CO-CURRICULAR THE ARTS SPORT TAUREWA CAMP GROUPS SPORTS ACADEMY PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY GROUPS & CLUBS Avondale College offers students many opportunities to learn new skills, make friends and have fun through participation in groups and cultural activities. Each year around 500 students celebrate their culture with pride at Auckland's Polyfest. In recent years these groups have included: African, Chinese, Cook Island, Fijian, Filipino, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Maori, Mexican, Niuean, Samoan, Sri Lankan, Thai, Tongan, Tuvaluan and Vietnamese. With more than 30 other co-curricular groups and clubs on offer, there is something of interest for everyone! STUDENT GROUPS TO JOIN Book Club Chess Club Christian Group Creative Writing Group Debating Environmental Group Film Club Garden Club Girls in STEM Librarians Muslim Group NIWA Science Fair Philosophy Club Polyfest Cultural Groups Shakespeare Drama Group Taurewa Monitors Te Kapa o Pātiki Theatresports Theatre Technicians Toi Wearable Arts

Motto The school has a motto of which it is justly proud: Kohia Nga Taikaka. Literally it means "to collect the heartwood", to strive after the best things in life, and to work, play and act in a manner that will bring credit to each individual and to the College. Mission Statement In a caring and positive environment Avondale College will provide an education which enables all students to achieve personal standards of excellence in academic work as well as in the supporting areas of physical, cultural and social development.

CO-CURRICULAR THE ARTS SPORT TAUREWA CAMP GROUPS SPORTS ACADEMY PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY The Performing Arts Academy brings our enthusiastic and dedicated students together in a practical and unifying way. PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY The Avondale College Performing Arts Academy is a high-performance programme aimed at giving our most gifted and passionate young artists the opportunity to develop their talents in a rich environment resourced with specialist teachers and purpose-built facilities. Four Academy strands are offered at Year 9 and Year 10 level: Drama, Dance, Music - Jazz and Music - Classical. Students receive five hours of tuition a fortnight from 7:45am to 8:45am. HOW IT WORKS The programmes engage students in challenging but exciting learning experiences and develops performance techniques, confidence, communication and presentation skills. Students have the opportunity to gain qualifications in externally provided examinations offered by the New Zealand Music Education Board, the New Zealand Academy of Modern Dance, and the NZ Speech & Drama organisation. Throughout the year, Academy students are offered performance opportunities that develop their skills in the theatre context. These opportunities relate directly to other curricular and co-curricular performance pathways in the senior school. MUSIC - JAZZ Jazz Academy students focus on the main elements of jazz, including improvisation, swing, composition, arranging and performance. Each week the course will build on students' abilities to use these elements in group and solo situations. DANCE Students in the Dance Academy receive extended tuition in dance techniques, performance skills, choreography and physical conditioning. The programme explores an extensive range of dance genres and styles, including hip-hop, contemporary, jazz, musical theatre and cultural dance forms. The programme is co-constructive, allowing students to create a pathway of learning that supports their personal dance pathway. DRAMA The Drama Academy offers an extended programme of drama and performance to foster skills in public presentation, expression and collaboration as well as confidence. Our akonga are encouraged to extend their imaginations through opportunities to create interesting and successful performance work, whist forming long-lasting relationships with their Academy peers and the teaching staff. MUSIC - CLASSICAL Classical Academy students develop ensemble skills with guided rehearsal and performance as part of a chamber group. They deepen their understanding of classical music styles relevant to their chosen instrumnent through the study of music relevant to their instrument. HOW TO APPLY Entry to the Performing Arts Academy is by audition. Please register your interest by filling out the online form on our Enrolment page . For more information, please contact paa@avcol.school.nz

Performances 2021 AUCKLAND JAZZ COMPETITION 2021 NATIONAL YOUTH JAZZ COMPETITION 2021 GOSPEL CHOIR PERFORMS AT THE BIG SING JAZZ & SOUL 2021 A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM PERFORMANCE AT THE SGCNZ 2021 UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO SHEILAH WINN SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

