James Hargest College INTERNATIONAL PROSPECTUS Invercargill NEW ZEALAND www.jameshargest.school.nz Invercargill About James Hargest College
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Andrew Wood Andrew Wood Principal Principal We extend a warm welcome to students from all over the world, and appreciate the cultural diversity and richness they bring to our College. James Hargest is a large, Year 7-13 co-educational school with a well established reputation for Student Support providing an excellent educational experience for $LUSRUWSLFNXSDQG2ULHQWDWLRQ3URJUDPPH International Students. (DV\DFFHVVORJLQWRLQWHUQHW Hargest is a friendly, busy place with a strong sense of belonging, where staff and students work very ([FHOOHQWVXSSRUWDQGFDUHIURP,QWHUQDWLRQDO well together. We maintain traditional values and Director, Homestay Co-ordinator and Academic have high expectations of both behaviour and work Advisor to help students integrate ethic. This is all provided on two well developed, $FFRPPRGDWLRQZLWK+RPHVWD\)DPLOLHVRU contemporary campuses with superb specialist friends of family facilities. 3URIHVVLRQDO&DUHHUVDGYLFH We offer a wide range of academic study courses (including the languages of Latin, Spanish, )XOO\SUHSDUHVVWXGHQWVIRUWKHLUVWD\LQ1HZ Japanese, French, German and Maori) with a long Zealand tradition of excellence at the highest levels. We also have particularly strong Music, Cultural and Sporting programmes which encourage students to become involved in many new experiences. $FDGHPLF([FHOOHQFH/HDUQLQJ Culture and Achievements
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