Purpose of This Case Study

This case study documents AI Buddy’s longest-standing school partnership—a 3+ year collaboration with Huanui College, New Zealand. It is written for principals, heads of schools, and school leaders who want to understand how a partnership can evolve from initial tutoring support to a fully integrated, white-labelled learning platform that becomes central to classroom delivery and student learning.

What you will find here is a structured account of: what the case study is about (the evolution from tutoring to platform integration), why we are publishing it (to show what long-term EdTech partnerships can achieve), and why this partnership matters (it demonstrates sustained success, growth, and deep integration). The intended takeaway: if a partnership can evolve and grow over 3+ years with strong renewal rates and expanding usage, the model is worth serious consideration.

What this case study is about	Who it is for	What you will learn
Evolution from one-to-one tutoring (2019-2022) to fully integrated white-labelled platform (2023-2026): 275 students, 30 teachers, 5 grades, personalized curriculum, and school-wide classroom integration.	Principals, heads of schools, and school leaders considering long-term EdTech partnerships, white-labelled learning platforms, and personalized curriculum development solutions.	How partnerships evolve; why personalization matters; how feedback drives platform development; why white-labelling builds institutional ownership; how to address limited tutor availability and teacher resources.

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Why We Are Doing This Case Study

We are publishing this case study for three reasons.

First, to demonstrate what long-term EdTech partnerships can achieve. Many schools start with pilot programs, but few sustain and grow partnerships over multiple years. The Huanui College case shows what happens when a partnership matures: from 60 pilot students to 275 fully integrated users, from ad-hoc tutoring to school-wide digital integration, from generic content to personalized curriculum development tailored to the school’s specific needs.

Second, to show why this partnership is significant. Huanui College is AI Buddy’s oldest and most successful partnership—spanning more than 3 years with positive renewal rates and organic growth within the school itself. The partnership has evolved from addressing immediate needs (limited tutor availability) to becoming a core part of the school’s academic infrastructure. Documenting this transparently signals how AI Buddy operates as a long-term academic partner—responsive to feedback, committed to personalization, and focused on integration rather than one-off solutions.

Third, to provide a model for other schools. Principals and heads of schools can see how Huanui College approached the partnership: starting with a defined need, piloting with a cohort, expanding based on success, and ultimately integrating the platform into daily classroom workflow. This turns the case study into a thought leadership asset for school leaders evaluating EdTech partnership success and school-wide learning management systems.

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Introducing the Client: Huanui College, New Zealand

Huanui College is the subject of this case study. It is an international school in New Zealand offering Cambridge IGCSE and A Level programmes. Huanui College is AI Buddy’s longest-standing school partnership—a collaboration that has evolved and grown over more than 3 years.

Why this partnership matters

A 3+ year partnership with Huanui College matters for three reasons.

Dimension	Why it matters
Sustained success	Partnerships that last 3+ years with positive renewal rates demonstrate real value. Schools do not renew contracts unless the solution works.
Evolution and growth	The partnership evolved from tutoring support to full platform integration, showing how long-term EdTech partnerships can adapt to changing needs.
Deep integration	The platform is now central to classroom delivery—teachers assign homework, track progress, and use it as the focus point for classroom work. That is institutional buy-in at the deepest level.

The partnership journey: From tutoring to platform

The Huanui College partnership began with a cohort of students who needed one-to-one personalized tutoring lessons. Over time, it shifted to transferred credits to a fully digitized platform—AI Buddy. What started as tutoring support became a school-wide digital integration that now serves 275 students and 30 teachers across 5 grades.

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The Challenge Being Addressed

The core challenge Huanui College faced was straightforward: limited tutor availability and lack of right teacher resources.

Challenge	What it meant
Limited tutor availability	Not enough qualified tutors available to meet student needs, especially for specialized subjects and exam preparation.
Lack of right teacher resources	Difficulty accessing appropriate teaching resources, curriculum-aligned content, and assessment tools that matched the school’s Cambridge IGCSE and A Level requirements.

