SOLWAY COLLEGE
INTEGRATED BOARDING SCHOOL FOR GIRLS - WAIRARAPA, NEW ZEALAND
Nau mai haere mai,
A very warm welcome to our special place and home away from home for our girls - Solway College.
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Thank you for taking the time to explore our school and find out why you should secure your daughter's future at Solway College today.
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Solway College is Wairarapa’s only school offering a true Year 7 to 13 ‘all girls’ experience, delivering a seamless curriculum covering both the intermediate and high school years, by specialist teachers at all year levels. It has become evident to me that the all girl advantage enables girls the absolute freedom to be who they are, without hesitation. Being less self-conscious allows girls to be more open, to ask questions, to have a go, to take risks, that they might not in a co-ed environment. Our young girls benefit from interacting each day alongside inspirational senior students. They see female leadership in action every day, and our girls learn at an early age to be aspirational; anything is possible for them.
Our Special Character which provides a holistic education for young women in a caring, Christian, inclusive family environment is at the heart of our school. Our close-knit family environment and very small class sizes ensure that every girl not only succeeds, but thrives. By knowing each one of our girls individually we are able to effectively target their learning, ignite their passions, develop their unique strengths, expand their thinking, and build each girl's inner confidence. At Solway College, every student counts.
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This website provides just a small taste of what Solway College has to offer. I encourage you to visit us for a tour of our special school. See our learning in action, meet our friendly staff and students and explore our beautiful school.
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Ma te Atua koe e manaaki,
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Mrs Janine Tupaea
Principal
Principal's Welcome
Why Solway College?
OUR
All Girls
Advantage
"Solway College provides a full Year 7-13 ‘girls only’ experience, and a seamless curriculum through intermediate and high school, enabling our girls the absolute freedom to be who they are, without hesitation"
THE
BOARDING SCHOOL Advantage
"Educational research shows that academically boarders have real advantages. For many, this makes a significant difference to their learning progress"
OUR CHRISTIAN VALUES & CARING INCLUSIVE FAMILY ENVIRONMENT
"Our Special Character sits at the very heart of our school. The close-knit family atmosphere and very small class sizes ensures that every girl not only succeeds, but thrives. By knowing each of our girls individually, we are able to effectively target their learning, ignite their passions and develop their unique strengths"