Aranui High SchoolAbout The School
The school is co-educational and is only 15 minutes by bus from the city and 10 minutes from the beach. It is set among spacious grounds with excellent facilities, including a swimming pool, tennis courts, sports field, computer suites, music suite, media room, science laboratories, canteen, two gymnasiums including a weight training room and a photographic dark room. The school was opened in 1960 and now caters for about 1150 students, including international students from 10 different countries.
Fees & Accomodation Friendly New Zealand host families make the students’ stay in New Zealand an enjoyable one. Families are carefully selected and monitored regularly during students' stay. Students receive all meals, laundry and their own bedroom with a desk. The welfare of international students at Aranui High School is taken very seriously.
Contact Tonya Justice - International director Sue Scheib - International Student Manager Lisa Keating - HOD Outdoor Education
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Located in the ‘Garden City’ of Christchurch, Aranui High School reaps the benefits of a close proximity to the beautiful Southern Alps and the beach while being part of the South Island’s largest city.
Aranui is the Maori word for ‘broad path’ and is symbolic of the school’s goal to offer a well-rounded education that caters to students’ social and cultural, as well as academic needs. The school is renowned nationally for its innovative academy programmes that cater to the individual needs of the student.
