Accessible healthcare to support student wellbeing.
The ASHS Health Centre is part of our wider Wellbeing Centre and is located in 3A. It provides a safe, supportive space where students can access health care during the school day.
Our school nurses, Emma Sentch and Debbie Pincott, are Registered Nurses who work in accordance with the New Zealand Nursing Council Code of Conduct. They offer a youth‑friendly, confidential service focused on supporting students’ health, wellbeing, and ability to engage fully in learning.
Opening hours and access
The Student Health Centre is open Monday to Friday, 8.45am – 3.15pm, during term time.
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Drop‑in visits are available, with students encouraged to attend during morning tea or lunch where possible.
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If a medical issue is not urgent, students may be referred to a specific nurse appointment time.
The Health Centre works closely with the wider Wellbeing team to ensure students receive timely care and appropriate support.
Our Nurses
Health Centre
Emma Sentch
Debbie Pincott
We welcome contact from parents and caregivers if they have concerns regarding their child, such as:
- Long term health or medical needs
- Referrals from outside agencies for dressings
- Support with healthy dietary habits and exercise choices
- Puberty/sexual health
- Vision or hearing concerns
If students have any long term medical needs or condition, we would appreciate receiving relevant information that you may have from the doctor, hospital or clinic that he or she attends so that so that we may assist in supporting him or her during their years at ASHS.
To assist with the administration of medication if necessary while at school, we require parents or caregivers to give written permission, any relevant doctor’s letters and the correctly labelled and prescribed medication. This will be kept in a locked cupboard.
Before medication can be stored onsite whānau need to complete and return this form.
Medicine Authority Form
- First aid for injuries – abrasions, lacerations, burns, concussion, limb injuries
- Dressings
- Management and education of menstruation concerns
- Health promotion
- Health assessments
- Referral to ACC
At some stage your child may have a HEDSASS (holistic) assessment with the Nurse. - In the case of an emergency and/or when deemed necessary after assessment by a registered nurse, an ambulance will be called to aid in the medical support of your child. Caregivers will be contacted by a representative of the school to inform that an ambulance has been called to assist based on the professional opinion of the Nurse. Any cost for an ambulance is not covered by the school; this will be at the parents’ expense.
