WELCOME TO WAITAKERE COLLEGE, WAITAKERE CITY, WEST AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND!
Waitakere College warmly welcomes International students to our large multi-cultural West Auckland secondary school. We have students from over 65 different cultures in our school and we celebrate diversity.
We have an International Department to provide you with a safe, friendly family homestay environment and a high quality education.
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Mark Shanahan
Principal |
Chris Poland
Deputy Principal Director of International Students |
Frances Thyberg
Student & Homestay Coordinator |
We have our own staff to meet you at the airport, take you to meet your host family and help make your stay in New Zealand a happy time.
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Waitakere College provides translators to help with communication in a range of different languages. On arrival we assess each student’s English skills and future plans for university study so that students can be placed in a course which best meets their needs. |
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Waitakere College is a signatory to the Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International Students, as required by the NZ Ministry of Education.
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| Chris Poland Deputy Principal Director of International Students Phone +64 9 836 7890 |
Frances Thyberg Student & Homestay Coordinator Phone +64 9 838 6097 Fax: +64 9 838 6811 |
| pl@waitakere-college.school.nz | frances@waitakere-college.school.nz |
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International Department
Waitakere College PO Box 21144 Waitakere City Auckland New Zealand |
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Please refer to the school calender; go to the MenuBar/ What's On/ Event Calendar.
All enrolled students should have received information about the school start up times and requirements for Term 1, 2012, including uniform and stationery lists. This was posted the week commencing 16 January.
If you have not received the mail out, please contact the Main Office, on 836 7890, from 26 January. If you have changed address since last year, please provide updated contact details to the Main Office
Go to Main Menu/Information/Board of Trustees for details
Teaching staff vacancies for 2012
Support Staff vacancies
Occupational Therapist
Sports Coaches for
Football (Soccer), Rugby Union, Netball, Hockey, Water Polo and Basketball
Please go to Information on the menu bar. Click on Staff Vacancies.
To find out about the enrolment procedure for 2012, click on the blue "How to Enrol" bar above.
See our Spring 2011 glossy newsletter. Click on 'What's On/Term News' on the menu bar. Read about our Arts and Culture Awards celebration and the Sports Awards dinner, the day Manu Samoa visited and our outstanding winter sports results.
Go to Sports/Sports Results on the menu bar for a full list of resutls from all games played last week.
Information about the various school bus services can be found by clicking onto the word 'Information' on the menu bar above.
