Congratulations to our 2010 Scholarship winners, collecting 19 Scholarships between them - 4 with Outstanding Performance.
The secondary years at Chilton begin at Year 7. Students in both Years 7 and 8 follow a timetable similar to that of the senior students, so that that even at this younger age, they become familiar with teaching by specialist teachers in custom designed and specifically equipped classrooms.
The emphasis at every year level is the development of life-long learning skills: intellectual risk taking, inquiry, critical thinking and reflection. The pillars which underpin the secondary curriculum remain: learning to know, learning to do, learning to live with others and learning to be herself.
Our aim continues to be to produce students who are knowledgeable, principled, caring, open-minded, balanced and reflective inquirers, communicators, thinkers and risk-takers. This is the profile of the Chilton student. She is well prepared to move beyond school into the wider world as a curious, collaborative and independent life-long learner.
The curriculum philosophy at secondary level is to expose students to a rich, broad core curriculum during their middle schooling years so that they can make well informed content option choices as they grow older.
It is a feature of Chilton that girls continue to undertake Religious Studies and take part in Physical Education lessons right up to Year 13. Health and lifestyle education in the middle years is supported with carefully balanced personal development and Outdoor Education opportunities. These culminate in a programme of Leadership and Life Skills in the two senior years at Chilton.
During their secondary years, Chilton students are grouped into form classes of no more than 24. In the first four years at secondary level, most subjects are taught in form class groupings. Form teachers have primary responsibility for the welfare of all students in their form and are supported through a well-structured pastoral care system.
Read more about the Years 7-13 curriculum.
Find out why we teach NCEA at senior secondary level rather than the IB Diploma.