ACG Sunderland School and College

ACG Sunderland School and College
Address
6 Waipareira Avenue, Henderson, Waitakere City [1]
Coordinates	36°51′49″S174°38′00″E / 36.863717°S 174.63335°E / -36.863717; 174.63335
Information
Type	Private co-educational school
Motto	Aspire • Succeed • Respect
Established	2007
Ministry of Education Institution no.	571
Principal	Nathan Villars
Grades	Preschool to Year 13
School roll	842 [2] (March 2025)
Socio-economic decile	10Z
Website	sunderland.acgedu.com

ACG Sunderland is a private school and is part of ACG Education (formerly known as Academic Colleges Group). ^[3] It is located in Henderson, New Zealand, a western suburb of Auckland. ^[4]

The school is owned and operated by Inspired Education Group, an international operator of for-profit schools.

History

The Sunderland Education Trust founded Sunderland in 2007 as "Sunderland School and College". It was the first private secondary school to open in Waitakere City (modern West Auckland), opening at the former site of the Waitakere City Council buildings. ^[5] In 2010, Academic Colleges Group (ACG) took over the management contract for Sunderland, changing the name to ACG Sunderland.^{[ citation needed ]}

Student body

ACG Sunderland provides education to boys and girls from Years 1 to 13, ^[6] as well as a preschool. ^[7] The student body is split into six houses, named after four founders of the school and two places in Auckland: Waitakere, Whenuapai, Tong, Fleming, Findlay, and McDonald. ^[8]

Curriculum

ACG Sunderland offers the University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) and is a member of the Association of Cambridge Schools in New Zealand. ^[9] The CIE curriculum has students sit external Cambridge examinations during the October-November months of each year. ^[10]

Campus

ACG Sunderland's campus is on nine acres of landscaped grounds and includes a 150-seat auditorium. ^[11]

The premises in 1983, when it was the Waitakere City Council Chambers

References

1. "Educationpages – ACG Sunderland". Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
2. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
3. "View All Details". www.companiesoffice.govt.nz. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
4. "Study".
5. Devaliant, Judith (2009). "History Lessons". In Macdonald, Finlay; Kerr, Ruth (eds.). West: The History of Waitakere. Random House. p. 214. ISBN   9781869790080.
6. "School Years 1–6 – ACG Sunderland". www.acgedu.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2011.
7. "ACG Sunderland Preschool – 09/10/2015". Education Review Office. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
8. "ACG Sunderland Newsletter - 27 January 2023". Issuu. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
9. "Association of Cambridge Schools in New Zealand". acsnz.org.nz. ACSNZ. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
10. "The Association of Cambridge Schools in New Zealand (Inc) - FAQ". www.acsnz.org.nz. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
11. "ACG Sunderland : New Zealand Educated". Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.