Learning at Hutt Valley High School

2026 Derived Grade Exams – Helpful Reminders

Derived grade exams provide the evidence-based marks used to award your NCEA grade if you miss an external exam due to approved, unforeseen circumstances.

Schedule & Attendance

  • Dates: Exams run from Monday, 12 October (first day of Term 4) to Wednesday, 21 October, with normal timetables resuming on Thursday, 22 October. Please click here to view the exam timetable
  • Timings: Morning exams start at 9:00am and afternoon exams at 1:30pm. Please arrive 15 minutes before the exam starts.
  • Daily Routines: Senior students in Years 11-13 study from home when they don’t have an exam. Year 10 students attend regular classes unless they are sitting an exam.
  • For Students with Special Assessment Conditions (SAC): Please follow the instructions sent from the Learning Support team.
  • Venues: Room allocations will be posted daily at reception and at various other key places around school.
  • Absences: If an exam is missed, contact the subject teacher immediately to arrange a catch-up session.

Exam Requirements & Equipment

  • Uniform: Full school uniform is compulsory.
  • If a student needs to borrow a device to sit their exam, please use this request form (as soon as possible) by clicking here
  • Digital Exams: Run via Exam.net or Education Perfect. Students must bring a fully charged device.
  • For Paper Exams: Students must use blue or black pens only. Students may also bring a clear pencil bag and a clear drink bottle.
  • For Numeracy Exams: Students may also bring rulers and calculators (see the Maths Learning Area if you need one).
  • For Language Exams: Students must also bring headphones.

For any questions, please email Rob Everett (Deputy Principal) at rob.everett@hvhs.school.nz.

Our Connected Curriculum

Hutt Valley High School’s learning environment focuses on a New Zealand Curriculum-centred vision for our students. Each of the eight Learning Areas of the New Zealand curriculum addresses a core component of learning to be a young adult in a modern New Zealand.

Our curriculum is structured under eight Learning Areas. Physical Education, Health & Food is one combined Learning Area, alongside English, Languages, Mathematics, Science, Social Sciences, Technology, and The Arts.

Our curriculum offerings centre on student choice and on shaping the school to fit the student, not squashing the student into a school-shaped box. Our students are at the heart of our systems. All students will have the opportunity to select courses based on individual abilities, interests and talents and career or work goals.

For more information on learning at Hutt Valley High School please see the reports and plans listed below:

Reporting at Hutt Valley High School

At Hutt Valley High School, we believe students’ interests are best served when we work together, in a partnership with our parents, caregivers and whānau.

Communication of progress and learning information is one of the keys to happy and successful schooling.  Equally important are the opportunities we offer to you to tell us about your student’s aspirations, interests, strengths, values and motivations.

Learn more by reading the HVHS 2026 Reporting Information for Families

Attitude to Learning Reports for Years 9-13

Attitude to Learning reports are emailed to parents every two weeks starting from week 6 in Term 1. For our new families, these reports are designed to give parents and caregivers a clear regular picture of how their child is engaging with their learning in each of their subject classes. A key thing to remember when reading your student’s Attitude to Learning report is that it is a snapshot of engagement and effort, and not academic achievement.

The scores on the Attitude to Learning report range from 1 (concerning) to 3 (consistently engaged), to read the detailed descriptions of the scores, please read the 2026 Reporting Information for HVHS Families (page 2) by clicking here

New Zealand Curriculum Progress Descriptors for Years 9-11

In line with recent changes to the New Zealand curriculum, we will be reporting on student progress using five words – emerging, developing, consolidating, proficient and exceeding.  These words are indicators of how well students are progressing towards the expectations of the year, and their readiness for the next year.

For detailed information on progress descriptors please read the 2026 Reporting Information for HVHS Families (pages 3-5) by clicking here

HVHS School Timetable

Our timetable provides regular and consistent start and finishing times for families. All students will start school at 9:00am and finish at 3.15pm except for Wednesdays when all students will start at 9.30am after staff professional learning.  For more information, please see the weekly timetable below.

Google Classroom’s Guardian Email Summaries

Guardian Summaries provide a quick view of your student’s upcoming and missing work, along with recent class activity from their teachers. These summaries are especially useful if your student needs extra support to stay organised.

Each year in late February, parents and caregivers receive an email invitation to Join Google Classroom as a Guardian, giving them the option to opt in to receive Guardian Email Summaries. If you need the invitation re‑sent or have any questions, please contact your student’s Mentor Teacher.

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