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Queen Margaret provides an outstanding education that
recognises your daughter’s special qualities and fosters her
talents and abilities. At Queen Margaret College we pride
ourselves on offering every opportunity to each of our girls. A
Queen Margaret College education is a seamless progression
for girls catering for their developmental needs from Pre-
School through to Year 13.
The College was established in 1919 on its present site in
inner-city Wellington, its educational purpose as stated
in its original prospectus being “to develop the best type
of girlhood and womanhood” – in short ‘a well balanced
education’. Today, the College continues to deliver, in a 21st
century context, a rich holistic education.
As an independent school we are committed to achieving
excellence and providing optimal opportunities.
With a roll of approximately 680 pupils, the College is small
enough to ensure every girl is appreciated as an individual
but large enough to offer a full range of subjects, along with
a myriad of sporting and cultural activities. We also extend
our girls through leadership opportunities and teamwork
experiences.
At Queen Margaret College we pride ourselves on offering
every opportunity to each of our girls. Our girls are the
leaders. We encourage them to speak out, to be heard and
engage in demanding discussion. In this way they become
confident learners, critical thinkers and self-starters.
Her schooling years behind her, your daughter will be
equipped with the confidence and competence to achieve
her dreams and to make a significant contribution to the
lives of others.
Education is onE of thE most valuablE gifts wE can givE our childrEn and ThE ChOiCE Of SChOOl OnE Of ThE mOST imPORTanT dECiSiOnS yOU makE.
Principal Carol Craymer
As a Presbyterian girls’ school, our special character is
nurtured by a religious education programme, assemblies
and services where respect for spirituality and different
beliefs is encouraged.
Emphasis is placed on participation in community service
in order to raise the awareness of our girls to the needs
of others. Students are also encouraged to have a global
perspective and to actively seek knowledge of other
cultures and perspectives.
Traditional values are further enhanced by our House
system which fosters involvement, camaraderie and lively
competition. As part of a smaller community, our girls
are encouraged to be caring, cooperative and to develop
friendly relationships between different age levels through
shared activities and identity.
Special assemblies such as Founders’ Day, Queen Margaret
Day, Prefect Commissioning and House Banners keep the
history and traditions of the school alive and expressed in
our everyday life.
Our wider school community includes our Old Girls who
are active supporters of the College, and also our brother
school, Scots College, with whom we share Founders and
the site of our founding. This common heritage is fostered
by the annual QUOTS Shield competition between the two
colleges.
lucE vEritatis: lET OUR livES bE livEd by ThE lighT Of TRUTh - Today our motto remains our touchstone as to how we should lead our lives.
Our historic buildings, purpose-built classrooms and
beautifully kept gardens all serve to promote an
environment conducive to learning.
As an inner city school, Queen Margaret College has
access to a wide range of world class resources and the
exciting learning opportunities available in the Capital. Our
neighbours include most of the capital’s embassies, the
National Library, Katherine Mansfield Birthplace, National
Archives and Parliament. Our girls attend the church services
at St Andrew’s on the Terrace, the Wellington Cathedral
and St Johns. And we are only a short distance away from
the country’s national museum Te Papa, the University of
Victoria and from Wellington’s finest theatres.
Although the College is located in the city there is ready
access to the best nature has to offer, with the white sands
of Oriental Bay within easy walking distance from the school
along with the Botanical Gardens and the hiking tracks in
the nearby hills.
Thorndon is surrounded by major transport links. Just
minutes away from the College is the city’s main bus and
train centre, the base for suburban commuter lines to
northern Wellington suburbs, the Kapiti Coast and the
Hutt Valley.
QuEEn margarEt collEgE is locatEd in thorndon, a gRaCiOUS lEafy innER SUbURb Of WEllingTOn, ThE CaPiTal CiTy Of nEW ZEaland.
Our decision to become an International Baccalaureate
World School has further enhanced the smooth transition
for our girls as they step up to the different year levels.
The Pre-School and Junior School are both implementing
the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme
(PYP). PYP focuses on the total growth of the developing
child – the social, physical, emotional and cultural needs
as well as the academic. Our junior girls receive specialist
teaching in music, art, and French.
We offer a dynamic education to girls from Year 7 to Year 10
which provides a strong base for senior study, supporting
their progression from dependent to independent learning.
We are implementing the International Baccalaureate
Middle Years Programme (MYP) to which holistic learning,
intercultural awareness and communication is central.
The Queen Margaret College Senior School consists of
classes from Year 11 to 13. Our broad-based curriculum
prepares girls well for tertiary study and diverse career paths.
We celebrate the uniqueness of each girl and our nurturing
environment allows her to thrive. Although pastoral care is
the responsibility of every teacher, we also have a network
of people with specific responsibilities: Form teachers, Year
Level Deans and our full time school nurse monitor the well-
being of every student.
Our mentoring programme is one of the opportunities our
girls have to be role models and experience leadership.
