Avcol community champions who received awards at this event! For more photos of the event, see our Heartbeat Newsletter Avondale College Sports Awards 2021 BOT Scholarships: The Avondale College Board of Trustees Scholarships are presented to senior students who have already been identified as talented athletes in their sport or sports and have already performed at a high level have participated fully within and shown a commitment to the Avondale College programme. Most importantly, the award of $200 is designed to encourage them to continue to progress in their sporting education at college level and above all, help to fully develop the potential they have shown. Savannah Va’a Shalom Asovale-Tanuvasa (Y10) Mikayla Donuvakayanuyanu Tia’ana Donuvakayanuyanu Manaia Raymond Oliver Groube (Y10) Aryan Walanj Jacob Laurence Wiremu Ngamotu Didier Nunez-Gutierrez Jimi Iosia-Sipel AWARDS & TROPHIES Athletics Athletics Trophy - Intermediate Girls Field Athletics Champion Natalya Tavleev Athletics Trophy - Intermediate Girls Track Athletics Champion Georgia Whelan Clemmett Cup - Intermediate Boys Track Athletics Champion Aryan Walanj Pennefather Cup - Intermediate Boys Field Champion Mose Faaumuumu Timo Athletics Cup - Senior Girls Track Athletics Champion Joanna Poland Athletics Cup - Senior Girls Field Athletics Champion Hayley Greenhalgh Bonnetti Cup - Senior Boys Track Champion Lex Revell-Lewis Badminton Badminton Cup - Boys Badminton Champion Chi Lam Ng Badminton Cup - Girls Badminton Champion Yee Xuan Ng Basketball - Boys Basketball Trophy - Most Improved Senior Basketball Player Kabir Bhargava Northover Trophy - Most Valuable Premier Boys Basketball Jimi Iosia-Sipeli Basketball – Girls Bugs-a-Lugs Cup - Most Improved Senior Girls Basketball Player Tikenati Raion Cheryl Miller Trophy - Most Outstanding Player Senior Girls Basketball Maraea Whiu Cricket - Boys Brooking Cup - Best Batting Average 1st XI Boys Kishan Patel Wright Cup - Best All Round Cricketer Mohit Kandpal Bracewell Trophy - Most Outstanding Bowler Ryan Smardon Cricket - Girls Cricket Cup - Most Improved Girls Player Isabella (Izzy) Simmons Cricket Cup - Outstanding Player 1st XI Girls Cricket Shahana Samadi Aish Cup - Contribution to Girls Cricket Marisa Peiris Cross Country Cross Country Trophy - Senior Girls Cross Country & Distance Champion Joanna Poland Graeme Edmonds Memorial - Intermediate Boys Cross Country & Distance Champion Wiremu Ngamotu Lyndale Cup - Senior Boys Cross Country & Distance Champion Ayub Sayid Football - Boys Gavin Cup - Most Promising 1st XI Boys Football Player Didier Gutierrez Nunez McIntyre Cup - Most Improved Player 1st XI Football Levi Burdon Cossey Cup - Best All Round Boys Football Player Shayen Kesha Lowie Cup - Player's Player Milan Kesha Football - Girls Dean Cup - Most Improved Senior Girls Player Sandra Kumar Low Cup - Girls 1st XI Player of the Year Roshni Oberoi Thompson Trophy - Contribution to Girls Football Yada Phimsee Hockey - Boys Hockey Cup - Most Improved 1st XI Boys Player Ritik Billimoria Marshall Cup - Best All Round Senior Boys Hockey Player Hersh Patel Daji Trophy - Contribution and Participation for Hockey Rahul Naickar Hockey - Girls Allen Cup - Most Improved 1st XI Girls Hockey Player Nikita Toledo-Macdonald Familton Cup - Senior Girls Best All Round Hockey Player Sophie Rose Jones Trophy - Contribution to Girls Hockey Tilde Wilson Lacrosse Lacrosse Award - Contributions to Girls Lacrosse Julia (Chelsea) Garingo Lacrosse Award - Most Valuable Girls Lacrosse Player Aayushi Patel Lacrosse Award - Most Improved Girls Lacrosse Player Imogen Tommy Netball King Cup - Most Improved Senior Netball Player Losimani Latu Netball Trophy - Contribution to Netball Ruta Rasmussen Netball Cup - Best All Round Netball Player Lynelle (Fisilau) Braganza Rugby - Boys Hutton Cup - Rugby Team with Best Season Record 2nd XV Rugby Team Transport Cup - Most Improved 1st XV Player Hansell Ioane Touring Cup - Most Valuable Player 1st XV Isireli Senibulu Suburbs Trophy - Most Outstanding Rugby Player Flynn Cochrane Rugby - Girls Rugby Trophy - Most Valuable Player Summer Mauga Rugby Trophy - Most Improved Player Charlize Tuatagaloa Rugby League - Boys Rugby League Trophy - Best all Round Senior Rugby League Player Nicolas Sami Youth Town Trophy - Overall Contribution to Rugby League Kristian Marsters Rugby League - Girls Girls Rugby League Trophy - Most Valuable Player Alice Shannon Girls Rugby League Cup - Sportsmanship Award - Emily Seve Ski Team Ski Cup - Top Skier/Captain of the Ski Team Tristan Mutua Squash Squash Cup - Boys Open Squash Champion Vivan Naidu Squash Cup - Girls Open Squash Champion Sophie Rose Swimming Pollock Cup - Intermediate Girls Swimming Champion Olivia Stairmand Blomeley Cup - Intermediate Boys Swimming Champion Jacob Laurence Table Tennis Table Tennis Cup - Table Tennis Sportsmanship Cup - Manan Patel Whaley Trophy - Most Valuable Table Tennis