Rangiora New Life School

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Rangiora New Life School
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Rangiora New Life School
Denchs Road
Rangiora
New Zealand
Coordinates 43°19′11″S172°36′01″E / 43.319738°S 172.600216°E / -43.319738; 172.600216
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Type State Integrated Composite (Years 1-13)
MottoSeek, serve, soar.
Established1979
Ministry of Education Institution no. 418
PrincipalStephen Walters
School roll440 [1] (February 2024)
Hours in school day8:50 am3:10 pm
Socio-economic decile9 [2]
IntranetNew Life Connect connect.rnls.school.nz
Apps platform SharePoint & Office365
Website www.rnls.school.nz

Rangiora New Life School is a state-integrated Christian area School situated in Southbrook, Rangiora, New Zealand. It was established in 1979 as a private school and integrated into the state education system in March 1994. [3] [4] The school has a roll of 440 students from years 1 to 13 (approx. ages 5 to 18) as of February 2024, [1] many of whom are not of religious conviction (the school having a policy of acceptance towards personal religion). The current principal is Stephen Walters.

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It is notable for its high success rate of students passing their respective NCEA qualifications. In 2010, all Year 11 students at the school passed their NCEA Level 1 standards, the highest pass rate in New Zealand. [5]

Staff

Rangiora New Life has 59 staff, including management, teaching, support, administration and property staff as of 1 October 2019. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  2. "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. "About Us - Rangiora New Life School" . Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  4. "Integration Agreement -- Rangiora New Life School, Rangiora". New Zealand Gazette . 1994: 1277. 7 April 1994. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  5. "Rangiora New Life School". NZ Association for Christian Schools. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  6. "Staff List - Rangiora New Life School" . Retrieved 1 October 2019.