ᐅ Primary School in Henderson, Auckland ᐅ ACG Sunderland

Top Primary Education in Auckland

Our Primary School in Henderson, West Auckland focuses on building young inquiring minds with excellent work habits and a love of learning throughout their key formative years.

Pupils from 5 to 11 years old follow the globally recognised Cambridge Primary Programme, a flexible and holistic curriculum with integrated assessment, which provides excellent preparation for a successful transition to college. The academic, sporting and cultural strengths developed at this early age ensure a seamless transition to each new level.

Our Primary education at ACG Sunderland engages students as they explore, question, experience and discuss. The curriculum is delivered by exceptional Primary teachers who are dedicated to fostering each pupil’s unique abilities, in classrooms with low student-to-teacher ratios. This enables children to thrive in a dynamic learning environment, with a focus on family values and a student-centred approach, which provides the necessary support and encouragement for each pupil to excel in their future studies and beyond.

Why Choose Our Primary School in Henderson, Auckland?

In our Primary School in Henderson, West Auckland, we aim to establish a strong foundation for your child’s future learning. Children follow the world-renowned Cambridge International Primary Programme as the core curriculum, which focuses on developing essential skills in numeracy and literacy, as well as subject-related skills in languages, arts, sports, technology, science and social science. This curriculum is designed to provide a globally relevant education that is valid anywhere in the world.

Primary pupils are nurtured to develop their academic, sporting, artistic, and cultural strengths from an early age, both within the curriculum and through a wealth of extracurricular opportunities.

Our primary programme thoroughly prepares children for secondary education, equipping them with the knowledge and skills necessary for a smooth and successful transition. Our specialist teachers identify individual learning needs from the start and put programmes in place to provide the best possible learning support for each child.

Primary School Curriculum

Our Primary School in Henderson, Auckland is divided into two different learning stages, with students following the Cambridge Primary Programme: Lower Primary (Years 0-3) and Upper Primary (Years 4-6). Moving through Primary School, the curriculum is designed not only to build knowledge, but also to develop higher-order thinking skills, nurture curiosity, and instil a lasting passion for learning.

Our exceptional Primary School curriculum for Years 1–6 includes English, mathematics, science, social science, physical education, health, art, music, computer science, dance and drama, as well as Spanish in Years 4–6. Pupils have specific learning objectives in English, mathematics and science.

Primary School Subjects

Core Subjects

English - reading, writing, spelling, oral language
Mathematics

Specialist Teaching

Science
Sport
Visual arts
Music and drama
Physical education
Health
Spanish (Years 4-6)
Computer science
Technology
Social sciences

Extension Classes

Years 1-3 extension class/groups

Extension Literacy
Extension Mathematics

Years 4-6 extension classes/groups

Maths Achievement Challenge
Otago Problem Solving Mathematics
Crest Technology (Years 5-6)
Extension Writing Group

Primary School Assessment

Our exceptional Primary Programme at our Primary School in Henderson has clear learning objectives in English, mathematics and science, with progress throughout the Primary years being ‘internationally benchmarked’. There are integrated assessments for 5–11-year-olds, and the programme culminates with Cambridge Primary Checkpoint Examinations at the end of Year 6.

Exceptional Facilities for Academics, Sports and the Arts

Our Primary students have spacious classrooms for engaging lessons and benefit from state-of-the-art science labs, a technology room, well-resourced music rooms and a 250-seat auditorium. In addition, pupils benefit from outstanding sporting facilities for physical education, sports practice and extracurricular activities.

Teachers at Private Primary Schools of Henderson

Our Passionate Primary School Teachers

At Our Primary School, we take a holistic approach to learning and our passionate, experienced and caring teachers support pupils to carefully develop their academic and social skills. ACG Sunderland Primary teachers are experts at identifying the strengths and weaknesses of our students, to develop their unique gifts and talents, while providing support to prepare them for the next stage of their learning journey and success at College level.

Primary School Activities and Events

We hold a number of fun and educational events at our Primary School and we encourage all students and their families to support them. These include Book Week, Science Week, Maori Language Week, Character Parade and Grandparents Day. Other events include inter-Primary school sports fixtures and other school-wide sporting events.

Technology Integration at Primary School

Our ever-changing world requires students to master technology from a young age. With this in mind, our private Primary School connects our pupils with the latest technologies to enhance their learning and give them more opportunities to explore the world with an interactive approach.

Information and communication technology is a big part of learning at ACG Sunderland. Primary pupils have access to the Canvas learning management system, ETV, Office 365, email accounts and cloud storage, in addition to iPads and interactive projectors across classrooms.

Discover how our exceptional Primary education can provide the support and learning foundations your child needs to thrive in the College years.

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Primary School in Henderson