Macleans College

The Macleans College is a New Zealand secondary school and is located in the district of Auckland Bucklands Beach. The school was opened in 1980 by Governor General David Beattie. 2010, the school had more than 2,500 students and was led by BJ Bentley.

Whanau House System

As the first public school in New Zealand, the Macleans College makes use of the so-called " Whanau House System". This divides the school in 8 houses, which belong to each of about 300 students. This creates within each house a sense of cohesion and belonging. During the school day the houses are even referred to as a surrogate family. Above all, make yourself interesting sporting events through this system, since it is possible to pit against each other different houses. The eight houses were named after famous New Zealanders: Batten, Mansfield, Rutherford, Kupe, Hillary, Te Kanawa, and Snell Upham.

Exchange students

The school is mainly financed by fees paid foreign guest students. The price for a one-year residence school in 2010 is 15,000 New Zealand dollars ( about 8,500 € ( price 11/2010 ) ). Students with a permanent residence in New Zealand are exempt from this fee. The majority of the " International Students " comes from Asia, added mainly Europeans and South Americans. 2010 to learn about 50 German at Macleans College.

Pathways

The high school students offers the Macleans College two different pathways. You can either complete the New Zealand ( National Certificate of Educational Achievement ) or internationally recognized examinations of the University of Cambridge ( CIE).

Extracurricular Activities

In New Zealand it is common for students to participate in extracurricular activities at school. The offer includes school sporting activities such as football, tennis, hockey, rugby, cricket, volleyball, basketball, table tennis, sailing, mountain biking, road cycling, windsurfing or Netball and cultural activities such as theater, art and languages.

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  • High school
  • Auckland
  • Education in New Zealand
Jean Batten Katherine Mansfield Ernest Rutherford Edmund Hillary Peter Snell Charles Upham Cambridge International Examinations
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