Contact Details

Waihi College

Kensington Road PO Box 72

Waihi NEW ZEALAND

Dean of International Students

Mr Barrie Trotter

barrie@waihicol.school.nz

Mob Ph: +64 212073251

Telephone +64 7 863 8349

Fax +64 7 863 6808 Email principal@waihicol.school.nz

Website www.waihicol.school.nz

International

Student

Prospectus

WAIHI COLLEGE is pleased to offer you the opportunity to experience the exciting prospect of International Education in

New Zealand. The school is proudly rural and is situated in the small but significant country town of Waihi. It is a gold

mining town, and is also close to the excellent Waihi Beach.

Waihi College is a medium sized, attractive college which offers a large number of opportunities to its students. A wide range of subjects, excellent facilities, highly skilled staff and a positive learning environment all combine to make a college which prides itself on high academic success, close pastoral care and keen participation in a range of sports and cultural activities. We are pleased to include International students as part of the school and welcome the chance for our local students to find out about other cultures.

SPECIAL FEATURES Magnificent grounds 33 metre swimming pool Gymnasium Farm unit including a kiwifruit

blocks, a hectare of native bush Well equipped library which serves

as the ICT centre, a mezzanine floor (Library) with computers providing free internet access

Alternative learning centre Automotive engineering workshop Electronics laboratory Five (newly upgraded) science

laboratories Special education unit Whare wananga Music suite ICT and text information

management suites Expansive sports fields with

pavilion Six (astro-turf) tennis and netball

courts Outdoor education programme

There are a number of opportunities for students to travel to various parts of New Zealand with Waihi College classes and groups, and take part in their activities. These take place at different times of the year, but mostly in the first Semester, to July. International students do not have to belong to that class to go on the trips, but those that do would be able to go. Sometimes there may not be room for extra students, so there are no guarantees that you could be part of a trip. These trips are not part of your fees, and so you would need to pay the same costs as the NZ students.

See your Organisation for a full

list of the fees.

Other activities are extra Year 7 Camp Acting as camp leaders for Year seven

Students Camp Orientation Week Activities, transport, costs during the first

week of school Year 13 Camp For student enrolled in Year 13 Year 12 Geography Trip to South Island High Country Year 12 Biology Trip to Marine reserve at Goat Island,

Snorkelling, boat trip to Island bird sanctuary

Tourism Trip to Rotorua, experience some of the tourism activities there,

Farm Unit Trip to Mystery Creek Field day, Paeroa Sales, Kiwifruit Packhouse.

If a student decided not to include the Outdoor Ed option, then they would be expected to make payments when required for any of these activities. No fee is included for 1 term stays, as it would depend upon which term they attend. This would be on a pay as you go basis. There may be some changes to the classes if necessary.

Mr Cochrane, School Principal

Term Dates 2011

Term 1 Tuesday 1 February—

Friday 15 April 108 half days

Term 2 Monday 2 May—

Friday 15 July 108 half days

Term 3 Monday 1 August —

Friday 7 October 100 half days

Term 4 Tuesday 25 October— Tuesday 13 December

68 half days

The wearing of a uniform helps to develop a sense of

belonging and association, and makes the task of

finding friends and being involved much easier.

Students also develop a sense of pride in their

appearance, and for the school, particularly

when they are out of the school grounds

on visits and sports trips.

Code of Practice Waihi College has agreed to observe and be bound by the Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International Students published by the Minister of Education. Copies of the Code are available on request from this institution or from the New Zealand Ministry of Education website at http://www.minedu.govt.nz/goto/international.

Immigration "Full details of visa and permit requirements, advice on rights to employment in New Zealand while studying, and reporting requirements are available through the New Zealand Immigration Service, and can be viewed on their website at http://www.immigration.govt.nz/."

Eligibility for Health Services Most international students are not entitled to publicly funded health services while in New Zealand. If you receive medical treatment during your visit, you may be liable for the full costs of that treatment. Full details on entitlements to publicly-funded health services are available through the Ministry of Health, and can be viewed on their website at http://www.moh.govt.nz.

Accident Insurance The Accident Compensation Corporation provides accident insurance for all New Zealand citizens, residents and temporary visitors to New Zealand, but you may still be liable for all other medical and related costs. Further information can be viewed on the ACC website at http://www.acc.co.nz.

Medical and Travel Insurance International students must have appropriate and current medical and travel insurance while studying in New Zealand. Uni-Care Medical and Travel insurance may be arranged through the school (see fees schedule).

Uniforms are provided as part of the Tuition Fees,

and will be given to the student on their arrival. Senior

students wear a different uniform to the Juniors, and

Year 13 students do not wear uniforms.