This challenge is common in international schools, particularly those offering Cambridge curricula in regions where qualified tutors and specialized resources may be scarce. Huanui College needed a solution that could:

• Provide personalized curriculum development aligned to their specific requirements.
• Scale to serve multiple grades and subjects without requiring additional human tutors.
• Integrate into the school’s existing workflow and become part of classroom delivery.
• Offer teacher resource solutions that support rather than replace teachers.

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Evolution: From Tutoring to Platform Integration

The partnership evolved through distinct phases, each building on the success of the previous one.

Phase	What happened	Outcome
Phase 1: One-to-One Tutoring	Started with students who needed personalized tutoring lessons.	Established trust and demonstrated value.
Phase 2: Transferred Credits	Shifted from tutoring to transferred credits on a digitized platform.	Reduced dependency on individual tutors while maintaining personalized support.
Phase 3: Pilot Cohort	Started with approximately 60 students as the pilot cohort in 2025.	Validated the platform model and demonstrated engagement.
Phase 4: Full Integration	Expanded to 275 students and 30 teachers across 5 grades.	Platform became central to classroom delivery and school-wide learning.

Current scope: Full school integration

Huanui College is now fully onboarded across 5 grades:

• IGCSE Year 9
• IGCSE Year 10
• IGCSE Year 11
• AS Year 12
• A2 Year 13

A total of 275 students and 30 teachers make up approximately 300 licenses on AI Buddy—demonstrating that the platform has become integral to the school’s academic operations.

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Personalization and Partnership Approach

What sets the Huanui College partnership apart is the level of personalization and partnership approach.

White-labelled platform

The platform is provided to Huanui College as a white-labelled solution with:

• Huanui College branding and logo throughout the platform.
• Integration to their school website—seamless access for students and teachers.
• Institutional ownership—the platform feels like it belongs to Huanui College, not an external vendor.

This white-labelling approach builds institutional buy-in and makes the platform feel like a core part of the school’s infrastructure rather than a third-party tool.

Personalized curriculum development

The partnership includes personalized curriculum development tailored to Huanui College’s specific requirements:

• 6 subjects added that the school requested and prioritized.
• Prioritized content development for the school’s benefit—content created and refined based on what Huanui College needs most.
• Alignment with school’s Cambridge IGCSE and A Level delivery—content matches how teachers teach and what students need to master.

This level of personalization shows that AI Buddy operates as a long-term academic partner, not a one-size-fits-all product.

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Feedback-Driven Development

A key differentiator is how feedback drives platform development.

Regular feedback discussions with subject heads

• One-to-one hyper-focused sessions with respective subject heads of Huanui College.
• Insights gathered from teachers who deliver the curriculum on how to further adapt and develop content.
• Content refinement to make it as fitting to Huanui College’s requirements as possible.

Communication with Deputy Principal

• Well-maintained communication with the Deputy Principal of Huanui College.
• Feedback retrieved on features that need to be developed on the platform.
• Feature prioritization based on school leadership input.

Features developed based on feedback

Two specialized functions were developed based on Huanui College’s feedback:

• Test Builder—allows teachers to create custom assessments aligned to their curriculum.
• Scan and Upload feature—enables marking of essay-type questions, addressing a specific need identified by the school.

This feedback → development → implementation cycle demonstrates that AI Buddy listens, adapts, and improves based on real classroom needs—exactly what principals and heads of schools want from a long-term EdTech partner.

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Engagement and Community Building

Beyond curriculum and features, the partnership includes engagement and community building initiatives.

Masterchallenges

• Entirely online conducted quiz trivia competitions designed to drive engagement within students.
• Popular among AS/A Level students—senior students actively participated and engaged.
• Prizes through online e-gift vouchers for New Zealand—localized rewards that resonate with students.

These Masterchallenges show that EdTech partnerships can extend beyond academic content to include community building and student engagement—creating a sense of belonging and motivation that supports learning outcomes.

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Classroom Integration: Platform as Focus Point

The most significant indicator of partnership success is how deeply the platform is integrated into classroom workflow.

