18 May 2012
2012 Merit Policy (pdf, 115 KB)
AIM
Our aim at Macksville High School is to recognise and reward students for, demonstrated consistent and or meritorious achievement/effort across a broad range of curricular and extra-curricular activities.
SYSTEM OUTLINE
Students will begin each school year on a One Star level. As students are awarded Macksville High Merits they can progress through the awards system. Each level achieved will be recognised through certificates and special rewards. This scheme will run over a calendar year.
Macksville High merit awards may be given at any time, by any of the teaching staff, to students who have demonstrated consistent and or meritorious achievement/effort. Teaching staff are encouraged to generously award merits. Students need to collect 5 merits to progress to each level of the star system. These awards are to be taken to their Merit Co-ordinator who will record and mark each merit. The merit award can only be used once to qualify for a particular star level. It is the student's responsibility to care for the merits given to them and to present them to their Merit Co-ordinator when they have enough to qualify for a particular level.
Students who are placed on a level 3 or above in the school's discipline system will have ONE star level removed from their ranking in the system. Students may then proceed to the next star level when they collect a further 5 merits. Students who believe they have not received appropriate merit awards can make an application to have their "case" heard by the Principal.
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