Our School Values
Excellence
By having high expectations and persevering in the face of difficulty, the pursuit of high achievements are encouraged by demonstrating courage, patience and reliability.
- Perseverance
- Reliability
- Courage
- Responsibility
- Patience
- Resiliance
Whanaungatanga
By fostering strong relationships through shared educational experiences results in a sense of belonging. and the more positive relationships students have in their lives, the happier and more prosperous they will become.
- Love
- Kindness
- Friendship
- Caring
- Generosity
- Unity
- Cooperation
Respect
By respecting learners, teachers, ourselves, and everyone else within the educational environment, the values of trustworthiness, helpfulness, confidence, humility, honesty and tolerance are nurtured.
- Encouragement
- Trustworthiness
- Integrity
- Confidence
- Humility
- Honesty
- Accountability
Our School Values
The core values of Excellence, Whanaungatanga and Respect are at the heart of everything we do to enable positive supportive relationships between staff, students and the wider school community.
At Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate we endeavour to challenge ourselves just as Sir Edmund Hillary did, which made him adapt to tough situations and become stronger.
Lets’ take a look at the life of Sir Edmund Hillary as an example of our values in practice.
Accompanies Neil Armstrong to the North Pole, first person to stand at both poles and atop Mt Everest.
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