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ESOL  Department  (English for Speakers of Other Languages)

Some students from 13COE on top of Mt Eden  June 2010
(Students from Macedonia,Philippines, Turkey, Chile, Costa Rica, China)

ESOL welcomes students from many nationalities who need help in acquiring English. We also help recently arrived Senior students to pass NCEA English Level 1 and 2. We have an English Foundation class for Beginners in English, an 11ESL class for Pre-Intermediate students and our 2 Literacy credits classes -11COE,and 13COE.


"Being bilingual is a great advantage; not only does it advantage people socially and culturally but it is also beneficial in academic and thinking skills. The future of this world belongs to those with bilingual abilities".
(Ellen Bialystok - York University)