Enhancement

Rangiora High School has a well-established enhancement programme for junior students identified as having special abilities. The objective is to provide a programme which broadens the learning opportunities of these more able students and allows them to work with their intellectual peers. Ms Dawn Haward is our Enhancment Co-ordinator. She can be contacted on +64 3 3118888 or be clicking here.

At Year 9 we run two form classes which are allow for English enhancement and two form classes which allow for Mathematics enhancement.

At Year 10 classes are banded together for their core subjects so that departments can offer extension in each individual learning area. Our top Year 10 Science classes do a full NCEA Level 1 programme. Other subjects offer junior students the opportunity to complete some internally assessed NCEA achievement standards as well as providing enrichment activities.

At Years 11-13, students who met the course pre-requisites are able to study in accelerated courses at NCEA Levels 1-3. These courses offer increased depth and extension activities.

In addition to the timetabled enhancement programme, support is offered for all students (Years 9-13) who would benefit from extension in a specific area. There may be competitions or inter-school events where outstanding students can interact with others at a similar level, such as the annual University of Canterbury Colloquium. There is also the possibility of extended study: students in the past have gained credits in Astronomy with the Carter Observatory online course, for example.