Style: March 06, 2020

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- ST ANDREW’S COLLEGE -
ogether, building better people for life’ is fundamental
‘Tto the strategic vision at St Andrew’s College, Framing
our Future, which determines its priorities for the coming
year, says Rector Christine Leighton.
“We are strongly committed to the holistic development
of our students, through classroom learning, encouraging
their participation in the many sporting and cultural activities,
spiritual and service commitments, and social activities
on offer at the college. By taking this multi-dimensional
approach, we support our students to build their individual
characters alongside a growth mindset for learning.”
Well-being and positive education are another key focus.
St Andrew’s has a Whole School Well-being Strategy, which
encompasses teachers as well as students, says Christine.
“We support our teachers to value their talents and
character strengths and become role models of resilience
to our students.”
Student leadership is highly valued at St Andrew’s
College. This year’s prefect team, led by head girl, Emily
Tyrrell and head boy Hugh Montgomery, have come up
with a clever theme, 2020 Vision, as their guiding principle
for the year.
“The idea is a play on having 20/20 vision. We are
encouraging students to find clarity within their goals, their
values, and within themselves, as they approach the year
ahead,” says Emily.
As a young Samoan man, Hugh says the cultural diversity
and inclusiveness of life at St Andrew’s “where everyone is
accepted” is something he has appreciated since his arrival
in Year 7.
Students enjoy exceptional facilities at St Andrew’s,
which has invested $110 million in its campus over the last
decade. Current developments include a new purposebuilt
fitness centre, and the Ben Gough Family Theatre,
both due for completion by the end of 2021.
Boarders are well catered for in modern, comfortable
boarding houses, where communal living and socialisation in
the South Island’s only independent co-educational boarding
school helps students to develop important life skills.
Preparing all students for life beyond secondary school
is a significant focus at St Andrew’s College, which is
neatly summed up in its vision statement: ‘To be at the
leading edge of high performance educational practice, in
a community which values caring for others, tradition, and
creativity, in order to provide young people with the roots
and wings to flourish in an ever changing world.’