At Southland Girls’ High School we aim to build a positive, caring environment where students feel valued and able to achieve to the best of their ability. Students are more successful in all aspects of their life when they feel safe and have a sense of belonging at school.
Students support each other through the various activities on offer at school, in the classroom, through the House system, and the Peer Support programme.
The Guidance Network aims to ensure that students feel safe and happy and develop positive relationships built on emotional resilience, resourcefulness and relationship building. Guidance staff include the school counsellors, the Careers Adviser and the Learning Support Co-ordinator who provide a professional service that is sensitive to the individual needs of students.
Margaret Ereckson
SENCO (Special Needs Coordinator)
[email protected]
Morgan Hunter
Guidance Counsellor
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Southland Girls’ High School has a Health Nurse available at school on Monday and Wednesday each week. Carla is available between 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm for students to speak with.
Located in the Health Services Centre next to 1EC, no appointment is required, and students are able to access information about the following issues:
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- Drugs & Alcohol information
- Sexual Health concerns Â
- Family issues
- Relationship concerns
- Smoking cessation
- Vision and Hearing concerns
- General health checkups                     Â
All conversations are highly confidential.
Year 9 Health Assessments are a free health service, which aims to provide support to students with a focus on overall health and wellbeing. For further information please click HERE
Kate McCulloch from Windsor Street Physio comes to the School on Mondays and Thursdays from 9 am-12 pm.
To book an appointment students are to see Student Services.
Windsor Street Physio will contact parents to arrange payment and discuss if its ACC covered or not. There is a no show fee however.
Skodel Check-In is a survey system that offers us a simple and engaging way to check student wellbeing on a regular basis. It gives students an opportunity to share their feelings and thoughts about their learning and any other worries. The value of the system is that it:
- Builds stronger relationships – by driving more meaningful conversation’s in our school community, we are able to build stronger relationships with students, families, and our school’s values and culture.
- Identifies students that need support – it can be hard for students going through a challenging time to speak out. Our aim is to give students a medium they feel comfortable opening up on so we can best support them.
- Encourages Self-Expression – we want to give students a voice and encourage them to use it. This helps students discover themselves and gives our teaching community a chance to get to know them on a deeper level so we can better support them through tough times.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, then please feel free to contact Mrs Tiplady, Teacher in Charge of Skodel, [email protected]