CO-CURRICULAR THE ARTS SPORT TAUREWA CAMP GROUPS SPORTS ACADEMY PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY THE ARTS Avondale College has a well-deserved reputation for excellence in the performing arts, with students able to develop their passion for music, dance and drama in the classroom as well as through the many co-curricular groups on offer. Instrumental tuition is available to interested students and many instruments may be hired from the school's Music Department. Students gain performance experience through a number of school and community concerts and events. Junior students also have the opportunity of auditioning for our Performing Arts Academy, which runs before school five mornings a fortnight. ITINERANT MUSIC LESSONS 2026 PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY MUSIC Groups Symphony Orchestra Chamber Orchestra Big Band Jazz Combos Gospel Choir Contemporary Bands... and more! DANCE Groups GROUPS: African Fusion Dance Ensembles Mega Schools Hip Hop Crew Senior Jazz Contemporary Dance Team Hip Hop KPOP Dance ... and more! DRAMA In addition to taking Drama as subject across all year levels, students also have the opportunity to participate in co-curricular groups. A highlight of the school year is the production of a major musical show. Recent shows have included Little Shop of Horrors, Chicago, Fame the Musical, This is Us, In the Heights, Catch Me If You Can, Rock of Ages and Hairspray . Avondale College also participates in the annual Shakespeare Festival, with our students' achieving recognition at regional, national, and even international levels.

OUR SCHOOL TEAM FACILITIES COMMUNITY HISTORY BOARD & POLICIES BELL TIMES 1/1 Click image above to view gallery. HISTORY History of Avondale College The site and buildings of Avondale College began their life as an American Naval Hospital in 1943: U.S. Naval Mobile Hospital Number 6. At that time the USA was preparing for an extended Second World War battle in the South Pacific and Auckland was chosen as one of a few New Zealand cities for hospitals to tend the wounded army and naval personnel. Fletcher Construction was the builder of the hospital. The Department of Education had some of the site planned for a new secondary school to cope with the overcrowding of Auckland secondary schools. The hospital was given first priority, but a small portion of the buildings were built in permanent materials so that the wards, the gymnasium, the hall and some other buildings could easily be converted into a school at the end of the war. The extent of the hospital was huge, taking up all of the present school site as well as the nearby Rosebank Park and fields. The war in the Pacific did not reach the scale it was feared it could become and, in fact, the hospital was not used for wounded personnel. In February 1945 the Education Department recommended that Avondale Technical High School (as it was first named) and the neighbouring Intermediate School should be supervised by one school committee and it was the 6th February when five hundred and fifty students and twenty-one teachers gathered to begin turning the former hospital into a school. This was no easy task as New Zealand was still virtually operating under war conditions so that supplies and orders for the school were a good eighteen months from order placements to delivery. However there were compensations. Student accounts from the school magazine Taikaka reveal how proud students were of their brand new school buildings, their very well qualified teachers and the sense that Avondale College (renamed in 1948) was leading New Zealand in a number of ways: it very soon became one of the largest schools in New Zealand; it embraced with vigour the new national curriculum; it took students outside the classroom on field trips; it developed a huge orchestra; it produced wonderful dramas and musicals; it had an expansive technical block. Since 1945 the six previous principals of Avondale College (L.E Titheridge, A.R. Stephenson, W.R. Familton, A.H. Burton, P. R. Raffills, B. Lewis) have all extended and rebuilt the buildings (especially after the devastating fire in 1990), redeveloped the site and playing grounds, created an outdoor education camp in the National Park, established exchange schools in Japan and Noumea, developed business relationships with the local community, installed the latest technologies for students and staff. Along with this has been a steady increase in the scholastic and sporting achievements of the school to the present day where both the school and its achievements rank it among the best in New Zealand. A fuller account of the school’s history up to the 50th jubilee can be found in the jubilee book called: Avondale College 1945-1995, the First 50 Years, available from the National Library service. In 2025, Avondale College celebrated our 80th Jubilee. As part of the celebrations, students put together a Time Capsule for opening at our 100th Jubilee in 2045.

FACILITIES The success of Avondale College's academic, sporting and cultural programmes is underpinned by our top quality, award-winning facilities. A recent multi-million-dollar rebuilding programme has created a modern environment which incorporates innovative, sustainable design and the latest technology to ensure a great classroom experience for our students. Designed by Jazmax, the rebuild won a New Zealand Architecture Award in the Education Category in 2014. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTRE The Avondale College Early Childhood Education Centre was opened in 1996. It is a purpose-built, community-based Centre, located in the grounds of Avondale College. Our Centre forms a caring community which is both part of, and supported by the College. HIREAGE OF FACILITIES Find out more about community hireage of our Performing Arts Centre, Stadium and sports grounds and Taurewa Camp in the Central Plateau by following the links below. VISIT WEBSITE OUR SCHOOL TEAM FACILITIES COMMUNITY HISTORY BOARD & POLICIES BELL TIMES CAMPUS MAP

'Almost' Legally Blonde Although the production of Legally Blonde was unable to go ahead as planned this year, our talented cast were able to perform three songs from the musical to year level assemblies. This was a spectacular showcase of the performing arts and a tribute to all the hard work and many, many hours of rehearsals that have taken place over recent months. While the ultimate outcome was not as we had hoped, these performances were a celebratory snapshot of what might have been, and were greatly enjoyed by performers and audience alike. Congratulations to each one of the nearly 100 students involved in the cast, band and behind the scenes, and to all the dedicated staff, notably Director Mrs Erica Norton, Choreographer Ms Santana Schmidt, Musical Director Dr Julie Garner, Vocal Coach Toni Randle and Set Designer Mrs Susan Elijas.

