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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