Vision for a St Cuthbert’s education is to “enable every girl to succeed and thrive – through developing her strengths, expanding her thinking, and building her inner confidence. In St Cuthbert’s, you entrust us to help your daughter grow from child to adult. We consider that an absolute privilege. Together with you, we will prepare her for the world, socially, academically, physically, and emotionally.
School believes that Making Girls Amazing reflects the education we offer at St Cuthbert’s and is our commitment to each girl, and to her parents. Girls are at the center of everything we do, and our dedicated teachers ignite our students’ curiosity, creativity, and passion for learning.
The school view is that education is a partnership with the school and families. At St Cuthbert’s your daughter will have every opportunity to discover her unique strengths and what she loves doing. Whether she loves art, music, sport, science, dancing, our girls are individuals, and we give each girl the support she needs to grow into a well-rounded young woman. She will do this in an environment where she will make lifelong friends.
In one of my first assemblies I suggested to the girls they imagine two flowers growing side by side – each will bloom beautifully when it is ready. Each girl in my care is supported to bloom at her own pace, and we recognize that each girl is different and our job is to find her unique strengths and help these bloom. We notice your daughter and what’s going on in her life, and we find out her unique strengths and talents.
At St Cuthbert’s we understand how to teach girls to be successful. Being an independent school gives us the freedom to go beyond the curriculum and teach in the way we know works best for girls. I believe we must challenge the status quo of education. Through gathering evidence, collaborating with other educators and constant innovation, the way our girls engage, inquire and learn is always evolving.
Our school motto is over a century old, and the rich values behind ‘By Love Serve’ are at the heart of our school. They underpin all that we do at St Cuthbert’s, and beyond. I’m proud of the way our girls look for ways to embrace our values such as respect, leadership through service to others, and caring for one another.
At St Cuthbert’s Junior School, we embrace the responsibility and privilege of helping your daughter develop through these precious, formative years.
Your daughter is a unique individual, and the best way to truly grasp how a St Cuthbert’s journey will look for her is to come and visit us. We welcome you to experience our environment first hand, and in the meantime, I would like to share a little about what you can expect from your daughter here.
As your daughter enters Senior School it is our job to help prepare her to be capable, caring, and ready to embrace life’s opportunities and challenges. At St Cuthbert’s she will get every encouragement to persevere, the support to discover her unique strengths and passions, and the confidence to reach her full potential.
She will be noticed, nurtured, and where needed, supported, or extended. We want to see her leave our care with self-confidence, wonderful memories, lifelong friendships, and the tools to be successful.
Right throughout St Cuthbert’s, your daughter is recognized as a unique individual. By genuinely getting to know each one of our girls and paying attention to what’s going on for them, we can provide what they need to feel happy and secure.
our daughter’s journey through Senior School is a time of developing character, resilience, and independence. Our girls tell us that one of their most defining experiences is their month-long Kahunui experience. In Year 10 they head to our remote Kahunui Campus in the Bay of Plenty, completely unplugged from all devices. They’re immersed in a very different environment where physical and social experiences give them strategies for life.
Your daughter will inherit a very different world from the one we know. Through her time with us, she will become equipped for this world – whatever it looks like. She’ll understand what it means to be a global citizen. She’ll learn self-care practices to manage inevitable life pressures, and she’ll develop the agility and competencies to navigate whatever her future holds.
These are some of the most exciting years in a young woman’s life. As head of the Senior School, it is my privilege to be part of your daughter’s journey. I welcome you to come and visit the Senior School and experience for yourself the wonderful discovery I watch every day.
St Cuthbert’s students have a reputation for obtaining exceptional academic results. With both National Certificates of Educational Achievement (NCEA) and International Baccalaureate (IB) qualifications on offer, no matter your daughter’s academic aspirations and interests, our approach to teaching mean that our students gain the tools to become adaptable, forward-thinking, life-long learners.
With these essential life skills, our students go on to pursue a wide range of tertiary studies and careers, both nationally and overseas. All girls complete Level 1 NCEA and then choose either to continue on the NCEA pathway at Level 2 or begin the two-year IB Diploma Programme. Both courses give girls the opportunity to gain university entrance in New Zealand and are recognized overseas.
