Dunedin

Dunedin campus is a part of a cluster site called South Campus. Spanning the lower South Island, South Campus has sites in Timaru, Dunedin and Gore. The Dunedin site caters for students from Year 3 to 6. The total roll of 150 students is drawn from Ashburton, Timaru, Oamaru, Dunedin, Gore and Invercargill. This represents a distance of approximately 500km. The lower South Island is a sportsman’s paradise, with rivers, lakes, mountains and ski fields on our door step. The success of South Campus hinges on the co-operation, communication and cohesion of all its stakeholders. We are very much a ‘team’ at South Campus.

A major emphasis is placed on individual students reaching their full potential and achieving ‘personal excellence’. The use of up to date video conferencing platforms and ‘Zoom’ technology for campus to campus communication and specialist subject teaching broadens the subject range for senior students as well as making best use of our human and material resources. All students, from Year 3 to 13 have learning experiences via ‘Zoom’, as well as being supported in a face to face environment on each site. Our students live and breathe what it is to be a ‘self-directed learner’ daily. Very low student to teacher ratios on each site enable our learners to be supported and coached to reach their goals.

Our Dunedin site is located in the small township of Allanton (15 minutes South of Dunedin). It is the smallest of our 3 sites. Comprising a well-equipped classroom and a separate junior block, it is home to 16 students and 2 staff members. The excellent staff to student ratio on this site means that every student receives a huge amount of individual support.