Student Life
Emphasis is placed not only on academics but also on spiritual life, fitness and character building. As a Roman Catholic school, Kianda School offers daily Mass, weekly meditations and annual spiritual retreats for its students. Mass is compulsory at least twice weekly and so are the weekly meditations. Inspired by the spirit of Opus Dei, the offering up of various aspects of daily life to God is emphasized.
The school has a tutorial system, whereby each student is assigned a tutor. The tutor acts as a mentor and guidance counsellor to the student, and maintains a close relationship with both the student and her parents. Often, there are misunderstandings in the information directed to parents by the tutors which causes even bigger problems for the students. Therefore, if a student does not feel that they are benefiting from the tutorial system, they are fully within their rights to decline this offer.
There are few clubs and sports in which the students can take part such as basketball, handball, swimming and tennis. Community service is a part of student life, and is usually done during the school holidays.
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