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Hereworth caters for children of all learning abilities: the confident scholarship candidate, the steady trier and the struggling boy with learning concerns, which require support programmes. The main core subjects of English, Maths, Science and Social Studies are emphasised, as confidence is built from an early age, knowing that a boy’s self-esteem is paramount to his progress and will accelerate learning.

We believe in giving the boys as much one-to-one time as possible - our small classes are divided into smaller groups for many of our work activities. We believe in motivating and challenging all our students and consequently there is an emphasis on boys doing the best that they can do and working to their potential. Above all, we believe in a disciplined approach to learning, where all students take a positive pride in their work. Classrooms must at the same time be dynamic places of learning, with an atmosphere that encourages an enjoyment of work. The experience of gaining knowledge, we believe, should be an exciting and stimulating one.

Annual competitions in essay writing, speeches, oral reading and short story writing, provide a healthy academic challenge for all boys. Our aim is to nurture a boy who, when he leaves Hereworth, has a clear understanding of both his strengths and weaknesses and has established a passion for learning.

By believing in himself, the Hereworth boy will have the confidence to participate in the widest range of experiences at his secondary school.

Small classes, with opportunities for individual attention and for the expansion of capabilities, are considered of prime importance.

The whole spectrum of academic ability is catered for.  The bright boy will find his talents stretched.  In the more academic class he may study with a selected group for the purpose of sitting a scholarship to a senior independent school.  Hereworth has a fine record of success in these academic awards and scholarships.

The boy needing help will find it in small groups, or even one-to-one, several times a week under the supervision of a trained remedial teacher.

The curriculum, while following the Guidelines of the National NZ Curriculum, is broad-based, meeting the varying demands of the many different schools to which Hereworth boys proceed.