Extracurricular Activities

The Arts

Our outstanding performing arts curriculum helps bring out the best in students’ musical and dramatic abilities, offering all students a chance to shine. With a 250-seat auditorium, specialist music rooms, visual arts rooms, a band practice room and individual practice suites, ACG Sunderland is well-equipped for students to immerse themselves in arts, music and culture. We foster a vibrant culture of music appreciation in our school and provide several opportunities to master an instrument, join a musical group, take part in a school production or learn new skills for a cultural performance.

Sports

ACG Sunderland students can choose from a diverse range of sporting options. Our purpose-built gymnasium and the outstanding local facilities on our doorstep mean sporting opportunities are readily available to students on a daily basis. Facilities include netball and tennis courts, a swimming complex, playing fields, an athletics track and the magnificent Trusts Stadium.

Our students actively participate in school-wide sports events, including inter-primary school fixtures against schools from Auckland and the North Island. We are also part of the Henderson cluster of schools for sports tournaments, with a focus on select sports to achieve success at local and regional levels. The following sports are offered (summer or winter depending on the school level): Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Cricket, Cross Country, Cycling, Hockey, Netball, Orienteering, Rowing, Running Club, Skate Club, Soccer, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis, and Touch Rugby.

Activities and Clubs

Students are encouraged to engage in a diverse range of activities and clubs at ACG Sunderland, including events, camps, charity work, and Sunderland on Service projects each year. From prestigious competitions like the Chemistry Olympiad and the Young Engineering Scientist Competition, to supportive programmes like Peer Tutoring, our activities are designed to enrich each child's school experience. 

Please see a list of all our available activities and clubs below:

House System

College students are allocated to a House as part of their form class. Houses are made up of vertical-form classes, with students representing Years 8 to 13. Houses meet in individual House assemblies each week, where student House leaders play an active role, taking on leadership responsibilities. All Houses choose to support a charity from outside the school community to help foster a sense of communal responsibility.