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Welcome to Rangitoto College, New Zealand’s largest secondary school. Rangitoto College is recognised locally and around the world for its academic excellence, sporting achievements, performing arts and for the quality of its young people. Our success comes from good leadership, highly qualified teachers, a strong curriculum and outstanding facilities combining to create a supportive and inspiring learning environment. Students enjoy our safe and culturally diverse school, developing their intellectual, emotional and social potential. We aim to develop creativity, social responsibility and leadership qualities in our students. Cultural activities in Visual Arts, Music, Dance and Drama are complemented by sporting excellence and overseas exchange visits. Our students excel in academic, sporting and cultural fields at local, national and international levels. Most students go on to university and professional careers. Every student of Rangitoto College will maximise their potential through the provision by the school of a world class education.

Macleans College is relatively new, but since its founding in 1980 it has established a deserved reputation for high performance in the core business area of academic success. This is complemented by a highly prized value system based on the unique whanau house concept, and the active support of an extensive programme of co-curricular activities. We constantly take pride in the excellent calibre of our staff, and the professionalism and support of our Board of Trustees. The mission of Macleans College is, within the resources available to us, to work with the local community to create a school where every student is educated to achieve his or her full potential as a whole person; to create opportunities, expand horizons, reward effort and encourage excellence in the efficient, disciplined, caring and supportive environment of the whanau house system; to foster equity, respect, self worth, interpersonal skills and a worthwhile value system, so enabling each student to make a lifelong positive contribution to society.

Welcome to Saint Kentigern! Saint Kentigern has a long and proud history of excellence in education. Originally established in 1953 to provide education for boys based on the precepts of the Presbyterian Church, the College in Pakuranga, followed six years later by and the Boys’ School in Remuera, quickly confirmed their place amongst the best independent schools in New Zealand. The introduction of girls to the College campus in 2003 marked the start of a new era for Saint Kentigern and a new educational model. Saint Kentigern is one of only two schools in New Zealand which offers the very successful parallel education method of teaching and learning. In recognition that boys and girls have different learning needs during their formative years, parallel education sees our girls and boys taught in separate classes for all core subjects up until Year 11 when they enter a co-educational setting to prepare them for tertiary study and beyond. Ten years on and few can doubt the benefits of this structure in preparing our young men and women to become the very best they can be. In more recent years, the merger with the Corran Trust Board in 2009 saw Saint Kentigern open an all girls’ primary school in Remuera as a sister school to the long established all boys’ primary school. As a natural extension, a Preschool for boys and girls was opened in 2010 on the Girls’ School campus completing the educational pathway for Saint Kentigern families. Over the course of 60 years, the Saint Kentigern community has remained deeply respectful of its heritage, staying true to its founding Christian principles and Scottish heritage. In 2012 a Framework for the Future 2012–2016 was formed to unify the schools with a shared Vision, Mission, and Values.