queen's girls highschool
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a Girls Highschool in Dunedin on the South Island of New ZealandTRANSCRIPT
Welcome to Queen’s High School
• Girls’ only school
• Years 9-13
• 500 students
• Situated in the
Suburb of St Clair in
Dunedin NZ
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
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.
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
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.
Musical opportunities
• Instrumental tuition included in tuition fee
• Orchestra
• Jazz band
• Choir
• Chamber music groups
• Annual musical production with King’s High School
EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN AND THE VISUAL ARTS
• Computer-aided Design
to Year 13
• Graphics
• Photography
• Printmaking
• Digital imaging
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
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
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
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