How will Rangi Ruru help future-proof my daughter's learning?
An excellent academic programme is only part of the learning that will help your daughter achieve her dreams. We advise and support students to strive to their potential in all they do.

Having reviewed alternative programmes, and adopted any parts of programmes we felt would benefit our students, we have determined that the NCEA offers a quality, nationally and internationally robust qualification. We do, however, continue to monitor additional subject options and programmes against the future needs of our students and quality education research.

In the future, students will need to have achieved not only a good qualification, but also the "soft skills" that are not specific to a particular subject area, but are believed to be just as important in determining an individual's future success.

For this reason Rangi Ruru places a great deal of emphasis on girls having the opportunity to challenge themselves both inside and outside the classroom. The skill sets learnt through being members of a team, being successful and less successful, committing and persisting, challenging themselves and others, help girls develop attitudes and behaviours that will stand them in good stead for life.

Within the classroom these skills are reinforced through including Art Costa's Habits of Mind and the New Zealand Curriculum's Key Competencies into our teaching and learning programme across all subject areas.

What is the role of parents at Rangi Ruru?
The school places great emphasis on strong partnerships between our students, parents, teachers and school management. Parental involvement in the girls' education and in our school is very important to us. The "Rangi family" is a key aspect of the culture of our school.

We appreciate that parents are busy people and many live and work a long distance from the school. Parents are expected to support the school by supporting the school values, uniform guidelines and behaviour expectations; ensuring their daughter comes to school each day, on time and ready to learn; attends compulsory school events; and contacts the school on matters that may affect their daughter's emotional or physical wellbeing.

Other involvement varies from parent to parent, from being representatives of the parent body on the Board of Governors or PTA, to involvement in fundraising and events, and attendance at school functions and events.

The school year includes a number of academic, sporting, cultural and social events. These offer the girls an opportunity to demonstrate their skills and talents to the school community, to celebrate their successes and achievements, and for our parent body to meet both formally and socially with teachers, school staff and other parents.

Our community's support of our school is essential for the ongoing development of our facilities and learning resources, and for maintaining our position as one of the highest achieving schools in New Zealand.

Parents are regularly updated about what is happening at school and their daughter's progress through formal and informal meetings with staff, written reports, and updates on events, activities and issues through the school extranet and school newsletters. Parents are encouraged to contact individual members of the teaching or school staff directly to discuss any aspect of their daughter's schooling or any issues which may affect this.

Why choose education at an Independent girls' school?
Being an Independent girls’ school means Rangi Ruru tailors its curriculum to suit the needs of girls and we have the ability to offer students more flexibility around their subject choices.

We attract more high quality, committed teachers because of our ability to offer teachers increased involvement in the school’s planning and decision-making and the time relationship staff are able to develop with individual students. Rangi has a commitment to maintaining classes with lower teacher to student ratios and, as our teachers have fewer co-curricular demands on their time, they are able to spend more time tutoring and supporting individual students. Rangi staff are committed to identifying and supporting the individual needs of students and focusing on planning creative and interesting lessons.

We are free to determine where we should best invest our time and resources for maximum benefit to our students and the school. To support the demands of a wide-ranging curriculum, we invest in and utilise technology and facilities of the highest quality.

As a single sex school we are able to cater for the particular needs of girls. Many girls comment on the sense of freedom they feel at a single sex school and the encouragement they receive to give more things a go. International research shows that single sex schools provide more freedom from career stereotypes, with students finding their life’s purpose according to their skills, interest and aptitude rather than their gender. Rangi is not an exclusively female environment. We have both male and female teachers and the girls interact regularly with students from other schools in collaborative ventures, social events and sports.

Research has identified the important role peer and staff/student relationships play in a student's secondary school achievement. Rangi Ruru encourages supportive bonds between members of the school community. The shared enthusiasm for individual and team endeavour and success is often the encouragement girls need to exceed their own expectations.