Pastoral Care & Homestay The students will be met by a representative of the college at the airport and transported to their respective hosts. All students will be well cared for by our carefully selected host families, many of whom are well experienced with international students. Our Homestay parents will care for your child as they would there own, and will encourage them to keep in regular contact with you. All homes meet the requirements of the International Code of Practice as laid down by the Ministry of Education, as do all practices of the school. Many of our parents live in rural areas, on farms, in small communities or near the beach. This may be very different from what your child has experienced, and every endeavour will be made to help him/her gain the most from this incredible opportunity. It is important that our international students follow the advice of their host parents about the environment in which they live. The students will undergo an orientation programme when they arrive at the school, and before they join normal classes. During this time they will experience some of the delights of the Waihi District, visiting the Gold Mine, a dairy farm, our lovely beach, and the river. They will also meet their teachers, be introduced to a buddy who will help them around and get them to meet their friends. Classes and timetables will be arranged, and English assessments taken to determine the English assistance needed. The Dean of International Students, Mr Barrie Trotter, will be overseeing all aspects of your child’s education, pastoral care and home-stay matters, and will teach ESOL at the level of your child’s needs. Waihi College believes that a programme integrated with community activity is of high value to our international students, thus many students become Involved in such organisations as local primary schools, kindergartens, retirement homes, sports groups such as surf-lifesaving, and radio stations to further improve their English speaking skills, and enjoy New Zealand society.

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will provide qualified and concerned teachers

will provide opportunities for parents to be heard and involved

will provide adequate facilities maintained in good order

will regularly communicate matters of common interest

will give support to parents in setting and maintaining

standards of work and behaviour

Students may expect that the school:

Teachers will be interested in them as people

Teachers will prepare their work well and give them help when

they ask for it

The school shall establish clear guidelines for work and

behaviour, and be consistent in its supervision of them

International Students find great pleasure

and satisfaction in taking technology

subjects. These are usually not available in

their own school, and the opportunity here

helps them to communicate freely in class on

the skills they are learning. Technologies

available at Waihi College are Wood, Metal,

Engineering, Automotive, Catering, Food,

Fabric, Information Applications, Computing,

Design Media, Product Design and Graphics.

Many students find vocations in that field

following their course at the college.

Students learn to use a wide range of industrial quality equipment,

produce items worthy of commercial enterprise and regularly win

awards with their work entered in competitions. They also gain NCEA

and Unit Standard credits towards later tertiary education.

Outdoor Education

Any school work outside of the classroom is exciting and brings with it unforgettable experiences. At Waihi College many subjects involve learning opportunities outside. Outdoor Education is the subject which focuses upon the natural environment of New Zealand, and the ability and skill needed to enjoy it to the full. O E is operating as an academy, and students are able to select activities which they wish to do. All levels of the school have Outdoor Education. At the senior level these are as follows:

Term 1

Wanganui River Kayaking 1

Mountain Biking and Climbing

Surfing and Ocean Awareness

Lake Tarawera Kayaking 1

Term 2

Navigation Tramping First Aid Rafting Survival Skills

Term 3

Mountain Skills Ski/Snowboarding Adventure Based

Learning

Term 4

Wanganui River Kayaking

Fishing and diving Camp Leadership

There are also Outdoor opportunities in the following subjects:

Geography The value of being able to see and experience the environment is well recognised by our Geography and Tourism classes Year 11—Overnight trip to Rotorua for Volcanic Study Year 12—South Island High Country field trip in Term One Year 13—Samoa Field Trip in Term Two and Rotorua field trip

Biology Year 12—Goat Island Marine Sanctuary

International Students will be also involved in Leadership Skills at the Year 7 and 9 Camps.

MUNA

Year 11 – 13 students have the opportunity to participate in the Model United Nations Assembly in Wellington

The Farm Unit Students taking Horticulture and Farm Studies can expect to be working much of their time out side on the farm where learning involves using equipment safely such as tractors, quad bikes, chainsaws and other such tools. They also learn animal husbandry, gardening production, kiwi fruit management and research on our own commercial kiwifruit orchard. There are also trips to Mystery Creek Field days, kiwifruit packhouse, and livestock auction yards.

Visual Arts

There are a number of opportunities for students to participate in and gain NCEA credits in the Visual and Performing Arts. From Fabric design to street performing, our students are producing wonderful work.

Waihi College has become renowned for its

presentation and performance in The Arts. The

Performing Arts have paraded in Tauranga,

Whangarei, Paeroa, Katikati and of course in

Waihi. Its 2008 performance during Sea Week in

Auckland was before huge crowds and was

acclaimed in the NZ Herald newspaper.

Likewise our clothing design students have won

placing at NZ Fashion Week. The school is

peppered with examples of student art, including

major mosaic works, and panels of art themes.

Sports Waihi College sport has often risen to

national status. Our students are

passionate about whatever sport is their

choosing, be it the mighty game of Rugby,

or an individual pursuit such as trampoline.

The school has had national champions in

a range of sports, and many more gaining

regional representation. Some of our

international students have also performed

at high level, many being included in such

teams as 1st XV Rugby, 1st XI Hockey, 1st

XI Football and Senior A Netball, and

some in regional teams such as Under 18

Boys Hockey.

International acclaim is more rare, but a

number of students have achieved just that,

such as Callum Schmidt (National and

International Trampolining titles), Debbie

Keenan (National Dance Award to study in

London) and - Sophie Schollum (3rd in the

World Wakeboarding Championships).

Athletics

Badminton

Basketball

Bowls

Cricket

Cross Country

Equestrian

Football

Golf

Gymnastics

Hockey

Kayaking

Netball

Rugby

Shooting

Skiing

Snowboarding

Softball

Squash

Surf Lifesaving

Swimming

Tennis

Touch Rugby

Triathlon

Volleyball