Rotorua, known for its bubbling geothermal wonders and vibrant Māori culture, is one of New Zealand’s most unique and captivating destinations. At the end of term 2 (2025) a group of international students departed Auckland to embark on our much-anticipated annual trip, a journey that promised both excitement and connection with the natural world. We […]
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We warmly welcomed several new international students from China, Japan and Mexico into our school whānau at the beginning of Term 3 (Monday 22 July 2024) with a tour of our school, orientation and mihi whakatau. One week later, we welcomed a further 44 students and five teachers from JinCai Experimental School, China with a
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Nestled on the shores of Lake Wakatipu and surrounded by the Southern Alps, Queenstown is a destination that truly embodies the essence of adventure and natural beauty. On the 24 September 2024, a group of international students left Auckland to enjoy it’s beauty. The journey began with a scenic flight into the small but charming
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On a cold winter Wednesday, at the end of July 2024, a group of Japanese students arrived on an exchange for the afternoon. They came from Itoshima High School (Japan) to Sancta Maria College to experience the New Zealand lifestyle and embrace our language. The exchange allowed the Year 10 & 11 Japanese language students
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We welcomed six new international students from China into our school whānau and two new international homestay co-ordinators (Aimee Wang and Carmen McKnight), at the beginning of term 2 – please make them feel welcome as you see them in school. The students are: Bernice (Zeyang) Liu Celia (Zhenyue) Yuan Roxy (Ruoqui) Yin Vicky (Yuyan)
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We welcomed our returning students and a number of new short term international students into our school whānau at the start of term 1. As a welcome to New Zealand and to help bond our international team, they enjoyed an afternoon at Cockle Bay beach – our students experienced fish and chips (some for the
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The International student’s Northland trip was one of the events I was looking forward to most in Term 2. I was apprehensive to go at first, but it was a ‘once in a blue moon’ journey for me. I was delighted to venture outside of Auckland for the first time the day we left for
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