Ashburton College
| Ashburton College | |
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| Location | |
| Walnut Avenue, Ashburton, New Zealand |
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| Coordinates | 43°53′32″S 171°45′05″E / 43.8921°S 171.7514°ECoordinates: 43°53′32″S 171°45′05″E / 43.8921°S 171.7514°E |
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| Type | State, Co-educational, Secondary, years 9-13 |
| Motto | "Individual Excellence in a Supportive Learning Environment"[2] |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 351 |
| Principal | Grant McMillan[1] |
| School roll | 1,200 |
| Socio-economic decile | 7 |
| Website | ashburtoncollege.ac.nz |
Ashburton College is a decile 7 school in Ashburton, New Zealand, catering for years 9-13. Ashburton College has a roll of approximately 1200 students and 135 staff, including 87 full-time and part-time teachers. The most recent ERO report was in 2007. (Education Review Office).
International Students The College accepts a small number of international students each year through both student exchanges and as direct enrolments.
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[edit] Critical praise
Deputy principal Scott Haines was awarded the NEiTA Excellence in Teaching and Leadership Award in 2008.[3] Mr Haines is now the Principal of Motueka High School, a position he began in Term 4 2009
In 2008, The Education Review Office ranked the school the top in the country for the promotion of male's learning.[4]
Statistics from the 2008 NCEA results ranked the school fifth in performance out of the 19 decile seven to nine schools.[5]
[edit] Ashburton College in the Media
Media Coverage. Given Ashburton College's status as the much larger of two secondary schools in Mid Canterbury and the only secondary school based in Ashburton (Mount Hutt College is in Methven) the local daily newspaper, The Ashburton Guardian, provides a lot of coverage of the College's activities.
NCEA Statistics. In response to the school ranking fifth on the NCEA statistics tables out of similarly ranked schools, deputy principal Chris Buckland (while in his capacity as acting principal) acknowledged the college's success rates but also advised against over-reliance on NCEA statistics, saying they should be taken with a "grain of salt". He stated such statistics could be misleading as in a very small school it only takes a few students to significantly affect overall percentages.[5]
[edit] Notable alumni
- Paul Ackerley - Olympic gold medal winning hockey player
- Simon Barnett - radio and television personality
- Robyn Malcolm - television actress
- Simon O'Neill - tenor
- Hayden Roulston - Olympic silver medal cyclist
[edit] Ashburton Astronomy Group Observatory
| Ashburton Astronomy Group Observatory | |
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| Location | Ashburton College, Canterbury, New Zealand |
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| Website www.ashburton.co.nz/astronomy |
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The Ashburton Astronomy Group Observatory is situated in the grounds of Ashburton College. The building and equipment is owned by the college but administered and maintained by the AAG.
The primary instrument in use is a 130-year-old equatorially mounted 230mm With-Browning newtonian reflector telescope. The observatory is of the roll-off-roof variety.
[edit] References
- ^ Durry, Amanda (6 February 2009). "Luckiest person in education". Ashburton Guardian. http://www.ashburtonguardian.co.nz/index.asp?articleid=12630.
- ^ "Welcome!". Ashburton College. http://www.ashburtoncollege.ac.nz/new/.
- ^ McKenzie-Minifie, Martha (14 May 2008). "Top teachers get A-plus for effort". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10509897&pnum=0. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ High praise for learning plan
- ^ a b Schools shine in NCEA