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NEWS & EVENTS LATEST NEWS CALENDAR HEARTBEAT TERM DATES LATEST NEWS All Posts Search 6 days ago Out of Zone Applications for 2025 The Avondale College School Board advises that there will be a number of vacancies for out-of-zone students at Avondale College for 2025.... 6 days ago CHICAGO - Meet Velma Kelly! Playing the lead role of Velma Kelly in Avcol's upcoming production of Chicago - High School Edition - is talented Year 12 student, Lora... 6 days ago Gospel Choir in Big Sing Finale Avondale College's Gospel Choir are heading to Wellington on Thursday this week to take part in the Big Sing Finale 2024, at the Michael... 6 days ago Students shine at SUSO Around 1600 students have taken part in Stand Up Stand Out (SUSO), the Auckland-wide music and dance competition, and Avondale College... Aug 28 Heartbeat T3W6 28/8/24 From the Principal Stand Up Stand Out - Avcol performers succeed in performance heats Nominations for new Student Representative on the... Aug 26 Tongan Language Week at Avcol! Avondale College is celebrating Tongan Language Week one week later than the rest of the country, due to mock exams. Students have the... Aug 26 Become the new Student Rep on the Board! Nominations are now open for any student who is interested on standing for election onto the Avondale College School Board. Find out more... Aug 22 Chicago: Introducing Roxie Hart! With just three weeks until the curtain goes up on Chicago, High School Edition, a lot of hard work is happening behind the scenes for... Aug 22 Multiple awards at KBB Music Festival Avondale College came away with a record number of awards at this year's KBB Music Festival held in Parnell last week. The Auckland-wide... Aug 21 Heartbeat T3W4 21/8/24 From the Principal Multiple awards at KBB Music Festival AcDc and the ABs! Outdoor Education students taking on challenges Chicago - Meet... Aug 14 World Chemistry Olympiad bronze for Seivin Adding to New Zealand's recent success on the world stage is Avondale College student Seivin Kim who has been awarded a Bronze Medal for... Aug 14 Enrolment Interviews for In Zone applicants Enrolment interviews for Year 9 applicants for next year who live in the Avondale College zone will take place from 20-22 August 2024.... Aug 13 Chicago! Avondale College is excited to present the school show for 2024: Chicago, High School Edition! In roaring twenties Chicago, young Roxie... Aug 7 Heartbeat T3W3 7/8/24 From the Principal World Olympiad - Bronze medal for Seivin! MOS World Champs - 9th in World placing for Tarun! Quartet through to finals... Aug 6 Microsoft World Champs - 9th placing for Tarun After their success in the New Zealand Microsoft Office Specialist Championship last term, three students - Jianing Xu, Tarun Mudaliar... Aug 4 Out of Zone Applications for 2025 The Avondale College School Board advises that there will be a number of vacancies for out-of-zone students at Avondale College for 2025.... Jul 31 Heartbeat T3W2 31/8/24 From the Principal Daito Bunka visit Jazz & Soul International students welcomed Environmental Group photo competition Read your Height... Jul 24 Heartbeat T3W1 24/7 In this issue: From the Principal Pathways Planning - tonight! Open Evening - next Wednesday Enrolments for 2025 now open Jazz & Soul -... Jul 23 Jazz & Soul 2024 Avondale College invites you to experience a spectacular night of jazz and soul, brought to life by the talented musicians from our jazz... Jul 23 Pathways Planning - Wed 24/7 3.30pm - 6.30pm in the PAC Students are invited along with their whānau to discuss subject choices for 2025. Careers staff and...

