(03) 572 8158

office@renwick.school.nz

Essentials

NEED TO KNOW

Absences

If your child is away from school, please let us know as soon as possible — it only takes a moment.

Via the Hero app

Download the Hero app if you don’t already have it, tap Report an Absence, and fill in your child’s details.

By text

Text your child’s name, class number, and reason for absence to our text-only number: 027 887 4816.

By phone

Call our absence line on (03) 572 8158 ext. 1 and leave a message with your child’s name, your relationship to them, their room number, and the reason for their absence.

Thanks for your support.

Uniform

Renwick School does not have a compulsory uniform. However, our school shirt is worn for formal and sports occasions, and we ask that every child purchase one. These can be viewed at the school office.

Shop Renwick School Uniform →

Health & Safety expectations

  • Shoes must be worn outside in Terms 2 and 3; no shoes inside
  • Suitable footwear must be brought to school to support our Health and PE programme
  • Only taonga allowed around necks, and these must be tucked safely inside tops
  • Stud earrings only
  • Long hair tied up
  • SunSmart clothing
  • Appropriate, non-offensive t-shirts
  • Wide-brimmed sun hats are compulsory in Terms 1 and 4 (we are a SunSmart school)

Sports uniforms

Sports uniforms are provided to team members at the start of each season or before one-off events. They must be cared for and returned at the end of each season or tournament.

Stationery

Stationery packs are available for purchase from OfficeMax via myschool.co.nz. →

New entrant stationery packs are available from the school office throughout the year.

Hero

Hero (Linc-ed) is the platform all Year 3–8 students use to access their learning goals, comment on their progress, and upload evidence of their learning. Students’ online learning journals let them post, reflect, and showcase their work to their wider whānau.

Hero is also our main communication tool for whānau. We use it to share newsletters, urgent notices, and class updates, and to report on student learning.

You can also use Hero to:

  • Advise us of absentees
  • Pay money owing to the school

Download the app to get started — it’s free and easy to set up.

Download the Hero app →

BYOD

Devices are a vital tool for supporting students’ learning and preparing them as digital citizens. At Renwick School we have a BYOD expectation in the senior school — all Year 5–8 students need to bring their own charged device each day.

We recommend a Chromebook or laptop — tablets are not compatible with the Google Suite tools each student uses. Devices are used throughout the day across literacy, mathematics, and the integrated inquiry and project-based learning that students undertake both collaboratively and independently.

Junior classes have a selection of class Chromebooks and iPads to support their digital learning.

A BYOD parent agreement must be signed before a device may be used at school.