State Co-educational Secondary, years 0–13, Designated Special Character school
Established
2014
Ministry of Education Institution no.
683
Director
Anita Yarwood
School roll
636[1] (February 2024)
Socio-economic decile
7O[2]
Website
aotawhiti.school.nz
Ao Tawhiti or Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery (abbreviated "ATUD") is a state area school in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was established by the merging of two separate Christchurch inner city schools; the primary school Discovery 1 (unofficially Discovery or D1) and the secondary school Unlimited Paenga Tawhiti (better known as Unlimited or UPT for short).
The school is one of eleven schools running under the "Designated Special Character" criteria of the Education Act 1989.[3]
Students are given the flexibility to pick from a variety of interchangeable classes and subjects to design their own customised learning programme, including working on individual projects as an alternative to total classroom learning. They also have the option to learn subjects which are not traditionally taught in New Zealand secondary schools, such as philosophy, video game design, DJing and music production.
^"New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
^"Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
^Ministry of Education (29 November 2013). "Becoming a section 156 designated character school".
AoTawhiti or AoTawhiti Unlimited Discovery (abbreviated "ATUD") is a state area school in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was established by the merging...
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already delivering an education reflecting the same special character. AoTawhiti Te Whanau o Tupuranga Education Act 1989 "All charter schools now approved...
to: Discovery 1, a school that merged with Unlimited Paenga Tawhiti to become the AoTawhiti state school, based in Christchurch, New Zealand. Land Rover...
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the Halswell Residential College, until the two schools, now merged as AoTawhiti, moved to a new site in the central city. Aidanfield Christian School...
islands Nukutaunga (Cavalli Islands), Pēwhairangi (Bay of Islands), and Tawhiti Rahi and Aorangi in the Poor Knights Islands, occurring at depths between...
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on earth are brief and it is the land that remains. Sound track by Ben Tawhiti 2015: Still Light A film responding to the poetry of Joanna Paul. 2016:...
New Zealand landmarks, for example Raratoka Island (from Rarotonga) and Tawhiti (from Tahiti). Whakatane, Rangitoto Island, Taupō, Urewera, Ngongotahā...
Zealand Agency for International Development – NZAID (Nga Hoe Tuputupu-mai-tawhiti) Ministry of Health (Manatū Hauora) Medsafe (New Zealand Medicines and...
(663 ft) Unnamed Volcanic 52 Indian Island 196 m (643 ft) Unnamed Tectonic 53 Tawhiti Rahi Island 191 m (627 ft) Unnamed Tectonic 54 Tinui Island (Rangitoto...
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