OUT OF SCHOOL HELP Recommended telephone lines: · Youthline: 0800-376633 or txt 027 4 youths · Chinese Lifeline: 0800 888880 · Domestic Violence Centre: (24 hour line) 3033939 · Sexual Abuse Help: (24 hours) 6231700 · Pasifika Health Services 8284307 Recommended websites: For depression: www.thelowdown.co.nz and www.depression.org.nz For sexuality issues: www.theword.org.nz ; www.rainbowyouth.org.nz ; www.genderbridge.org.nz Drinking and drugs: www.alteredhigh.com and www.trippin.co.nz Body image and eating issues: www.eden.org.nz Internet safety: www.netsafe.org.nz Autism Spectrum Disorder: www.autismnz.org.nz DEANS YEAR 9 Mrs Joy Yallop Associate: Ms Guinevere Alai ​ YEAR 10 Mr Nicholas Smit Associate: Ms Sasha Rudland ​ YEAR 11 Mrs Grace Williams Associate: Mr Tom Bishop ​ YEAR 12 Mr Dave Dewsnap Associate: Dr Kirsty Pinder YEAR 13 Ms Rhonda Donaldson Associate: Miss Hannah Stewart ​ INTERNATIONAL: Mrs Carolin Dale ​ GUIDANCE COUNSELLORS Jin Tai Dave McMillan Louise Jennings Valenisia Sinisa ​ HEALTH CLINIC LEAD NURSE: Hannah Normington NURSE: Heather Playle ADMINISTRATOR: Susan Brown ​ CAREERS DIRECTOR: Jacqui Birkhead Jo Thomson Judith Johnson GATEWAY COORDINATOR: Christine Boyle ​ DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS ART: Miss Emma Watt COMMERCE: Mr Andrew Bramston DANCE: Miss Santana Schmidt DRAMA: Mrs Erica Norton ENGLISH: Ms Sharon Cope ESOL: Mrs Pushpa Dayal FOOD & SOFT MATERIALS TECH: Mrs Firoza Khan INTERNATIONAL: Mr Chis Klaassen LANGUAGES: Ms Julia Crawley LEARNING DEVELOPMENT: Ms Jean Mansill LEARNING SUPPORT: Mr Grant Burden MATHEMATICS: Mr Zameer Mazid MUSIC: Dr Julie GARNER PHYSICAL EDUCATION: Mr Jame Went SCIENCE: Mr Philip Irwin SOCIAL SCIENCES: Ms Gillian Hanna SPORT: Ms Dannak Dorrington TAUREWA: Ms Meg Goldthorpe TECHNOLOGY: Mr Neil Bartlett ​ ADMINISTRATION BUSINESS MANAGER: Yasmin Khan COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER: Susan Elijas ACCOUNTANT/OFFICE MANAGER: Nathalie Knight PRINCIPAL'S PA: Rochelle Smith BUSINESS MANAGER'S PA: Trudi Biggs ​ ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTANT: Natalie Knight ​ PROPERTY PROPERTY MANAGER: Brian Quedley ​ COLLEGE SHOP COLLEGE SHOP MANAGER: Charlotte Owens ​ SPORTS DIRECTOR: Miss Dannaka Dorrington SPORTS ASSISTANT: Jennifer Brown STADIUM & FACILITIES MANAGER: Bevan Jones ​ THEATRE THEATRE MANAGER: Alicia Lineham​ ​ CANTEEN ​ TAUREWA OFFICE DIRECTOR: Meg Goldthorpe ADMINISTRATOR: Rosalin Butler STUDENT SERVICES ​ GUIDANCE Our team of four qualified Counsellors are all members of the New Zealand Association of Counsellor and abide by the Code of Ethics of this association which means that confidentiality is maintained unless there is an imminent risk to safety. The Counsellors work in the Deans’ Corridor adjacent to the Health Centre. Referrals are welcome from students, from parents and from staff. An appointment system is used to enable Counsellors to give our students uninterrupted sessions. Counsellors offer individual and small group counselling, mediation and advocacy. They share a commitment to working towards a socially healthy and emotionally safe school. Over 100 students from all year groups, academic levels and ethnicities attend counselling each week for a wide range of issues. If appropriate and with parental consent, students are able to be referred free of charge to either the Kari Centre or Marinoto for psychological support. This may be recommended when students face depression, anxiety, panic attacks or other mental health issues. Itinerant counsellors from Auckland Sexual Abuse Help also work from our premises from time to time, as well as counsellors from Altered High which is the youth section of Community Alcohol and Drug Services. Students sometimes request these services, and it is easier if they can be seen at school. ​ MAKING AN APPOINTMENT For students: You can drop into the counselling area at the start of the day (between 8.00 and 8.45) to make an appointment with a counsellor of your choice. An appointment box with slips is located just inside the door of the waiting room. The department is also open during the lunch hour. You are also welcome to email us directly. For parents: Please email or phone to make an appointment. COUNSELLORS Jin Tai Dave McMillan Louise JenningsValenisia Sinisa STUDENT SERVICES ​ GUIDANCE Our team of four qualified Counsellors are all members of the New Zealand Association of Counsellor and abide by the Code of Ethics of this association which means that confidentiality is maintained unless there is an imminent risk to safety. The Counsellors work in the Deans’ Corridor adjacent to the Health Centre. Referrals are welcome from students, from parents and from staff. An appointment system is used to enable Counsellors to give our students uninterrupted sessions. Counsellors offer individual and small group counselling, mediation and advocacy. They share a commitment to working