Player Taiyi Du Tennis Tennis Trophy - Girls Tennis Champion Emily Reddy Touch Touch Trophy - Most Improved Senior Girls Touch Player Amelia Perry Fleming Cup - Most Valuable Senior Girls Touch Player Meyuti Poutu Ultimate Frisbee Ultimate Cup - Most Valuable Player Girls Ultimate Eleanor (Ellie) Crellin Ultimate Cup - Most Valuable Player Boys Ultimate David Favier Volleyball – Boys Volleyball Trophy - Most Valuable Senior Boy Emman Capamongan Volleyball Trophy - Contribution to Boys Volleyball Ligovasa Satalaka Seuseu-Harder Award - Most Improved Senior Boys Volleyball Adrian Koraua Volleyball – Girls Volleyball Trophy - Most Valuable Premier Girls Player Tikenati Raion Volleyball Trophy - Most Improved Senior Girls Volleyball Player Faith Tamatoa Luatua Trophy - Outstanding Contribution to Girls Volleyball Daphne Edwards Water Polo Percy Cup - Most Improved Premier Girls Player Annie-Mae Cochrane Water Polo Trophy - Most Improved Premier Boys Player Cheliyan Nanthakumaran Water Polo Cup - Most Valuable Senior Girls Player Maraea Whiu Water Polo Cup - Most Valuable Senior Boys Player Conal Martin Nick Mason Memorial - Senior Girls Top Goal Scorer Maraea Whiu Nick Mason Memorial - Senior Boys Top Goal Scorer Findlay (Fin) Perry MAIN SPORTS AWARDS Tui Katene Trophy - Leadership in Sport: Sophie Rose NZ Uniforms Fair Play Award - Daphne Edwards Supporter of the Year - Mrs Donna Thomas NZ Uniforms Coaching Scholarship - Mr Joseph Buchanan Community Volunteer of the Year - Mrs Irene Mauga Coach of the Year - Mr Francis Meli Sports Manager of the Year - Miss Santana Schmidt TIC of the Year - Mr Zamm Mazid Contribution to Avondale College Sport – Marina Samountry Rockfield Trophy - Best Girls Team Performance – Girls Rugby 1st X Team Perkins Trophy - Best Senior Boys Team Performance – Senior Boys 4x100m Relay Team Ross Trophy - Best Performance by a Senior Team - Senior Mixed 4x400m Relay Eccles Trophy – Outstanding Performance in a Non-Traditional Sport – Holly Bliss Binns Cup - Girls Best All Round Sports Record: Roshni Oberoi Roshni is an all-round athlete who has achieved significant success in all her sporting endeavours at the College. Roshni is a Deputy Head Prefect, a valuable member of the Girls 1st XI Football team and the Girls 1st XI Cricket team. She has been the captain of the Ultimate Frisbee girls team for the past two years, and was selected for the Ultimate Frisbee U20 NZ National Training Squad. Roshni is also part of the Avondale College Rock Climbing and Orienteering teams. All of her coaches have noted her leadership qualities, both on and off the field and her resounding work ethic and dedication to whichever sport she happens to be playing at the time. Kingstone Cup – Boys Best All Round Sports Record: Joshua Duffin Josh played half-back for the 1st XV Rugby team. He is a committed sportsman who doesn't shy away from the hard mahi on the training ground, never missing a training session, whether it's basketball or rugby. On the rugby field, he is a hard tackler and a great link between the forwards and the backs. Josh played an important role for the Prem Basketball season coming on the floor as a defensive presence and a 3-point shooter. He played in the Secondary Schools Nationals 3x3 championship, joining as a late addition as a replacement for an injured player and was effective immediately. He shows effort, leadership and great communication in both his sports. Jason Twigg Trophy- Outstanding Achievement in Girls Sports: Nuala Edmundson Nuala is a quiet achiever who is very talented in her sport of Archery. She has qualified for international competitions, including the Oceania Champs, Trans-Tasman Challenge and Youth Worlds 2021. She excels within the domestic competition, taking out Gold in her events and setting New Zealand records. We look forward to watching Nuala’s progress in her journey in archery and we will be cheering her on from Avondale. Jason Twigg Trophy- Outstanding Achievement in Boys Sport: Lex Revell-Lewis Lex has represented Avondale College in both hockey and athletics. Lex has excelled in athletics and has shown future potential on the world stage. Lex is instrumental in both the 4x100m and the mixed 4x400m relays for the College. He won Gold at the Auckland Secondary School Athletics Championships in the Senior Boys 400m and Silver in the 200m, later going on to the North Island Secondary Schools Champs, where he claimed the Senior Boys 400m title. Outside of school, Lex is the NZT&F U18 400m champion, and still holds the fastest 400m time in 2021 for any U18 or U20 runner in New Zealand. We look forward to what lies ahead for Lex as the season progresses and in the coming years. Lex Revell-Lewis and Nuala Edumondson

