Ellesmere College

I am a student at Ellesmere College-Te Kāreti o Waihora, and I find it fun with the haka comps and kapa haka and the whanu spirt days are all a blast.

Racist teachers and openly gay principal

Just don´t go here there are drugs and the principle is a peace of work

Hopefully I will become head student next year and change it abit by getting other students and teachers involved with activities. I also want to start a fundraiser for breest cancer, I hope to make learning fun and school amazing instead of the leaking classrooms due to the government not building the new school ( Its all finished with the designs and how much it will cost ) Make Ellesmere college great again

Ellesmere is amazing. What a great place to learn.

It was a wonderful experience

I loved my time at this school. It was a wonderful learning experience.

My year 8 enjoys going to school everyday (winning !!). He tells me about his projects in his connected learning modules and I can see him becoming more organised in his time management. Staff have always been approachable and only too happy to answer all my questions. I’m pleased the teachers organise lots of sports for the students.

Had a great time there

The teachers were fantastic :)

A school full of opportunity and engagement! 5 star teachers, 5 star lessons & 5 star activity options. The new school will top it off!

A great school with a great school culture! Everyone wants to learn and has so much support from the staff!

My children were scared to start a College and were not sure it would be the right fit. Our family was pleasantly surprised at how many activities and events are available for students and how engaging the lessons are. My children were pushed academically and musically which I have loved. They always come home from school with heaps of positive comments to share and stories of what they learnt! A big well done to all the staff there!!

My children have both learned so much and grown in confidence from attending Ellesmere. They are always happy and are able to explain their learning to me. I wasn't sure how they would settle in being anxious children, but the teaching staff are good at making them feel comfortable and involved. Recommend!

I have done my last 5 years at Ellesmere and love everything about it! The teachers care so much about their students and always go the extra mile to support us. I am not from New Zealand but have always felt accepted here and valued. My English has improved and I am grateful to Ellesmere.

“my favourite part about being at ellesmere college has been the esol classes, i have really enjoyed learning to speak the english.” エルズミア カレッジでの私のお気に入りの部分は、esol のクラスです。英語を話すことを学ぶのは本当に楽しかったです

This is a good school but some students (and parents) try to run it down. Teachers go out of their way to help students and are approachable and helpful. There are heaps of activities everyday, clubs and sports. I have been involved in lots and have learned lots.

This is one of the most innovative schools that I have ever worked at, and one of the most progressive and innovative schools in New Zealand. Staff work incredibly hard to plan engaging topics and lessons for students. Students have a huge amount of choice within Ako and Connected Learning Modules in the junior school. NCEA Level 1 was removed to decrease the workload and stress of students and to allow greater flexibility and choice for students through semesterised modules being implemented in 2024. Despite there only being small numbers of students in the senior school, a broad range of subjects is on offer with small numbers in classes. Staff care for their students as individuals and care about their learning. Students are being upskilled on how to self-manage their learning more, with their learning being presented to the community at termly "Exhibition Evenings". Students have LOTS of opportunities to get involved in school through leadership, sport, arts, cultural activities, inter-whanau competitions...the list goes on and on! There is always something positive available for students to be involved in if they wish to do so. Staff spend a huge amount of time developing strong, positive relationships with students. Yes, the school is rundown, but that is outside the control of the staff as a whole school rebuild is planned by the Ministry of Education, starting in late 2023. The vast majority of students are AMAZING, however, just like every other school there are the small few who let others down. A huge amount of positive change has occurred at the College over the past 5 years.

“my favourite part about being at ellesmere college has been the esol classes, i have really enjoyed learning to speak the english.” エルズミア カレッジでの私のお気に入りの部分は、esol のクラスです。英語を話すことを学ぶのは本当に楽しかったです