towards a socially healthy and emotionally safe school. Over 100 students from all year groups, academic levels and ethnicities attend counselling each week for a wide range of issues. If appropriate and with parental consent, students are able to be referred free of charge to either the Kari Centre or Marinoto for psychological support. This may be recommended when students face depression, anxiety, panic attacks or other mental health issues. Itinerant counsellors from Auckland Sexual Abuse Help also work from our premises from time to time, as well as counsellors from Altered High which is the youth section of Community Alcohol and Drug Services. Students sometimes request these services, and it is easier if they can be seen at school. ​ MAKING AN APPOINTMENT For students: You can drop into the counselling area at the start of the day (between 8.00 and 8.45) to make an appointment with a counsellor of your choice. An appointment box with slips is located just inside the door of the waiting room. The department is also open during the lunch hour. You are also welcome to email us directly. For parents: Please email or phone to make an appointment. COUNSELLORS Jin Tai Dave McMillan Louise JenningsValenisia Sinisa STUDENT SERVICES ​ GUIDANCE Our team of four qualified Counsellors are all members of the New Zealand Association of Counsellor and abide by the Code of Ethics of this association which means that confidentiality is maintained unless there is an imminent risk to safety. The Counsellors work in the Deans’ Corridor adjacent to the Health Centre. Referrals are welcome from students, from parents and from staff. An appointment system is used to enable Counsellors to give our students uninterrupted sessions. Counsellors offer individual and small group counselling, mediation and advocacy. They share a commitment to working towards a socially healthy and emotionally safe school. Over 100 students from all year groups, academic levels and ethnicities attend counselling each week for a wide range of issues. If appropriate and with parental consent, students are able to be referred free of charge to either the Kari Centre or Marinoto for psychological support. This may be recommended when students face depression, anxiety, panic attacks or other mental health issues. Itinerant counsellors from Auckland Sexual Abuse Help also work from our premises from time to time, as well as counsellors from Altered High which is the youth section of Community Alcohol and Drug Services. Students sometimes request these services, and it is easier if they can be seen at school. ​ MAKING AN APPOINTMENT For students: You can drop into the counselling area at the start of the day (between 8.00 and 8.45) to make an appointment with a counsellor of your choice. An appointment box with slips is located just inside the door of the waiting room. The department is also open during the lunch hour. You are also welcome to email us directly. For parents: Please email or phone to make an appointment. COUNSELLORS Jin Tai Dave McMillan Louise JenningsValenisia Sinisa STUDENT SERVICES ​ GUIDANCE Our team of four qualified Counsellors are all members of the New Zealand Association of Counsellor and abide by the Code of Ethics of this association which means that confidentiality is maintained unless there is an imminent risk to safety. The Counsellors work in the Deans’ Corridor adjacent to the Health Centre. Referrals are welcome from students, from parents and from staff. An appointment system is used to enable Counsellors to give our students uninterrupted sessions. Counsellors offer individual and small group counselling, mediation and advocacy. They share a commitment to working towards a socially healthy and emotionally safe school. Over 100 students from all year groups, academic levels and ethnicities attend counselling each week for a wide range of issues. If appropriate and with parental consent, students are able to be referred free of charge to either the Kari Centre or Marinoto for psychological support. This may be recommended when students face depression, anxiety, panic attacks or other mental health issues. Itinerant counsellors from Auckland Sexual Abuse Help also work from our premises from time to time, as well as counsellors from Altered High which is the youth section of Community Alcohol and Drug Services. Students sometimes request these services, and it is easier if they can be seen at school. ​ MAKING AN APPOINTMENT For students: You can drop into the counselling area at the start of the day (between 8.00 and 8.45) to make an appointment with a counsellor of your choice. An appointment box with slips is located just inside the door of the waiting room. The department is also open during the lunch hour. You are also welcome to email us directly. For parents: Please email or phone to make an appointment. COUNSELLORS Jin Tai Dave McMillan Louise JenningsValenisia Sinisa