Overview

Each child is unique and courses are designed to be responsive to each child's individual needs.  The individual focus upon each child, however, takes place within the context of a comprehensive integrated curriculum.  Each year presupposes and builds upon the knowledge gained in the preceeding year.

The curriculum is well-structured.  We provide information about what is taught in each class via the excellent Wikispaces webstool, which can be viewed by clicking here www.mcsclassnet.wikispaces.com

Our curriculum focuses on core subjects which provide essential tools to learning all other subjects. Our belief is that we are responsible to impart a foundation and framework to children that will enable them to keep growing and learning for the rest of their lives. Therefore, we focus particularly upon the core subject areas which are essential to all other learning. The most important core areas of learning are subjects related to language and numbers.

Manukau Christian School is not an integrated or a state school, but an independent school.  Therefore as a private school we are able to run our Christian curriculum in conjunction with Cambridge International Examinations.  This gives your child an internationally recognized benchmark at both Primary and Junior College level.  Cambridge International Examinations is being adopted by an increasing number of secondary schools in New Zealand. Manukau Christian School is an affiliated Cambridge school, and is structured as a Cambridge preparatory school.  This means that you child will be well equipped to excel should you decide to enrol them in a senior school offering Cambridge examinations in Years 11 through 13. (You can find out more about Cambridge International Examinations by clicking on the link, here www.cie.org.uk)