350 New students for Freyberg

Two hundred and fifty new Year 9 students start at Freyberg this week for the first time, pushing the school roll out to 1420. The year 9 is still the smallest year however, as Freyberg continues to be a popular school for older students to transfer to. Around a hundred older students have transferred from other high schools, with a further three classes full expected to transfer to Freyberg throughout the year. The teaching staff has also grown, with 108 teachers now attending each day. crowd

At the powhiri ceremony to welcome the new students and teachers, Principal Peter Brooks described the journey over the next five years that these year 9s would take. He introduced senior leaders, and pointed out some of the leadership and academic goals year 9 students might have for the future. He also congratulated the Year 13 year group for gaining Freyberg's best ever Merit and Excellence NCEA passrate in 2011.

Freyberg by the numbers

249 Year 9s
302 Year 10s
296 Year 11s
300 Year 12s
273 Year 13s
1420 students in total
788 female and 632 male students
108 teachers
75 classrooms

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