Science Faculty Co-ordinator Teresa Barlow went to a convent school where girls would get the cane and have to pray for forgiveness if they were boastful – so it’s easy to understand why she doesn’t like to talk about herself.  

Six students and a teacher have become qualified PADI open water divers after completing a co-curricular scuba diving course through ACG Sunderland.

Two students from ACG Sunderland’s 2016 graduate class are on track to become doctors after being accepted into medical school.

Cambridge International exam results have been released showing strong academic performances for ACG Sunderland, said Principal Nathan Villars.

An interest in gardening and growing plants from seeds sparked pre-schoolers from ACG Sunderland to set up a free seedling ‘shop’ for their primary school peers.

Our primary production ‘For the Birds!’ wrapped up last week raising more than $1,000 for NZ Forest and Bird.

Keegan Macdonald was in Rebel Sports buying a basketball when he found out he had been selected as a 2017 UHY Haines Norton Study Scholarship recipient.  

Rehearsals are underway for ACG Sunderland’s primary school production, ‘For the Birds!’ Numerous authors and producers have given permission for their works to be transformed into the native-bird-themed musical.

Two students from ACG Sunderland have been selected as part of the initial training squad for the New Zealand Chemistry Olympiad.

Student leaders at ACG Sunderland initiated a charity-focused mental health week to highlight the importance of student wellbeing and raise money for Youthline.

ACG Sunderland’s Parents and Friends committee have purchased the school a Kawai baby grand piano.

As ACG Sunderland wraps up its ten year celebrations we’d like to thank the families, staff, and supporters around us for the role you have played in helping us develop into the small but strong community we are today.

Four ACG schools are coming together today to compete in three events to showcase students’ sporting, academic and artistic skills.

Mother and son Mandy Allen and Tyler Glenn signed up to ACG Sunderland at one of its first open days, in 2007. Mandy remembers the kids were well spoken, warm and friendly. “It all clicked. We didn’t look anywhere else, we didn’t want to go anywhere else,” she said.

It can’t be easy travelling to the other side of the world, immersing yourself in a culture and studying in a language that isn’t your own. But that’s exactly what Doyul Ki did when he started at our school this year in Year 12.

Service to the school and community has been an integral part of life at ACG Sunderland since it was founded ten years ago. Every year student leaders select charities to support through fundraising and volunteering.

Most ACG Sunderland families would recognise the friendly face of Sonya Eldridge around campus. She’s been with the school in one role or another since day one.

New entrant and Year 1 teacher Laura Parker is a local through and through. She grew up in West Harbour, has three children, and her daughter now attends her old primary school, Marina View.  

In 2013, Hannah Sampson was chosen to be Head Girl at ACG Sunderland after having been at the school for just a year.

Family is an important part of life at ACG Sunderland. It’s something we celebrated recently at our Grandparents and Special Friends day, where we spoke to ACG Sunderland grandmother and Katikati local Gaye Magnus.