Auckland International College

Auckland International College is an independent coeducational secondary school in Auckland, New Zealand. The primary focus of AIC is academic excellence. It adopts the IB Diploma Programme as its sole curriculum. It also offers a Preparation Year Programme for IB Diploma course (Year 11) to allow students to prepare for the IB curriculum. The school runs with a Northern Hemisphere timetable, as the school year commences in July, and students sit their final IB examinations in May. Since January 2018, AIC also offers a six-month course running from January to June for international students whose English is not at a high enough level to embark on the Year 11 Preparation Year Programme. The AIC English Course for Senior Secondary Studies is unique in that it covers all curriculum subjects, developing and improving English language skills required for further study in a New Zealand classroom.

Auckland International College
Address
37 Heaphy Street, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland 0600
Coordinates36.92235°S 174.69764°E / -36.92235; 174.69764
Information
TypePrivate: Fully Reg. Co-Ed Secondary (Year 11–13) with Boarding Facilities, accredited IB World School.
MottoPathway to the world
EstablishedJuly 2003
Ministry of Education Institution no.473
PrincipalMichael Parry
School roll223[1] (March 2020)
Socio-economic decilen/a
Websiteaic.ac.nz

AIC has a specific focus of preparing students for the top universities in the world. Each year since its foundation, AIC students have received offers from top universities in the UK, the United States, Japan, Korea and Hong Kong among other destinations.

History
  • July 2003: AIC is established with the funding of the Oshu Corporation Japan; Carolyn Solomon is appointed as Principal.
  • January 2006: Craig Monaghan takes over as Principal of AIC; Carolyn Solomon moves into the role of Executive Principal.
  • December 2006: Craig Monaghan resigns as Principal; Roger Lewis is Acting Principal from January to April 2007.
  • April 2007: Anne Willmann is appointed as AIC's new Principal.
  • June 2009: Mike Parry is appointed as AIC's new Principal
  • 2009: Agnes Chan is appointed as AIC's President.
  • 2011: Construction is started at new building for school in Blockhouse Bay and for boarding house in Avondale.
  • January 2012: School was moved into new building in Blockhouse Bay and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key is invited as chief guest for official opening
  • April 2013: Carolyn Solomon is appointed again as Principal
  • July 2017: Mike Parry is appointed again as Principal

Curriculum

References
  1. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
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