It is a pleasure to provide the Report to the Christ’s College Community for the school year 2024. The Board of Governors of Christ’s College Canterbury (the Board) has decided to undertake this form of reporting to parents, Old Boys, and the Anglican Diocese of Christchurch in order to provide greater transparency on the performance – and direction – of Christ’s College (College) and make the Board more accountable to the community that we have the honour of serving. The purpose of this report is to: • Provide copies of the annual financial statements for College as a consolidated entity • Clarify the financial performance of College separate from its endowment fund, the Foundation through separate reporting for each • Explain the financial performance of the Foundation; • Set out the academic and co-curricular performance of College • Detail the long-term strategy of College and update against its progress.
College Strategy
Christ’s College is a small community of aspiration, inspiration, and excellence. It aims to see each boy at his best by providing a high-quality, traditional (bene tradita, bene servanda), Anglican education tailored for boys. By doing so, it aims to educate boys to be men of virtuous character who make a positive contribution to society. In March 2025, the Board and senior leadership team met to develop a strategy for the next five years. The College’s key priorities are: • Academic performance – ensure College is the leading academic school for boys in New Zealand • Financial sustainability – ensure prudent stewardship of resources for long-term success • Co-curricular excellence – deliver outstanding co-curricular programmes that develop character, confidence, and leadership in our students • Recruitment and retention of exceptional staff – attract, develop, and retain high-quality staff • Community engagement – strengthen connections with all stakeholders to optimise the College experience More details on how these strategic actions will be put into operation will be provided by the Headmaster through the school’s newsletter, In Black & White and other publications.
2024 in Review
For College, 2024 was a year of transition, with the departure of Garth Wynne and the arrival of Joe Eccleton, following a term with Gillian Simpson as Interim Executive Principal. Overall, the year was relatively successful for College, with sporting, dramatic, and musical success, alongside strong academic performance. As always, there remain clear areas for improvement: • While positive across most areas, the MMG survey results show several areas of opportunity that have already begun to be actioned by the Headmaster and his team. • The academic performance of College’s Year 13 boys was below par. While the nature of NECA means that Level 3 results are of limited relevance for entry into New Zealand universities, College still expects a higher level of performance than that achieved. • The financial performance of College operations was a deficit. The Board is committed to addressing this but as 2024 was a year of transition, it did not wish to take significant steps to do so in that year. Work is under way by the Headmaster and staff to address these areas.
2025 – Goals and Expectations
With a new Headmaster, the 2025 focus is on developing and embedding the strategy and assessing College operations, as well as celebrating our 175th anniversary.
This focus is translated into the following goals: • Developing a strategic plan for 2025–2030
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