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Albany Senior High School
where academics
meets the real world.
be here.
be you.
belong.
principal’s
welcome.
impact projects.
Our response to the key competencies with the New Zealand Curriculum document. Students are required to develop a project based on their own strength and passions.
tutorials.
We recognise the need for every student to have an adult who knows them well, and who can get to know the families well. We talk about the ‘holy trinity’ – Family / Student / Tutor relationship, and how important these are to ‘educationally powerful connections and relationships’ that will make a difference for the students.
What this looks like:
- Every teacher has a Tutorial class.
- Students tutor each other.
- 100 minutes, twice a week.
- 15/16 Students per tutorial.
- Tutor is available to advocate for the student.
specialist subjects.
Become the expert you need to be.
We describe the subjects as “Specialist” subjects because this is the time in the week when the students are taught explicitly the skills, knowledge and dispositions required to function fully in the specialist discipline areas. e.g. How do you investigate as a Mathematician or an artist? How do you become a scientist?
English
Design Technology
Health + PE
Maths + Stats
news.
Different by design. Strong by outcome.
September 10, 2026
There is no single definition of success – and there shouldn’t be a single pathway to achieving it. Albany Senior High School was designed differently from the beginning. A learning environment built around independence, curiosity, strong relationships and opportunities for students to take ownership of where their learning could lead.
ASHS launches new short film celebrating the power of real-world learning
September 9, 2026
Albany Senior High School has released a new short film, Where Academics Meets the Real World, directed by award-winning documentary filmmaker and ASHS alumna Kaia Kahurangi Jamieson. The film offers an intimate look at one of the defining features of an Albany Senior High School education: Impact Projects. For the
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