Queen’s High School- St Clair Dunedin New Zealand

“ Through love of learning we learn to live “

QUEEN’S HIGH SCHOOL

Igniting Passion for Life and Learning

Welcome to Queen’s High School

• Girls’ only school

• Years 9-13

• 500 students

• Situated in the

Suburb of St Clair in

Dunedin NZ

Spring at Queen’s

What does Queen’s offer your daughter?

• High academic achievement

• Broad range of subjects

• Small class sizes

• Individual attention

• Short term courses and

full year

THE CURRICULUM- Traditional academic subjects

• Sciences – physics, chemistry, biology, general science • International languages: Japanese, French, German

• Mathematics with Statistics, Mathematics with Calculus

• Economics, Enterprise Studies, Accounting, Computing

• Social Sciences : History, Geography

• English Language and literature

Year 11 Science students discussing the results of an experiment

Geography field trip

Year 13 international students in the Economics classroom

Students learning

Classes are small and students receive individual tuition

Students focused and working diligently

Proud of the values that lie at the heart of Queen’s

We value the diversity within our student body at Queen’s High School.

We treat all students as individuals and support them to achieve to their very best.

We support students to find their passion and develop a love of learning.

School uniform

• Included in the fees

• Worn in Years 9-12

• Year 13 wear mufti

Vocational courses

• Catering and hospitality

• Fabric technology and soft materials –creative design and making a product

• Computing skills and business administration

• Child Development

• Hair and Beauty

Catering course

Soft materials technology

ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES

• Small class size

• Individual programmes developed

• Students from other countries in the class so English is the common language

• Esol teacher very experienced and dedicated

• IELTS,TOEFL, Cambridge and NCEA examinations all available.

The ESOL teacher Mrs Hall and a small class of students

Performance-based subjects

• Music

• Drama

• Dance

Musical opportunities

• Instrumental tuition included in tuition fee

• Orchestra

• Jazz band

• Choir

• Chamber music groups

• Annual musical production with King’s High School

Rehearsing for Orchestra and chamber music groups

EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN AND THE VISUAL ARTS

• Computer-aided Design

to Year 13

• Graphics

• Photography

• Printmaking

• Digital imaging

Computer-aided Design and Graphics

Visual arts – working drawings for painting

Wearable Arts

Homestay Coordinator

• Very experienced home stay coordinator

• Frequent and regular contact with home stay coordinator

• Students are met at airport on arrival

• Assistance with air tickets, visas and insurance

Our Home stay coordinator Mrs Karen Smith

Home stay-placement

• All our international students stay with local

families, experienced in home stay.

• Carefully considered matching of students to our home stay families

• Home stay families close to Queen’s- students walk to school.

Pastoral care

• ESOL coordinator has frequent and regular contact with all the international students

• Regular social events are organised

• School guidance counsellor

• Orientation trip around Dunedin

School library

Careers education

• Students advised on university requirements

• Students supported in applications to universities and polytechnics

• Vocational opportunities available

• Courses tailored to meet the needs of individual students

Year 13 students have their own study space

Co-curricular opportunities

• Sports – including badminton, dance, basketball, volleyball, golf, rowing.

• Cultural opportunities- musical performances at school and trips away

• Art exhibitions

• Debating

• Media and Film festivals

• Drama productions

Hockey is popular as is

Soccer – you might like to play a team sport

Success in sports

Rowing at Lake Ruataniwha

Outdoor Education

QUEEN’S HIGH SCHOOL

“ Lighting Passion for Life and Learning”

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