ACG Sunderland School and College

ACG Sunderland School and College
Address
6 Waipareira Avenue, Henderson, Waitakere City[1]
Coordinates	36.863717°S 174.63335°E / -36.863717; 174.63335
Information
Type	Private co-educational school
Motto	Aspire • Succeed • Respect
Established	2007
Ministry of Education Institution no.	571
Principal	Nathan Villars
Grades	Preschool to Year 13
School roll	844[2] (November 2024)
Socio-economic decile	10Z
Website	sunderland.acgedu.com

ACG Sunderland is a private school and is part of ACG Education (formerly known as Academic Colleges Group).^[3] It is located in Henderson, a western suburb of Auckland.^[4]

The school is currently owned and operated by Inspired Education Group, an international provider of for-profit schools.

History

The Sunderland Education Trust founded Sunderland in 2007 as "Sunderland School and College". It was the first private secondary school to open in Waitakere City (modern West Auckland), opening at the former site of the Waitakere City Council buildings.^[5] In 2010, Academic Colleges Group (ACG) took over the management contract for Sunderland, changing the name to ACG Sunderland.

Student body

ACG Sunderland provides education to boys and girls from Years 1 to 13,^[6] as well as a preschool.^[7] The student body is split into six houses, named after four founders of the school and two places in Auckland: Waitakere, Whenuapai, Tong, Fleming, Findlay, and McDonald.^{[citation needed]}

Curriculum

ACG Sunderland offers the University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) and is a member of the Association of Cambridge Schools in New Zealand.^[8] Subjects include English, Music, Mathematics, Co-ordinated Science, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, History, Art, Computer Science, Geography and Physical Education. ICT is integrated. There is a Spanish teaching room and rooms for learning support, ESOL, College art and Primary School art.^[9] The CIE curriculum has students sit external Cambridge examinations during the October-November months of each year.^[10] In May, the school's College (Years 7 to 13) sit Mid-Year internal examinations, with Upper College students (Years 11 to 13) sitting Mock Exams in August to prepare for the external examinations. In November, the Lower College (Years 7 to 10) will sit another set of internal examinations while the upper college sit their external examinations.

Campus

ACG Sunderland's campus comprises architecturally designed premises and nine acres of landscaped grounds. As well as providing a full-sized gymnasium, computer suites, science laboratories, art rooms and a specialist technology department, the School places emphasis on the performing arts, with specialist music rooms, a band practice room, a drama room and a 150-seat auditorium.^[11]

References

1. "Educationpages – ACG Sunderland". Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
2. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
3. "View All Details". www.companiesoffice.govt.nz. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
4. "Study".
5. Devaliant, Judith (2009). "History Lessons". In Macdonald, Finlay; Kerr, Ruth (eds.). West: The History of Waitakere. Random House. p. 214. ISBN 9781869790080.
6. "School Years 1–6 – ACG Sunderland". www.acgedu.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2011.
7. "ACG Sunderland Preschool – 09/10/2015". Education Review Office. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
8. "Association of Cambridge Schools in New Zealand". acsnz.org.nz. ACSNZ. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
9. "Focus 2012 – ACG Sunderland". Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
10. "The Association of Cambridge Schools in New Zealand (Inc) - FAQ". www.acsnz.org.nz. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
11. "ACG Sunderland : New Zealand Educated". Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.