Academic Information

Our academic programme ensures that:

• We have an outstanding record of student achievement
• The curriculum has academic subjects at its core and is continually reviewed
• Macleans College students leave having achieved excellent results
• At Year 9 and 10 the curriculum aims to broaden the knowledge and skill of students
• At Years 11, 12 and 13 the curriculum allows for study towards a number of qualifications.

We have a professionally qualified and committed staff who:

• Deliver a high standard of teaching
• Are genuinely interested and care for their students.
• Are enthusiastically involved in the wider life of the school.

The aim of the Macleans College curriculum is to provide a quality education through the provision of a stimulating learning environment and inclusion of well researched learning opportunities.

The Curriculum incorporates provision for:

• Extension Studies Programme for exceptional students
• various levels of ESOL opportunities
• an inclusive health and lifeskills programme
• access to enhanced "off-site" educational opportunities
• an education programme that incorporates the direct teaching of Thinking

The key principles behind the current curriculum structure are as follows:

• that a broad base of rigorous subjects is offered, that includes the seven essential learning areas and skills of the New Zealand Curriculum Framework
• that students will be given advice and guidance that will assist in appropriate subject choices
• that Macleans College strives to ensure that academic standards, including results from national and international qualifications are comparable with the best in the country
• that Value Added Testing will provide information that independently monitors a student's progress in key curriculum areas.