A conference for students from rural Whangārei schools aims to boost their confidence and make the transition to high school easier.
Held at McKay Stadium in Kensington tomrrow, the conference will bring together 80 Year 6 to 8 students from schools who are part of one of Whangārei's Kahui Ako (Communities of Learning).
Organiser and Tauraroa Area School teacher Andrea Cameron said
students from smaller area schools sometimes struggled transitioning to larger high schools.