ACG Senior College
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{{Infobox school
| name = ACG Senior College
| image = 20220717 151319 Senior College.jpg
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| motto = Redefine Success
| type = Private Senior School
| established = 1995–2018
| address = 66 Lorne Street, Central Auckland, New Zealand.
| principal = Tracey Dykstra
| roll = 229 (1 July 2017){{cite web |url= http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/list-of-nz-schools |title= New Zealand Schools - Education Counts |publisher= New Zealand Ministry of Education |access-date= 2018-02-14}}
| decile = 10
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| homepage = [http://www.acgedu.com/nz/senior acgedu.com/nz/senior]
| grades = 11–13
}}
ACG Senior College was a specialist, pre-university high school and part of ACG Education (formerly known as Academic Colleges Group){{Cite web|url=https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/ui/pages/companies/654443?backurl=/companies/app/ui/pages/companies/search?mode=standard&type=entities&q=acg%2520education#|title=View All Details|website=www.companiesoffice.govt.nz|access-date=2017-07-02}} New Zealand.
Previously located in the learning quarter of central Auckland, opposite the Central Library and near AUT and the University of Auckland.{{Cite web|url=http://www.acgedu.com/nz/senior/about-us/location-aamp-facilities|title=Senior College location|accessdate=8 April 2023}} In December 2018, Senior College merged with ACG Parnell College at the new Senior Campus in Newmarket.{{Cite web|url=https://www.parnellcollege.acgedu.com/|title=ACG Parnell College - Auckland ||website=ACG Parnell College - Auckland|accessdate=8 April 2023}}
Education System
Although Senior College did originally offer the NCEA courses, the institution since switched to the full Cambridge International Examination system, and gained 34 Top in the World and Top in New Zealand Awards.{{Cite web |url=http://www.acgedu.com/nz/senior/about-us/academic-achievements |title=34 Top in the World and Top in New Zealand Awards |access-date=19 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120228161333/http://www.acgedu.com/nz/senior/about-us/academic-achievements |archive-date=28 February 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} Students could take courses at various levels such as IGCSE and AS and A, however they were only able to take senior school level courses (NZ years 11–13). In November 2013, ACG Senior College also became an IB World School.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ibo.org/school/049966/|title = ACG Parnell College}} Students could take 6-month and 1-year Pre-IB programmes as well as the 2-year IB Diploma Programme (IBDP). Some students in Year 13 were at Senior College part-time and attended university courses at the University of Auckland simultaneously.
Each year, the college took a number of able students who wished to move from Year 9 directly into Year 11.
History
The institution was opened in 1995 as Senior College of New Zealand and was often referred to as SCONZ.
The founding Principal was Dawn Jones. Kathleen Parker was appointed in 2004. Larne Edmeades, principal of ACG Parnell College, was principal of Senior College for 2016, and on 1 November 2016, Tracey Dykstra was appointed as the last principal.
Closure
In mid-2018, the school announced its merger with a school under the same company, ACG Parnell.{{cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12075193|title=Two Auckland schools set to merge in newly-renovated ex-Maori TV building|date=21 June 2018|newspaper=The New Zealand Herald}} This caused backlash from the students, parents, and staff.{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/103774108/Parents-concerned-about-independent-Auckland-schools-merging-campuses|title=Parents concerned about independent Auckland schools merging campuses|first=Laine|last=Moger|date=9 May 2018|publisher=Stuff}} In 2019, ACG Senior College will be under ACG Parnell: Senior Campus, with a mix of ACG Parnell and ACG Senior students. The existing building of ACG Senior will be vacated.
References
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External links
- [http://www.acgedu.com/ Academic Colleges Group]
- [http://www.acgedu.com/nz/senior ACG Senior College]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120205185616/http://www.acgedu.com/nz/senior/college-years-11-13/staff ACG Senior College Staff]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120610182703/http://www.acgedu.com/images/stories/ACG-Senior-College-18-11-20111_pdf.pdf 2011 Educational Review Office Report]
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Category:Private schools in New Zealand
Category:Secondary schools in Auckland
Category:Cambridge schools in New Zealand
Category:1995 establishments in New Zealand
Category:Educational institutions established in 1995
Category:2018 disestablishments in New Zealand