Pakuranga College

Our college provides a very special learning environment. It is focused on developing outstanding citizens who are moral and respectful.

We place an emphasis on ownership of learning and being actively involved so that our students are well equipped to be successful now and in the future. Pakuranga College is a school of choice because it has successfully developed a balance of academic rigour, within a respectful and vibrant learning community.

Our college provides a very special learning environment. It is focused on developing outstanding citizens who are moral and respectful. We place an emphasis on ownership of learning and being actively involved so that our students are well equipped to succeed in the future.

Students are encouraged to be interactive with teachers, technology and their peers to develop real understanding and, most importantly, to apply their knowledge to problem-solving. Rather than becoming repositories of knowledge, we expect students to find out, investigate and create solutions using the many resources around them.

We offer an innovative and flexible curriculum designed to provide both breadth and depth. Our philosophy of learning is based around building a curriculum designed to meet the learning needs on every student.

Senior students meet with their subject teachers every day for one hour. This significant amount of daily tuition helps to ensure depth and academic rigour in all courses of study.

At Pakuranga College we are committed to NCEA. This qualification provides rigorous and valid information about student achievement and enables our students to access universities around the world.

All students are encouraged to achieve Excellence, which is now recognised through endorsement certificates at each level, and in each course.