About
State secondary school on Auckland's North Shore with a focus on academic achievement and personal excellence. Offers NCEA and the International Baccalaureate Diploma, and was the first state school in New Zealand approved to offer the IB qualification. Extracurricular options include sport, music, arts, culture, business, technology and service groups.
Key facts
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Curriculum
IB Diploma
Type
Local school, international programme
- Ownership
- Government
- Accreditations
- IB
Curriculum and academics
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Curricula, explainedIB DP (Diploma)
The IB's four programmes
Schools often run only some of the four. Highlighted boxes are the ones this school offers.
- IB PYPNot here
Early years to primary · Ages 3–12
The IB's primary programme. Children learn through questions and units of inquiry rather than separate subjects.
- IB MYPNot here
Middle years (ages 11–16) · Ages 11–16
The IB's middle-years programme: eight subject groups taught with links between them, ending with a personal project.
- IB DP (Diploma)Offered
Last 2 years of school · Ages 16–19
The IB's university-entrance qualification — what people usually mean by "the IB". Six subjects plus the Extended Essay, TOK and CAS, scored out of 45.
- IB CP (Career-related)Not here
Last 2 years of school · Ages 16–19
The IB's career-related route for the same ages as the DP: at least two DP courses plus a career-related study chosen by the school.
Last two years: DP or CP
Ages are the usual bands; schools can differ.Curriculum basics guide
Strengths
- Academics
- Sport
- Performing arts
- Visual arts
Campus and school life
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Sports
- Sports Institute
Arts
- Art
- Performing Arts
After-school activities
- Sport
- Music
- Arts
- Culture
- Business
- Technology
- Service groups
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