Papakura High regains trust of community
A south Auckland school has turned a corner and earned back the trust of the community.
Wednesday marked the end of a government intervention at Papakura High that was launched in 2009.
Student numbers fell from 1500 in 2000 to 550 by 2015, but are now at 900 and growing rapidly.
Papakura High principal Simon Craggs said the future is looking bright for the school after a “heavy and intensive” intervention.
“When everyone’s on the same page working together, we can make progress and turn schools around,” he said.
“Students are now proud to be apart of Papakura High, and we’ve become a thriving part of the community.”
The intervention saw a principal fired in 2015 and introduced initiatives to rebrand the school and other programmes.
Craggs said at its lowest point the community had no trust in the school. and staff morale was low.
But now student are growing by almost 100 per cent a year and NCEA results are improving.
The school is hoping the Education Ministry will recommence a rebuild that was cancelled in 2015.
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Trucks Parking in Residential Streets
How do people feel about truck and trailer units parking in our residential streets? Manuroa and Airfield Roads in Takanini are truck parks every night. This is a safety issue as trucks and buses cross onto the wrong side of the road to pass them. They also block sight lines for people leaving their properties and turning out of side streets. Parking beside reserves and playgrounds means children are stepping out from behind these vehicles to cross our busy streets. The empty flatbed trailer units are hard to see at night, especially in wet weather. There have been at least two accidents in Takanini, one fatal, involving cars hitting these trailers. The Takanini Residents Group have raised this with the Papakura Local Board and Auckland Council, but as these vehicles are legally parked, we are told there is nothing that can be done. I know this is a problem in other areas in South Auckland, so I would like to hear what people think about this issue.
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