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 | Founded: 1969 |
| Current roll: 397 |
| Year 7-13 school: we have male and female students from Year 7 (aged 10-11) to Year 13
(aged 18). About 65 students live in our hostels (attached to the school buildings). |
| NCEA national examination results from 2009:
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St Peter’s College |
All decile 8 - 10
schools |
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Y11 earning Level 1 |
83.6% |
80.4% |
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Y12 earning Level 2 |
98.0% |
83.6% |
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Y13 earning Level 3 |
73.7% |
76.0% |
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Y13 with University Entrance |
82.9% |
72.6% |
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| International students from Japan and Germany. |
| Teachers: 38 trained, qualified and experienced teachers
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| Sister School: Hikarigaoka High School, Okazaki, Japan
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| Sports: netball, rugby, soccer, basketball, hockey, cricket, tennis, kayaking,
athletics, swimming, ice skating, cross country running, athletics,
badminton. |
| Cultural events: our annual two day arts festival - the Eisteddfod, free music and singing lessons available, the Bishop's Shield - an
inter-school speech competition, coaching for numerous speaking, debating and music
competitions, choir, modern bands. |
| Facilities: three fully equipped Science labs, two fully equipped computer
rooms, broadband internet and e-mail access for
students (every student has an email address), computer access in every
classroom, workshop, music room, graphics room, technology
room, art room, award-winning Chapel, home
economics room, 10 hectares of
playing fields, tennis courts, gymnasium, library, careers suite.
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| Location: Gore, Southland, New Zealand. We live 40 minutes away from Invercargill city
and airport, 2 hours from Dunedin city and airport, 2 hours from the adventure tourism
town, airfields and ski fields of Queenstown. |
| Climate: mild for most of the year. Winters can be cold.
Everybody looks forward to the
snow falling in the nearby mountains because that signals the start of the ski season. If
you are visiting us in any season include a warm jacket - we can have a cold day at any
time of the year. |
| Gore: a rural town of 9,000 people. The town has magnificent sporting facilities,
including an Olympic sized skating rink, excellent trout fishing, and visitors can stay at
the Heartland Hotel (+64 3 208 9029) for accommodation and meals.
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| Things to do while in Gore: relax, shop, go fishing, go skiing (late
June to October), visit Milford Sound, go for picnics and bush walks at Dolamore
Park, peruse our nationally recognised art gallery - also country music, farm stays, ice skating, sightseeing in some of
the most beautiful and untouched natural scenery in the
world. |
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