Welcome back for 2010.
2010 Class placement information is available
on this site.
All out-of-zone enrolments received for 2010 have been accepted. There are a limited number of places now available for 2010.
Please contact the school office.
Hello and Welcome to Hillcrest Normal School
From Irene Cooper
I am pleased that Hillcrest Normal School can now offer this interactive portal to parents, caregivers and community. It came out of your ideas and is the first step to us moving into an interactive online environment where you can communicate with us directly at any time and vice versa.
Our school is multi-cultural and proudly centred on maximising student learning potential by focusing our teaching on the identified learning needs of all its students. We expect all students to experience success, and enjoyment through our programmes. Yes, we think learning should be FUN. However, hard work and perseverance on the part of the student is an expectation and we know that a positive and supportive partnership with our families and community, helps us to ensure that this is a school where great things happen!
Foundation skills in literacy and numeracy have a key place in our teaching programmes and are supported by a broad curriculum emphasis that covers all disciplines; science, technology, social sciences, arts, health and well being.
The school offers a strong in-school arts programme including kapahaka, as well as out of school music classes. Choir and orchestra opportunities for students are accessible from year three onwards.
Regular Special Needs programmes operating across the school, monitor and support those students who cannot easily meet learning expectations. Whilst not every child will achieve at the same level, they can each be "the best that they can be". Everyone has a contribution to make.
We do expect high levels of achievement and that success is born out through our yearly achievement reports to community.
Oh the places you'll go.
Congratulations! Today is your day. You're off to great places! You're off and away! You have brains in your head, You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And you are the guy who'll decide where to go….. You'll be on your way up! You'll be seeing great sights….. You won't lag behind, because you'll have the speed. You'll pass the whole gang and you'll soon take the lead. Oh the places you'll go!
Dr Seuss