Overview

Why international students choose WHS

Wanganui High School's International Department has about 70 international students (maximum 5% of the school roll) who take part in the school's ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) programme. Our students come from a variety of countries including Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Brazil, Pacific Islands, Germany and the Peoples Republic of China.

International students select Wanganui High School for their education when they want to be away from the distractions of the big cities and concentrate on learning English and studying to qualify for university. Wanganui High School limits the number of students from any one country so that students can have more opportunities to speak English.

All our international students are placed in homestays (which have been visited and assessed by Wanganui High School in advance), as this means they are speaking English all day and they have parents to look after them and care for them. The international student becomes a member of the family.

The homestay fees cover all food and living expenses. Each student has their own bedroom and there are no other students in the same homestay who speak the same language.

Wanganui High School's ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) programme prepares students for the IELTS and TOEFL examinations so they qualify for entry into any university.

Code of Practice

Wanganui High School has agreed to observe and be bound by the Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International Students published by the Ministry of Education. Copies of the Code are available on request from this institution or from the New Zealand Ministry of Education web site at http://www.minedu.govt.nz/goto/international

Details of our refund policy, insurance and immigration requirements and conditions of acceptance are to be found on our International Application Form.

International Leaders 2010

Mako Hadano, Wakami Naganuma,Julian Wallmeroth, Jang Gao and Marie Geest were appointed international prefects in 2010

Term Dates

All students are expected to be in Wanganui before the term starts.

International students can start at the beginning of any term
2010 Wanganui High School Term Dates

Term One - Tuesday 2nd February – Thursday 1 April
Term Two - Monday 19th April – Friday 2nd July
Term Three - Monday 19th July – Friday 24th September
Term Four - Monday 11th October – Thursday 9th December

2010 Public Holidays (within the school year)
- Waitangi Day – 6 February (Saturday)
- Good Friday – 2 April
- Easter Monday – 5 April
- Anzac Day – 25 April (Sunday)
- Queen’s Birthday – 7 June (Monday)
- Labour Day – 25 October (Monday)

Senior students usually sit National Examinations beginning mid November but are entitled to leave school after this time.

2011 Term Dates (Provisional)
Term 1 - Monday 31st January to Friday 8th April
Term 2 - Monday, 2nd May to Friday, 15th July
Term 3 - Monday, 1st August to Friday, 7th October
Term 4 - Tuesday, 25th October to Friday, 9th December