Reporting

In line with other schools, Rathkeale aims to build a sense of ‘real time’ reporting, using information and results which are made available to parents as they are recorded.

Parents are encouraged to regularly check results via the parent portal, and will receive an email informing them when the latest Effort Grades reports have been published. Deans, subject teachers, Heads of Subjects, Assistant Heads of Faculty and Heads of Faculty will all be monitoring and tracking student progress. Contact with parents/caregivers by staff is welcome at any time.

Given the combination of real time reporting, effort grades, parent teacher interviews and communication between school and home at any time, traditional full written reports are not produced.

A final reference/testimonial will be produced for students at the end of Year 13 and for other leavers ‘on demand’.

Curriculum Overview

Broad Academic Programme

Rathkeale College provides a broad based academic programme for all boys and is proud of its academic record. The academic and/or vocational pathways seek to challenge the students to achieve to their highest potential. Academic progress is continually reviewed to ensure that able students are challenged and that additional support is given to those who are experiencing difficulty.

Small Class Sizes

Class sizes are kept small with Board policy establishing a maximum class size of 25. The average class size is about 16, which allows teachers to give individual attention to each student. The number of subjects on offer increases in Years 12 and 13 when the girls from St Matthew’s join the boys in the Senior College.

Subjects Years 9-11

Rathkeale College considers it to be important that students experience a wide variety of subjects in the junior school, so choice by students is limited at this level. Options expand and individual choice increases as students progress through the college.
 
Core subjects (Taken for a whole year)
  • English / ESOL
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Social Sciences
  • Religious Education
  • Physical Education

Rotation Subjects (Students will do all of the following on rotation)

  • Art
  • Drama
  • Design and Visual Communication
  • Digital Technology
  • Hard Materials Technology
  • Music
  • Te Reo Māori
  • French

Students may also be selected into Foundation Skills classes.

Rathkeale College considers it to be important that students experience a wide variety of subjects in the junior school, so choice by students is limited at this level. Options expand and individual choice increases as students progress through the college.

Students are able to choose subjects from the Arts, Languages and Technology.

Core subjects (Taken for a whole year)

  • English / ESOL
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Social Sciences
  • Religious Education
  • Physical Education

Rotation Subjects (Students will do all of the following on rotation)

  • Agriculture and Horticulture
  • Art
  • Design and Visual Communication
  • Digital Technology (STEM)
  • Drama
  • French
  • Hard Materials Technology
  • Music
  • Te Reo Māori

Students may also be selected into Foundation Skills classes.

To see details of courses please click on the relevant subject.

Click to read the Curriculum Booklet 2024

Core subjects (Are taken by all students)

Option Subjects (Students choose three from the following)