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Parent Interviews will be spread over four days from Monday 17 – Thursday 20 March, and are in-person interviews. If you are unable to meet during interview week, please contact your child’s teacher directly to make an alternate arrangement.
Please note, all Years 4–8 children are required to attend the interviews.
Please enter and leave the Junior Department via the gate behind the Pre-school.
Entry to the Years 4–8 building is via the front door, and the exit is via one of the two maglock doors either beside Year 5 (at the end of the building) or beside Year 4 (in the middle of the building).
Please contact Reception if you experience any difficulty making a booking. If there is no suitable time available for you, please contact your child’s class teacher directly (via email) and another day and time will be arranged.
Interview booking link: www.schoolinterviews.co.nz
School code: nudf4
At this interview, your child’s beginning of year assessment results will be discussed along with the draft Goal Setting Report.
Please note, Mrs Wylie’s class is not included in this interview round, as they have a different interview timetable.
The Preparatory School Staccato Café is open for parents from 8.00am to 9.30am daily. This is a great way to meet new people.
Regards
Jonathan Bierwirth
Principal of Preparatory School
Deputy for Rector
Last Thursday and Friday, Year 7 students were challenged by testing their skills at Adrenalin Forest Arial Park. Students participated in over 100 challenges across six different levels. They learnt to work co-operatively with others to assist them, and to persist when the challenges became more difficult. Students also spent time at Spencer Park playing co-operative and team building games.
This week Year 8 classes travelled to Halswell Quarry to take part in a learning programme run by the Christchurch City Council, called The Rocky Road of Discovery. Students built on knowledge gained in practical Science lessons to learn about how Banks Peninsula was formed, and the geological processes that have shaped our land. They learned about the history of the quarry and also had a chance to gain insights into how early Māori communities preserved the land as a Mahinga Kai area, using resources for food, shelter, and medicine. A crowd favourite was the dry wall building task, where teams had to work together to construct walls out of quarry stone that could withstand the heavy boots of Council educators as they sought to knock them down. Many thanks to the Christchurch City Council’s Education team for providing a rich learning experience.
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Georgia Gregg (Year 8) danced at Rangiora Highland Dancing Competition on Saturday and won Most Points U12. Watson Winterbourn (Year 2) also had a successful weekend at the same competition, winning trophies for Most Points Male (All Ages), Runner Up Most Points (U8) and the Restricted Jig (U14).
Representative group applications are now open for the Christchurch Schools' Music Festival. Talented Years 5–8 singers and musicians can now apply for an audition to join a Representative Group – Junior and Senior Choir, Concert Band, and Orchestra. Please note that to represent our school in one of these groups, students are required to be an active member of one of our College orchestras, or in the Preparatory School Cantare Choir.
Applications are made online on the Festival website here and close on Tuesday 1 April. Parents/caregivers need to make the application so that they are aware of the rehearsal and performance commitments.
Meet our teachers who make the difference at our upcoming Open Days. Please help spread the word for interested families to register online.
Secondary School Open Day: Wednesday 5 March, 9.00am–12.00pm
Preparatory School and Pre-school Open Day: Thursday 6 March, 11.00am–12.30pm
The College’s annual Boarding Roadshows in February and March provide families living outside of Christchurch a chance to learn more about the St Andrew’s College boarding offering. The Roadshows will see interested families meeting current boarding students, as well as boarding staff, in a relaxed and informal get together over drinks and nibbles.
If you or someone you know is interested, please see the locations and dates below, as well as the link to find more information and to register.
2025 photographs:
Parents/caregivers will receive and email when photos are available, and access codes will then be visible on the photo ordering information page on StACNet.
2024 photographs are available to purchase online as follows:
Details of how to order the photographs can be found on our website using the button below and you will need to log into StACNet using your St Andrew's College login.
If you have any questions relating to this service, please email photography@stac.school.nz.
For any illness, students should stay home if unwell. Any student should also feel free to wear a mask if they wish to do so while at school.
For any absence, whether ill-health (including COVID-19) or otherwise, the College’s preferred platform for reporting this is via our online form which can be found at the button below:
If you are not able to report your child's absence using the online form, please report their absence via the relevant email address below. If you cannot get through to us via the form or email, please call our attendance line on +64 3 940 2031 (term time only).
