English for Speakers of Other Languages

The ESOL Department assists students who have non-English speaking backgrounds. The specialist staff teach the English language needed for achievement across all curriculum areas.

Senior classes enable students to gain literacy credits for NCEA Level 1, and Level 2 University Literacy Credits in English. The classes for Forms 5 and 6 enable achievement of similar standards to mainstream English, but there is also support for academic vocabulary development and understanding of grammatical rules.

Staff:

Mrs L White - HOD, NCEA English Level 1 and 2, Form 4 ESOL, Foundation English
Mrs J Boyd - NCEA English Level 1, 2 and 3, Form 3 ESOL
Ms C Waters - Form 4 ESOL, Form 3 ESOL, Foundation English, NCEA English Level 2
Ms J Proctor - Foundation Science and Social Studies, mainstream Science and Maths