Mark Kilpatrick

Cashmere High School

Cashmere High School - a co-educational state secondary school in beautiful Christchurch, the heart of New Zealand's South Island. Cashmere High School offers its students a broad choice of subjects and activities in a caring, supportive, secondary school learning environment. It is proud of the sense of community among staff and students, and this is reflected in its record of academic, sporting and cultural successes. Students are encouraged to achieve their personal excellence, and also develop a sense of service and belonging. Since 2002 the National Certificate in Educational Achievement (NCEA) has been New Zealand's national qualification for secondary school students. The specific levels of the NCEA qualifications (and usual year studied): Level 1 NCEA (studied at Year 11) Level 2 NCEA (studied at Year 12) Level 3 NCEA (studied at Year 13) New Zealand Scholarship Award (studied at Year 13) University Entrance (for New Zealand Universities) Cashmere High School fosters student leadership and is committed to a successful partnership between home and school as a key ingredient of positive and successful secondary school experiences for its students. We value the diversity of cultures at our school and welcome international students to join our school community.