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The Te Reo Māori and Tikanga learning pathways at Rangitoto College focus on building our learners’ confidence, competence and connections. This is seen through our kapa haka – Te Kiko o Rangitoto, through community celebrations such as Matariki, and our ever growing academic pathways – Te Reo, Carving and Māori Performing Arts.
Student led groups and clubs provide rich engagement opportunities to their fellow students. We have over 47 clubs and 22 service opportunities that celebrate international arts events, champion charitable causes and provide avenues for students to explore their passions and foster friendships. Organisations such as Unicef and the Red Cross help cultivate the social responsibility of our students. Personal and intellectual growth is encouraged with the demands of activities such as chess, debating, rubik’s cube club and the creative writing club.
Students serve and make positive contributions that address the needs of their wider community. Needs such as restoring native ecology networks, pest and predator prevention, IT support for elderly, recycling chip packets to be manipulated into thermal blankets or support personnel for the special olympics. Students’ efforts are recognised via both the Rangitoto Summit Diploma and the Student Volunteer Army. In 2022, students provided over 5000 hours of service to our community. The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is also on offer providing students with great opportunities to try something new, make friends and develop new skills and experiences.
Students are also able to participate in many student leadership opportunities throughout the school. The college has a strong student leadership programme that offers students leadership growth opportunities in many areas of responsibility within our student leadership teams. These teams are led by our Year 13 Student Leaders and are comprised of teams from Year 10 through to Year 12 and lead in areas such as the Arts, Sports, Pastoral Care, Community and Environment and Culture and Globalisation. Specialist Student Leadership teams lead their peers in key cultural areas providing leadership growth and engagement opportunities for our Chinese, Korean, Māori and Pasifika communities.
