The formula “the earlier, the better” is more relevant than ever for those who want to get an education and then find a job in New Zealand. The first and most important step that opens the door to the big world is obtaining a secondary education. The best place for this in New Zealand is Christchurch, the “Garden City,” which is home to the most prestigious secondary schools, the leader among which is Hornby.
Hornby School is an elite co-educational institution. It was founded in 1975 and has since earned the well-deserved respect of both parents and the students themselves, for whom all necessary conditions have been created here: well-equipped classrooms, an indoor gym, sports fields for football, rugby, hockey, tennis, a lecture hall and amphitheater, laboratories for scientific research, workshops for various forms of art, music classrooms, including a recording studio, free Internet access, and its library is one of the largest in Christchurch.
Hornby School's creed is the highest quality of education and the development of each student's maximum potential. Special personal development programs have been developed here. Peer Support is an adaptation program for junior students with the support of senior students, who undergo special training that includes topics such as conflict resolution and team building.
The ISLA program aims to improve each student's academic potential in a specific subject. At the end of each trimester, Hornby School students take special tests to determine academic, work, social, and cooperative skills, which allows teachers to adapt and improve the teaching program.
And finally, The Hornby Way is a program for developing social maturity and discipline. Thanks to it, Hornby School students are always a cut above the rest.
Hornby's academic program is an adapted British secondary education program that gives equal attention to academic subjects and the arts and sports. Students can enter at age 13 for the junior level, Junior School, or at age 15 for the senior level, Senior School. Both programs lead to a national secondary education diploma that is recognized worldwide. At the junior level, students study English, mathematics, social sciences, technology, etc. Senior School teaches mathematics, accounting, physics, biology, chemistry, economics, art, music, graphics, information technology, and languages.
By the way, three-dimensional graphics have recently become increasingly popular. Therefore, it is not surprising that students often prefer to study 3D Max and other graphic editors.
In their free time, students are offered a wide range of activities: there is a rock band and a jazz band, and a theater studio. In music lessons, a student can choose the instrument they will play: guitar, wind instruments, drums, bass guitar, keyboards, piano, or saxophone.
Hornby School's patron is Ernst & Young. Its managers work as mentors with senior students, helping them decide on their future profession.
Special place is given to programs in office administration, commerce, hospitality, and tourism, where senior students have a unique opportunity to undergo basic training in their future specialty and an internship at an enterprise. A secondary education diploma from Hornby School gives the right to enroll in the best universities worldwide.