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George Street Normal School
George Street Normal School
George Street Normal School
George Street Normal School
George Street Normal School
George Street Normal School
George Street Normal School
George Street Normal School
George Street Normal School
George Street Normal School
George Street Normal School
George Street Normal School

Why choose George Street Normal School?

We offer you and your child…

  • The opportunity to achieve to a high academic level (latest ERO review).
  • Quality teaching by 23 experienced, ‘Normal school’ teachers.
  • Modern facilities including a large well-stocked library, a half-sized artificial turf, children’s kitchen and a $1million dance, drama, music and sports facility.
  • Access to computers in every classroom, laptop pod and a growing number of Interactive Whiteboards.
  • A small, separate environment for five and six year olds.
  • Four country model class options.
  • An inclusive multicultural environment and Dunedin’s main provider of primary age ESOL teaching.
  • A close association with our sister school in Gifu, Japan.
  • A school with a national reputation in Character Education. In 2009 we were accredited by the New Zealand Foundation for Character Education to deliver the Cornerstone Values approach to building character.
  • Quality support programmes such as Gifted and Talented, ESOL, Special Needs and Reading Recovery that meet individual learning needs of children.
  • Strength-based approaches that are used throughout the school.
  • Learning Commitment contracts that are expressed as annual goals, signed by students, teachers and parents and reviewed twice per year.
  • A rich performing arts school culture. As well as being the host school for Saturday Morning Music Classes, our dance, drama and music programmes are especially evident in our end-of-year whole school productions.
  • The choice of 15 cultural/extension groups.
  • Music lessons in guitar (no charge), drums (no charge), piano, keyboard and trumpet during the school day on-site.
  • The choice of 25 sports teams.
  • Professional swimming lessons every year at no charge.
  • A weekly newsletter that features an editorial, Parents’ Guide, Class of the Week, Awards and School Calendar.
  • An annual camp (Year 6) and city adventure week (Year 5).
  • The choice of two on-site, after school care providers, Georgies and OUCA Oscar with a holiday programme option.
  • Friendships with other happy, well mannered and well behaved children.