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ENROLMENT INTERVIEWS Every year we interview each enrolled future student to work through their enrolment application, get to know the students and answer questions students and whānau may have. Due to Covid Alert Levels we cannot hold these interviews face-to-face so have scheduled 20-minute online interviews with our staff. Interview slots are available at various times between 11 to 19 November. Booking an interview is easy: • Choose a day and time from the Year 9 Enrolments Booking page (link below) • You will receive a confirmation email with a link to the video call • To start your interview open the interview link through your web browser (no sign in or special programs required) Click here to make your booking. (Please note, more slots will become available over the next few days.) For your interview please have on hand your child’s original birth certificate to show to the interviewer. If your child was not born in New Zealand, please provide a passport and visa or proof of residency; and proof of refugee status (if applicable). Avondale College has a proud academic tradition which will continue into the future. Our aim is excellence in all that we do, be it in the classroom, on the sports field or in the many performing arts groups that we have. I warmly encourage you to become fully involved in all areas of College life and look forward to your contribution to the Avondale College family in the years to come. Yours sincerely JAMES WENT DEPUTY PRINCIPAL T 09 828 7024 x527 E j.went@avcol.school.nz

Dear Parents, Caregivers and Students, Late this afternoon I was notified that a student has been confirmed as having COVID-19. The person was infectious at Avondale College from Tuesday 2 November – Wednesday 3 November 2021. Over the past two weeks our students and staff have been very careful to adhere to the COVID regulations for schools, and compliance with mask wearing, regular sanitising and regular cleaning has been excellent. There has been considerably more than 72 hours since the confirmed case has been at school, therefore there is no requirement for school to close. Through an abundance of caution, Senior Students are asked to study at home tomorrow, Monday 8 November, as far as possible. Teachers will provide teaching through Distance Learning for both Junior and Senior Students. This will give us an opportunity to confirm contact tracing lists, to thoroughly clean particular areas of the school, and allow time for some staff to get tested. ‘Close contacts’ and ‘Casual Plus’ contacts have already been contacted and provided with relevant advice from Auckland Regional Public Health Service. The remainder of the school are considered ‘Casual’ contacts. Please refer to the summary of Quarantine and Management Pathways below. Senior students who need to attend school tomorrow should report to the library at 8.50am, where they will be provided with a space and support from a teacher for their Distance Learning. The student concerned did not have any classes in the area of the Cambridge Examinations. Examinations scheduled for tomorrow will proceed as normal, and students should report to E block at 12.30pm ready for the 1pm examinations. I realise that this news will be worrying. If you have any immediate health concerns please call Healthline on 0800 358 5453. Stay safe, be kind Lyndy Watkinson Principal

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The purpose of this Safety Plan is to provide a guide for operating under COVID-19 Alert Level 3 when bringing Year 11-13 students onsite. Click link below to download.

Update: 28/10/21 RITCHIES BUS SERVICE - Avondale College has been advised that Ritchies bus service will not be running at this time. AT Buses are in operation. A Message from Auckland Transport Kia ora, The Government has announced that secondary students in Years 11-13 will return to school on Tuesday 26 October. To make sure we have room for everyone onboard we’re resuming school bus services, adding extra carriages at peak travel times to trains, and resuming a number of ferry services. Find out more on our website What this means for bus services On Tuesday 26 October school bus services for secondary students will resume, running on a reduced timetable. School bus journeys will be added to the AT Journey Planner on Sunday 24 October, and there is a list available on our website. There are no changes planned to public bus services, but we’ll be monitoring passenger numbers to make sure there is enough space onboard and we’ll make adjustments where needed. When taking the bus: You must wear a face covering when travelling on public transport, or when waiting at a stop or station. This includes anyone aged 12 years or older travelling on school bus services. School bus services and public services need to be boarded through the rear door. On school bus services physical distancing is not required. As most of our services will stay at a weekend timetable, we recommend you plan your journey using the Journey Planner or AT Mobile App. View school bus timetables