Welcome from the International Director

Lynda Lidgard
Director of International Students

“Over the years I have seen many students come to New Zealand with different goals and it has been my pleasure to be involved and support them through their journey.

Rangitoto College embraces the cultural diversity and character international students bring to our school. Many of our students come to study in our high school programme to gain entry onto tertiary study through either the NCEA or IB pathways.ย  Rangitoto College has a history of providing excellent academic environment for them to be successful in their chosen academic pathway.ย  We also welcome students to come for a term or semester as an opportunity to learn, grow, travel and experience a new culture.ย 

I would like to welcome you to join the Rangitoto College community and experience life in New Zealand while continuing to study towards your long term academic goals.โ€

Celebrating the re-opening of New Zealand's borders

Student Stories

Our international students all have different reasons for choosing New Zealand and when they leave they have some amazing stories to tell. Here are some of the things they say about their experiences at Rangitoto College, living on the North Shore of Auckland, and travelling around New Zealand.

Riko Takayoshi – Japan

Japan

Along with my study here at Rangitoto College, I am also involved in the girl’s rugby team. I have been playing rugby since I was very little, and itโ€™s something I love and am confident at. At the start of my study abroad in New Zealand, I used to struggle with the whole new environment that I was in, but rugby led me to make friends and gave me a place to be confident. Getting involved in activities such as sports is the best way to get to know people around you and make friends with whom you share some common interests with. Another exciting fact about this is that you get to visit many places around New Zealand. For example with rugby, we go to different schools to play games, and last year, we went down to Tauranga for a tournament and stayed a few nights together. This was one of my favourite moments which I will never forget: eating dinner together, listening and singing music together, and getting to know more about my teammates. Getting involved in activities also allowed me to have more connections with people, and this is where I learned different cultures and vibes people have in New Zealand. Mฤori is one of the cultures I learned and experienced in New Zealand by being in the girl’s rugby team, and as I learned more about the culture, I gained more understanding about people and New Zealand. If you do play sports in your own country, I would recommend you to continue it at Rangitoto College, because it really helps you to make friends and most importantly feel involved and confident. Rangitoto College also has different levels of teams in some sports teams, so if you are interested in playing a new sport, I would strongly recommend having a tr

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I have been a student at Rangitoto College since year 9, so I can confidently say this is a place that offers me a better education and provides me with a variety of future choices. Starting from year 12, I am also a member of our awesome IB crew. This makes my life more substantial as one of the core of IB requirementsโ€”CAS, pushes me to step out of my comfort zone. The IB is a rigorous course which is well-known worldwide. More importantly, because of the relatively small number of IB students in my year group, everyone gets to know each other quite well, and this is a huge difference compared with normal classes. Overall, studying the IB at Rangitoto College has been very rewarding. I feel I am becoming more of an all-rounder due to the broad academic programme the IB offers.

ๆˆ‘ไปŽ9ๅนด็บงๅผ€ๅง‹ๅฐฑ่ฟ›ๅ…ฅไบ†Rangitoto Collegeๅญฆไน ๏ผŒๆ‰€ไปฅๆˆ‘ๅฏไปฅๆฏซไธ็Šน่ฑซ็š„่ฏดๆ˜ฏ่ฟ™ๆ‰€ๅญฆๆ ก็ป™ไบˆไบ†ๆˆ‘่ฎธๅคšไธๅŒ็š„ๆœชๆฅ้“่ทฏ็š„้€‰ๆ‹ฉใ€‚ไปŽ12ๅนด็บงๅผ€ๅง‹๏ผŒๆˆ‘้€‰ๆ‹ฉไบ†่ฟ™ๆ‰€้ซ˜ไธญ่ฏ•่ฟ่กŒ็š„IB่€Œ้žๅธธ่ง„็š„NCEAๅ› ไธบๆˆ‘่ง‰ๅพ—IBๅฏไปฅไฝฟๆˆ‘่ตฐๅ‡บ่‡ชๅทฑ็š„ๅฐๅœˆๅญ๏ผŒๅŽปๅฐ่ฏ•ไปฅๅ‰ๆˆ‘ๆ‰€ไปŽๆœชๅฐ่ฏ•่ฟ‡็š„ไบ‹ๆƒ…ใ€‚่™ฝ็„ถ็›ฎๅ‰ไปไปป้‡่€Œ้“่ฟœ๏ผŒไฝ†ๆ˜ฏๆˆ‘็›ธไฟกๅƒๅพ—่‹ฆไธญ่‹ฆ๏ผŒๆ–นไธบไบบไธŠไบบใ€‚ไธ€ๅˆ†่€•่€˜ๆœ‰ๆ—ถๅ€™ๅนถไธไธ€ๅฎš่ƒฝๆขๆฅไธ€ๅˆ†ๆ”ถ่Žท๏ผŒไฝ†่‹ฅๆ˜ฏๆฏซไธๅŠชๅŠ›๏ผŒๅฐฑๆ›ดไธๅฏ่ƒฝๅญฆๆœ‰ๆ‰€ๆˆใ€‚ๆ‰€ไปฅๆ€ป่€Œ่จ€ไน‹๏ผŒๅญฆไน IBไฝฟๆˆ‘ๆˆไธบไบ†ไธ€ไธชๅคšๅ…ƒๅŒ–ๅ‘ๅฑ•็š„ไบบใ€‚

I spent a wonderful year at Rangitoto College. I have enjoyed learning Maths and Sciences at Rangitoto, as well as I was a keen member of the Tramping Club. After I left Rangitoto, I have completed a Mathematics B.A. at the University of Cambridge, followed by a Master’s in Systems Biology.

After my graduation, I have carried out research projects in Plant Science. The areas of interest have spanned Plant Epidemiology and most recently Forest Carbon Mapping in Wellington Region, which brought me back to New Zealand.

I spent a wonderful year at Rangitoto College. I have enjoyed learning Maths and Sciences at Rangitoto, as well as I was a keen member of the Tramping Club. After I left Rangitoto, I have completed a Mathematics B.A. at the University of Cambridge, followed by a Master's in Systems Biology. After my graduation, I have carried out research projects in Plant Science. The areas of interest have spanned Plant Epidemiology and most recently Forest Carbon Mapping in Wellington Region, which brought me back to New Zealand.

New Experiences

Students love New Zealand because of the natural beauty, friendly people, open spaces and excellent education system. New Zealand is one of the top three safest countries in the world due to the low crime rate and absence of dangerous animals. Aucklandโ€™s east coast beaches (five minutes from the school) have small waves and are perfect for swimming, sailing, kayaking and stand up paddle boarding. The west coast beaches (40 minutes from the school) have big waves and are perfect for surfing. We encourage our international students to explore the country they are living in so we work with a small number of tour companies who are experts in creating exciting tours for international students.

Homestays

Rangitoto College has hosted international students for many years. We have an exceptional team, with a lot of experience, who are dedicated to the academic and pastoral needs of our students. International students live with either a homestay family, designated caregiver or parent.

Agent Resources

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