A remarkable life is yours to create. At St Cuthbert’s, we’re here to help you start that journey. Join a community where girls thrive academically, socially, and personally – where you’ll find your voice, forge lifelong friendships, and develop the skills to shape your future.
Ours is a culture of compassion and influence, as summed up in this whakataukī:
Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi,
engari he toa takitini
“My achievements are not mine alone, but are the strength of many.”
We are a remarkable school: distinctive, distinguished, and high achieving. For over a century, we have educated young women for lives filled with purpose.
We recognise that excellence is personal and every student has the potential to lead a remarkable life, become a woman of influence and leave a unique mark on the world.
Our exceptional educators provide an aspirational environment where individual and peer curiosity and imagination, intellect and skills, combine to produce remarkable ideas and outcomes that go far beyond traditional academics.
Our strategic principles embody our dedication to developing young women who are curious, creative, and compassionate – women equipped with the aspiration, confidence, and integrity to shape a better world. These principles will guide us in building upon our legacy of excellence while embracing innovation and change.
“We believe that the choices we make today shape our future. We have the ambition and ability to be a leading school within the APEC region, through our intentional focus on learning for girls which is developed within a framework of research and innovation.”
Charlotte Avery, Principal
Vision
Building on our rich legacy, our vision is to nurture, educate and enable young women who are curious, confident and compassionate. As they step beyond our green gates, these remarkable individuals will possess the knowledge, integrity, and aspiration to shape a better world.
Mission
Through our exceptional educators, and rich co-curricular opportunities, we provide an aspirational and supportive environment where every girl can start her remarkable life journey. Grounded in our cherished motto “By Love Serve,” we prepare our students
Empowering every student to:
- Discover and develop their individual talents and passions.
- Cultivate curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking skills.
- Build integrity, self-confidence and adaptability.
- Foster empathy, compassion, and a sense of global citizenship.
- Acquire the knowledge and skills needed for success in their chosen paths.
- Embrace lifelong learning and personal growth.
- Contribute positively to their communities and the wider world.
Strategic
Principals
01. Learning for the Future
Deliver a rigorous, innovative curriculum that supports students to strive for their personal best for the greater good.
- Consistently maintain our commitment to exceptional academic outcomes compared to peer institutions in the APAC region.
- St Cuthbert’s is widely recognised as a leading school in the creative and innovative use of digital technology from Years 0-13 for teaching and learning excellence.
- The school employs global best practices in curriculum and assessment frameworks to advance academic progress and creative problem-solving for every student.
- Every student will benefit from a fully comprehensive and exciting co-curricular provision which meets their interests, needs and aspirations.
- The school employs best practice philosophies of learning to support innovative curriculum and assessment frameworks.
02. Developing Leadership and Oracy
Empower students to be authentic, courageous, and impactful leaders, matching their beliefs with action.
- Through curricular and co-curricular opportunities, the school provides meaningful leadership and agency opportunities for all students, supporting them to develop the skills and confidence to work collaboratively and use their voice to affect change for the greater good.
03. Cultivate Strength through Challenge
Grow resilient young women, strong in character and adaptable when facing new challenges
- Amplifying the remarkable experience at Kahunui, our coherent, innovative and exciting EOTC programme supports every student to discover their personal strengths.
- Our culture enables students to confidently embrace their future pathways by developing each student’s self-awareness, self-belief, and self-confidence.
- Every student is supported to achieve their personal best through a holistic approach to mental, physical, social, and spiritual wellbeing and pastoral care.
04. Enriching Global Citizenship
Develop young women to be inclusive and compassionate global citizens
- Our school culture and community celebrate and embrace diversity of background, thought, culture, identity and belief.
- Recognising our position of privilege, all students have the desire and self-determination to be proactive global citizens and change-makers for the greater good.
- Our expanded careers and future pathways programme offers global opportunities for every student to explore.
05. Strengthening Community and Values
Foster a caring, connected community, grounded in our heritage and values
- Our parent, staff, student and alumnae community is strengthened and nourished through chaplaincy.
- Our stakeholders enjoy and benefit from strong, collaborative partnerships with the College, and are passionate advocates for the College’s vision and values.
- Our SERVICE programme and ethos are embedded in our culture, providing every student across Years 0-13 with a meaningful range of opportunities to grow their understanding of social justice and how to make a contribution.
06. Developing our Greatest Asset
Create an environment where all staff thrive, feel valued, and collectively drive excellence
- As an employer of choice, our leading and proactive people engagement framework enables best practice in induction, professional development and career progression.
- Every staff member benefits from bespoke and meaningful career development opportunities to ensure international best practice for our students in all aspects of their learning.
- Our inclusive and caring culture supports all staff to feel valued and celebrated in our College community.
- St Cuthbert’s governance, leadership and management teams are recognised across the APAC region as offering best practice in education.
07. Developing Sustainable Excellence
Optimise our business operations to ensure long-term success, innovation, and responsible stewardship of resources.
- Our College operations and processes are streamlined and automated to best industry practice in every area, ensuring efficient use of our financial and people resources.
- Our commercial strategy supports the financial sustainability of the College through growing profitability and efficiency.
- The St Cuthbert’s Foundation is launched to support the College’s strategic plan, including inspiring academic, co-curricular and social spaces.
- Our data management systems and protocols are best practices and safeguard our information assets.
- The sustainability of our environment and assets is embedded in our culture and decision-making.
Meet our Board
St Cuthbert’s is governed by a Board of Trustees whose major role is to oversee strategic planning for the school.