Vista Term 3 2023

As a kura we are excited about the Rangitoto College Year 11 Diploma that will be introduced in 2024. We are confident that this will equip our students with the academic knowledge, self-confidence and motivation to successfully transition into NCEA Level 2 in 2025....

Our Music Department share news about their amazing music competition successes and showcase their delectable delights from recent music concerts....

Our International Baccalaureate family welcomes two new students, Alek and Onyu. The cohort has had a tremendous term engaging in academics, sports, and community activities that cultivate International Baccalaureate learner traits such as risk-taking and skills development....

Our Dance Department has swept audiences away with their range of choreography and style, resulting in an impressive array of awards at DanceNZmade....

We have had outstanding academic success in both international and national high school programming competitions this year, with our ākonga among the top four students in the country....

This year saw the number of students wanting to play rugby increase immensely. For the first time, we had an Under 15 Girls team which saw an exceptionally excellent 2023 season. Our Youth 15 Boys team were undefeated in 2022 and went on to win the Youth 16 North Harbour Competition this year....

Our annual Arts Week had something for everyone! Events included Battle of the Bands, theatre games, Just Dance, and Rangi's Got Talent....

Our Year 12 Leadership Programme was developed for our students to gain insights and skills that will shape their future journey and decision making....

We took on the incredibly funny production of Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic, by Matt Cox. Due to the amount of talented students we have, we made two casts. Both casts were outstanding and had great success at the Pumphouse Theatre....

Term 3 has been exceptionally busy in the Textiles Department with our talented students creating an eclectic array of costumes for our annual fashion show....

This term Assistant Principal Olivia Newman and Spanish teacher Leo Mendes share what enthralls them about reading, what they love about their family and our kura library, and what recent books they have found engaging....

Our esports competitors have achieved considerable success for Rangitoto College. Our top Fortnite team placed first in the country and our top League of Legends team placed second in New Zealand....

We are very proud of talented Kalea Norton, a Year 12 student, who was named in the New Zealand Open Womens Volleyball Team (Volley Ferns) which travelled to Chile. Kalea is the youngest member of the Volley Ferns and it was a fantastic achievement to play in the first overseas tournament since 2019....

In this issue we explore respectful relationships. At the heart of healthy personal and social development, respectful relationships form the basis of how young people will interact with the world around them, shaping their friendships, family dynamics, and future romantic relationships....

A selection of outstanding work from our student artists was on display in Artrageous at the Mairangi Bay Arts. Our annual school exhibition is also coming up in the first week of Term 4, in the David Hodge Performing Arts Building....

This term we had our Library Week. Students had a lot of fun with competitions, games, puzzles, a sticker mosaic, and photo booth. Congratulations to all our winners. We were delighted to have Tessa Duder visit the library on to talk to our Year 9 students....

The Careers Department were delighted to host their Pathways Evening designed to help students make informed decisions about their subjects for next year and beyond. They also introduced their new online Pathways Experience to allow even more students and whānau to access subject information for 2024....

Our Red Cross student group have been working hard to increase the awareness of the Red Cross mission in the community, as well as providing fundraising support....

We took 15 of our students to a Special Olympics Football Ribbon Day at the Massey University Recreation Centre in Albany. All students gave their best efforts as for many of them this was their first Special Olympics experience. They won all of their games and came top of their group....

Our prestigious Summit Academy Gala Dinner was held on Friday 18 August in the Auditorium where we welcomed alumni, parents, staff, and friends of our community to celebrate four honoured graduates of the college: Nigel Avery, Jenene Crossan (Ngāi Tahu), Peter Connor, and Erica Stanford....

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