A community around every student

The Whānau system provides the foundation for pastoral care at BDSC, giving every student a smaller community within the wider College.

Students remain within their Whānau throughout their time at BDSC, helping them build strong relationships with students and staff who know and support them.

Each Whānau is led by a Whānau Leader, with Whānau Mentors and Tutors providing ongoing pastoral and academic support. They also provide an important point of connection between students, families and the College.

Need to contact your Whānau Leader?

Contact details for each of our six Whānau Leaders are available on our Our People page.

The BDSC Health Centre provides students with access to culturally sensitive, supportive and professional medical care and health education.

Located in the Student Services building, the Health Centre is staffed by a Registered Nurse and provides private and confidential care to students throughout the school day.

Registered Nurse

Mrs Karyn Wilson
Ext. #374
healthcentre@bdsc.school.nz

Health Centre Hours
8:40am–3:15pm, Monday–Friday

Feeling unwell at school?

Students who become unwell should visit the Health Centre for assessment. If a student needs to go home, the nurse will contact their parent or caregiver.

The BDSC Counselling team supports the wellbeing and safety of students and provides a safe place to talk through difficulties or concerns.

Counselling is available to students across all year levels for a wide range of personal, home and school-related issues. Students do not need to be experiencing a crisis or be “in trouble” to speak with a counsellor.

BDSC counsellors are professionally trained and registered members of the New Zealand Association of Counsellors. Counselling is confidential, except where there is a serious and imminent risk to safety.

Make an appointment

Students can refer themselves or another student for counselling, and caregivers can also make a referral on behalf of a student.