Geraldine High School

You have found one of Canterbury's leading co-educational secondary schools located in the attractive township of Geraldine just 1.5 hours drive south of Christchurch New Zealand. We offer all the advantages and opportunities of a city high school in a pleasant, friendly, safe and spacious rural environment.

Geraldine High School is a modern, multi-course, co-educational state secondary school catering for local and international students from years 7 to 13. Our international student programme welcomes students from overseas and gives them the ability to attend school and learn English in New Zealand. We believe strongly in academic excellence and achievement for all our students, and are very proud of our tradition of outstanding academic results within the New Zealand education system. These fine results are matched by our superb facilities, a diverse range of courses including our widely celebrated year 12 and 13 outdoor education courses, and sporting and cultural programmes which foster the highest levels of achievement, involvement and enjoyment. Our highly qualified, friendly and dedicated staff are second to none.

As a medium sized school with over 600 students we have the resources to offer a full range of courses and also get to know each student individually so that maximum support is given to help every student achieve their very best. The social climate here is a very warm, personal and friendly one, with mutual respect a strong characteristic of staff-student relationships. Geraldine High School is described by the New Zealand schools education review office as a "school with a history of successful student achievement" where their reviewers observed "positive relationships between students and teachers" and "students are well prepared for a life after school."

This is a challenging, caring and positive environment in which to learn and grow.
We invite you to join us.