QuEEn margarEt collEgE is not just onE school but four schools in thE onE: PRE-SChOOl, JUniOR, middlE and SEniOR SChOOl. ThE COllEgE haS a family aTmOSPhERE WhERE giRlS Of all agES inTERaCT.
Queen Margaret College has always been at the forefront of
educational innovation in New Zealand. It has an impressive
record of academic achievement as evidenced in the
National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) and
New Zealand Scholarship results which show our girls gain
results well above those of comparable girls’ schools.
Small class sizes, dedicated teachers, and a learner-centred
approach to education, complemented by the latest digital
technologies, support our students in their development as
independent, confident young women with a life-long love
of learning.
Our broad-based curriculum has always prepared girls well
for tertiary study and diverse careers but with increasing
globalisation our students also need to be able to take their
place on the world stage.
We are implementing the International Baccalaureate
Primary and Middle Years Programmes, and from 2010 will
offer our Year 12 students, a dual qualifications pathway
leading to the International Baccalaureate Diploma or the
NCEA with opportunities for both pathways to enter the
New Zealand Scholarship examinations.
The Diploma is highly regarded internationally, providing
entrance to universities in New Zealand and all around
the world. It recognises the importance of an ‘all round
education’ – the academic and the sporting, creativity,
culture and service - yet with the higher level requirements,
it provides scope for specialisation. It is a 21st century
qualification, rigorously academic, which encourages
students to have an international perspective and to think
and act ethically. It produces ‘global citizens’.
a QUEEn maRgaRET COllEgE EdUCaTiOn prEparEs girls for thE ‘global villagE’.
Visual Art is taught at all levels by specialist teachers.
Music is a school strength and our specialist music wing
provides a backdrop for a variety of musical activities.
We have a strong choral tradition with our Chorale and
Barbershop Chorus regularly reaching the national finales.
In recent years, Queen Margaret College talented musicians
have been invited to join the New Zealand School of Music
Academy and the elite ranks of the New Zealand National
Youth Orchestra.
Our students have the opportunity from Year 1 to learn
singing or a musical instrument and, if they so wish, to gain
qualifications. There are choirs, orchestras and ensembles at
every level.
Recognising students learn expressive skills through drama,
we also provide every opportunity for girls to tread the
boards and to feel the excitement of live performance.
In recent years our drama students have gained success
at national level in the Sheilah Winn Shakespearean
Competition.
House plays, the Junior and Middle School productions,
major musicals, delivering oral presentations and debating
are all part of the Queen Margaret College way of life. For
many, our Year 9 musicals, in which all Year 9 students
participate, remain one of the highlights of their school days.
Materials Technology education at Queen Margaret College
also offers girls the opportunity to work on creative projects
for authentic occasions such as the Wearable Art Displays as
part of the Capital’s annual World of Wearable Arts Awards
(WOW).
wE havE an ExtEnsivE visual and pErforming arts programmE offEring girls a wEalth of cultural ExpEriEncEs.
Sport and recreational activities are an integral part of
College life. We recognise their value in preparing our
girls for future trials in life by developing qualities of
determination and perseverance.
Physical Education is taught at all levels of the school. Our
dedicated sports staff encourage girls to participate in
sport, summer and winter, offering them a choice of a wide
range of sporting codes.
Many Junior, Middle and Senior School students participate
in inter-school sport and sports exchanges with other
private girls’ schools.
We are fortunate our central location allows us to use all
the resources the capital city has to offer, and our sports
participation levels remain among the highest in the
country.
Our Queen Margaret College Sports Academy supports
promising young sportswomen, nurturing their abilities
through a combination of theory and practical experience.
We provide an extensive Education Outside the Classroom
(EOTC) Programme, traditionally known as ‘school camps’,
involving all girls from Junior School to Year 13. For our
youngest girls this might mean camping out in brightly
coloured pup tents on the school front lawn while our older
students take part in a range of New Zealand adventures
including walking the Abel Tasman Track, visiting a marae
and responding to the rigorous challenges of the Sir
Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre.
WE aRE aWaRE Of ThE imPORTanCE Of, and ThE knOWn bEnEfiTS RESUlTing fROm, rEgular physical Education and sport for all agEs.
We have taught girls from Japan, China, Korea, Malaysia,
Europe and North and South America.
Our International students are required to live in a homestay
which provides them with a comfortable but secure family
environment. They are also required to have a mentor who
meets regularly with the student to ensure she is content
and all is well with educational, homestay, financial and
social matters. The school also keeps in regular contact with
the student and the student’s family, and is a signatory to
the New Zealand Ministry of Education’s Code Of Practice for
the pastoral care of international students.
International students are given an introduction to English
while they are being integrated into their course of study.
English language tuition continues throughout their
academic course and assistance with mainstream subjects is
provided.
Queen Margaret College has links with the international
body of Margaret Schools and Independent Schools of New
Zealand. These links, which include individual, cultural and
sporting exchanges within New Zealand and overseas, offer
our girls the opportunity to extend their horizons and to
develop awareness of the global community.
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