Guidance Counselling
Supporting Student Wellbeing and Growth
Tailored Support for Academic and Personal Growth
Our guidance counselling services provide a supportive and confidential environment where students can openly discuss personal challenges, career aspirations, and academic concerns. This dedicated space ensures that they receive tailored support to effectively navigate their educational journey and personal growth.
Through one-on-one sessions, students are empowered to explore their interests, develop coping strategies, and set realistic goals, fostering a sense of confidence and resilience as they prepare for their future.
Fostering Student Wellbeing
John Paul II High School offers Guidance Counselling to support student wellbeing. Sessions can be student-initiated or teacher-referred, with staff working collaboratively to address concerns.
Supportive Environment
All staff foster a positive atmosphere for students.
Behaviour Management
Whānau teachers address issues for better outcomes.
Promoting Positive Behaviour Through Support
Incident Reports
The details of any major incidents which occur in the school must be recorded on the incident report forms and handed to a senior member of staff for investigation. After processing, these forms will be placed in the appropriate student’s file and details entered into KAMAR.
Stand-downs and Suspension
In accordance with the Education Act 1989 (Section 14), the Principal may stand-down or suspend a student if satisfied on reasonable grounds that:
- The student’s gross misconduct or continual disobedience is a harmful or dangerous example to other students at the school; or
- Because of the student’s behaviour, it is likely that the student, or other students at the school, will be seriously harmed if the student is not stood-down or suspended for an unspecified period.
Stand-downs
A stand-down may be for one or more days, however:
- The period or periods of stand-down may not exceed 5 school days in any one term
- A student may be stood-down more than once in the same year but not for more than 10 school days in total that calendar year.
- The principal may lift the stand-down at any time before it is due to expire.
Contracts
These are generally used for more serious offenses where the student’s continued presence at the school becomes conditional upon terms agreed to by the student, parents and the Principal where it may be the last step before the student is faced with possible suspension for a specified period or as a condition placed on the lifting of a suspension for an unspecified period by the B.O.T.
