St Bedes College

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St Bedes College
Address
Region
Closest airport
Student roll
Main Road North
Papanui
Christchurch
Canterbury Region
Christchurch
784
School type
Gender
Website
E-mail
Secondary (Year 9-15)
Single Sex-Boys School
http://www.stbedes.scho
ol.nz
[email protected]
Telephone
Fax
15 Minutes
State: Integrated
ESOL class
Requirement of English
proficiencies
4-6 Students
Students need to have some
understanding of English.
Rugby/ESOL Course is an
exception
03-3750647
03-3520345
Academic year
Issue of transcript
Late January to Early
December
Beginning of term 2 and
End of term 3
Average no. of students
in class
No. of International
students
28 Students
44
Introduction
St Bede’s College, Christchurch, is an integrated Catholic school for boys of years 9-13 providing secondary
education for day and boarding students.
The essential purpose of the College is to work with parents in order to help our students live a fully integrated life – a
life in which they each achieve academically and develop their own talents while living, working and praying in a
Catholic faith community which takes its values and goals from the life and teaching of Jesus Christ. As members of
such a community we must all not only take responsibility for our own development but also help each other to grow
as individuals.
philosophy
The College has six key areas of activity that we believe are crucial to the future success and fulfillment of our
students. These are called the Six Pillars and they cover: Special Character; Academic; Community; Cultural;
Sporting; Boarding.
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Facilities
Situated on over 22 hectares of fields and trees, close enough to the centre of Christchurch to be able to make full
use of the city’s amenities, but private enough to retain its own air of tranquility and spaciousness, the College enjoys
grounds and facilities that are the envy of many.
Dormitories
The Boarding School has three dormitories and each is designated to specific groupings. Dormitory masters live in
each dorm, and accommodation is either open plan or single / double rooms.
Jarrow This caters for Years 11 and 12 and comprises single and double rooms, common room and ablution block. It
is a modern single-storied building set on the southern boundary.
Durham The Year 13 dormitory area is located on the third floor of the last remaining wing of the old building. Rooms
are either singles or doubles and a dormitory master lives on the same floor.
ESOL Rugby
International Student Coordinator
St Bede’s College has a long established rugby tradition and the ESOL rugby
programme has been successfully operating since 2002.
Mrs. Patricia Bradley
ESOL rugby students become fully integrated members of our school community and
participate in all regular aspects of College life. This includes assemblies, the Eucharist
and of course sport. They live on-site during term time but have the opportunity to
spend time with host families during the holiday periods. The motto of the College is
Fide et Opere (By Faith and Works) and our aim is to produce young men who are hard
working and live their lives by a code of good values and consideration of others. Our
experience with previous intakes of ESOL rugby players is that they also strive to live
out this philosophy.
Duration: 22 weeks, commencing in March and finishing in August.
ESOL Rugby Director
Mr. Mark Ealey
ESOL
ESOL course will focus on increasing the four Language skills: listening, reading, speaking and writing, with
resources taken from a variety of contexts.
Year 9 & 10 students have 4 periods of English & 3 periods of ESOL per week.
Year 11-13 students have ESOL as their English subjects 5 periods per week.
Additional ESOL support offer to international students are peer tutoring by Senior students at lunchtime and
afterschool.
Enrolment for more than *two term starting from the
following terms:
Term 1
Yes
Term 2
Yes
Term 3
Yes
Term 4
Yes
*note - minimum length of enrolment is from two terms only.
Canterbury Region
City Population
348,435
For more information about
Canterbury Region, visit
http://www.newzealand.com/trav
el/destinations/regions/christchur
ch-canterbury/christchurchcanterbury-home.cfm
For information about
Christchurch city, visit
http://www.christchurch.org.nz/
Scenic highlights
Activities & Attractions
Christchurch is a city renowned for its
beautiful parks, gardens and the
picturesque Avon River flowing through
the city centre. Other highlights in
Canterbury are:
• Aoraki Mount Cook National Park
• Arthur’s Pass
• Lake Tekapo
• Cave Stream Scenic Reserve
• Kaikoura Ranges
• Lake Sumner Hikes
• Christchurch Botanic
Gardens
• Observing the wildlife of
Kaikoura
• Walking/Trekking
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