House Merits

The merit system allows teachers to reward pupils' effort, progress, consistency, special contributions to lessons, extra curricular activities, work for the school community and to reinforce the values of the school.  Merits are recorded by the student at the back of the planner.  Student’s individual merits will in addition be collected by their House Captains and will count towards the House Cup which is awarded to the winning House every term.

• Years 7 to 11: 25(Commendation), 50(Bronze), 100(Silver), 150(Gold) and 200 (Platinum) merits .

What Might You Get A MERIT For?

M for MISCELLANEOUS

Something good!

E for EFFORT

Working hard, or producing an excellent piece of work.

R for RESPONSIBILITY

Being an organised and responsible student

I for INITIATIVE

Helping someone without being asked

T for TESTS

Improving your performance in a test.

S for STANDARDS

Producing a good piece of work.

Unacceptable Behaviour

The following unacceptable forms of behaviour, among others, will not be tolerated at NCBIS:

• Disrespect
• Intolerance
• Bullying
• Racism
• Vandalism
• Lying
• Cheating or copying
• Falsifying an absence note
• Misconduct on a school bus
• Incorrect uniform
• Lateness
• Using obscenities
• Having unauthorised items
• Fighting or play fighting
• Stealing
• Truancy
• Smoking
• Alcohol or drugs

For many violations there are fixed minimum sanctions or procedures, for example:

Dealing drugs – Expulsion

Being under the influence of or possessing drugs or alcohol – external suspension & professional evaluation required

Fighting and play fighting – internal suspension

Lateness – detention.

The school reserves the right to treat each case on an individual basis, depending on the nature of the offence, from a range of available sanctions. These will be taken from the list below, which are not necessarily in precise order.  A student could also lose privileges such as attending school trips, representing a school team or having unsupervised study periods if these are considered appropriate.

• Verbal warning

• Repeating work

• Making up time at the end of a lesson

• Unauthorised items taken off them

• Payment for repair or replacement

• Zero scored if work has been copied or if caught cheating in a test

• Break time detention

• After school detention

• Letter home

• Placed on report

• Parents asked in

• Placed on a contract

• Senior Management detention

• Internal or external suspension (any form of suspension will be accompanied by a letter home)

• Expulsion

Serious Misconduct

Serious misconduct will be dealt with directly by the Senior Management Team.  Discipline will involve one or more of the above procedures.

In the Secondary School there is a detention system in place. For all detentions parents or guardians will be notified by a detention slip which must be signed and returned. All detentions are supervised and productive.  24 hours notice is given for after school detentions.

The procedures for detentions are:

Step 1     Warning

Step 2    20 minute detention with the subject teacher

Step 3    75 minute detention after school

Step 4    75 minute detention with a member of the senior management

Step 5    Parents are called in to see the Head of Pastoral/Academic

The level is determined by the teacher and where appropriate he/she can miss a step or repeat a step. If a student fails to bring the signed notification slip to the detention he/she stays for the detention anyway and is issued with another detention of the same level.