International students attending Glendowie College are required to have already reached the required minimum language level (see chart below) for their year level before starting a course of study at Glendowie College.
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Year 9 |
Elementary |
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Year 10 |
Pre-Intermediate |
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Year 11 |
Pre Intermediate |
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Year 12 |
Intermediate |
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Year 13 |
Upper Intermediate or IELTS 6 |
Glendowie College has English Second Language classes at every level to support ESL and International students learning and access to literacy. However, International students are placed in mainstream classes from the commencement of their course of study and must be able to understand and work effectively in the classroom environment.
If a student has not reached the required level by the start of their Glendowie College course they will be required to attend a High School Preparation and English language course off campus. If you are going to attend a High School Preparation/English Language course, please inform us which language school you will attend as we will require evidence of your English level prior to your start date at Glendowie College.
For further information or clarification, please contact the Director of International Students by email wlk@gdc.school.nz or telephone 0064 9 5759128 extension 125
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Through the Social Sciences, students develop the knowledge and skills to enable them to: better understand, participate in, and contribute to the local, national, and global communities in which they live and work; engage critically with societal issues; and evaluate the sustainability of alternative social, economic, political, and environmental practices. Students explore the unique bicultural nature of New Zealand society that derives from the Treaty of Waitangi. They learn about people, places, cultures, histories, and the economic world, within and beyond New Zealand. They develop understandings about how societies are organised and function and how the ways in which people and communities respond are shaped by different perspectives, values, and viewpoints. As they explore how others see themselves, students clarify their own identities in relation to their particular heritages and contexts.
Students who study the Social Sciences become critical and analytical thinkers, who can question, evaluate and can articulate ideas and concepts from the past, present and into the future. They learn about people, places, cultures, histories, and the economic world, within and beyond New Zealand. They develop understandings about how societies are organised and function and how the ways in which people and communities respond are shaped by different perspectives, values, and viewpoints. As they explore how others see themselves, students clarify their own identities in relation to their particular heritages and contexts
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