Teachers assign homework through quizzes

• Teachers use AI Buddy to assign homework through quizzes.
• Students complete assignments on the platform.
• Tracking and monitoring of student progress happens through AI Buddy.

Platform as focus point for classroom work

The entire platform is essentially the focus point for all work being done in the classroom because it complements the teacher’s delivery through:

• Summary theory notes—concise, curriculum-aligned content that supports classroom teaching.
• Active recall MCQ questions—practice questions that reinforce learning and prepare students for exams.
• Concise video explanations—visual learning support that helps students understand complex concepts.
• Past paper repository—comprehensive practice resources aligned to Cambridge IGCSE and A Level exams.

This integration means that AI Buddy is not an add-on or supplement—it is central to how Huanui College delivers its curriculum and how students learn. That is the definition of school-wide digital integration.

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Long-Term Success and Growth

The partnership’s success is measured not just in numbers but in sustained growth and positive renewal rates.

Metric	What it shows
3+ years partnership	Longest-standing partnership demonstrates sustained value and trust.
Positive renewal rates	School continues to renew and expand the partnership, indicating strong ROI and satisfaction.
Organic growth within school	Numbers are growing within Huanui College itself—more students and teachers joining as the platform proves its value.
60 → 275 students	Growth from pilot to full integration shows scalability and institutional commitment.
30 teachers integrated	Teacher adoption indicates that the platform supports rather than complicates their work.

Why renewal rates matter

Positive renewal rates are a leading indicator of EdTech partnership success. Schools do not renew contracts unless:

• The solution delivers measurable value.
• Teachers and students find it useful.
• The partnership model works (personalization, feedback, integration).
• The platform becomes essential to operations.

Huanui College’s continued renewal and expansion signal that the partnership model—white-labelled, personalized, feedback-driven, and deeply integrated—works for long-term success.

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Key Takeaways for School Leaders

What principals and heads of schools can learn from the Huanui College case:

Takeaway	Implication
Start with a defined need	Huanui College started with limited tutor availability—a clear problem that needed solving. Define your challenge before selecting a solution.
Pilot, then scale	Started with 60 students, validated the model, then expanded to 275. Use pilots to prove value before full integration.
Personalization matters	White-labelling, 6 subjects added, prioritized content development—personalization builds institutional ownership and ensures the solution fits your school.
Feedback drives development	Regular sessions with subject heads, communication with Deputy Principal, features developed based on school needs—choose partners who listen and adapt.
Integration is the goal	Platform is now central to classroom delivery—teachers assign homework, track progress, use it as focus point. Aim for integration, not just adoption.
Long-term partnerships deliver value	3+ years, positive renewal rates, organic growth—sustained partnerships evolve and improve over time, delivering compounding value.

This turns the case study into a thought leadership asset for school leaders evaluating long-term EdTech partnerships, white-labelled learning platforms, and school-wide digital integration solutions.

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Closing: What Long-Term EdTech Partnerships Can Achieve

The Huanui College case study illustrates how long-term EdTech partnerships can evolve from addressing immediate needs to becoming central to a school’s academic infrastructure.

AI Buddy’s partnership with Huanui College demonstrates that when EdTech providers operate as long-term academic partners—committed to personalization, feedback-driven development, white-labelling, and deep integration—the results are:

• Sustained success (3+ years, positive renewal rates).
• Organic growth (60 → 275 students, expanding within the school).
• Deep integration (platform as focus point for classroom work).
• Institutional ownership (white-labelled, personalized, school-specific).

For principals and heads of schools considering EdTech partnership success and school-wide learning management systems, the Huanui College case offers a replicable model: start with a defined need, pilot with a cohort, personalize the solution, integrate into workflow, and let sustained success and growth guide the partnership’s evolution.

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Summary for school leaders

Client	Huanui College, New Zealand—international school offering Cambridge IGCSE and A Level.
Partnership duration	3+ years—AI Buddy’s longest-standing school partnership.
Evolution	One-to-one tutoring → transferred credits → pilot (60 students) → full integration (275 students, 30 teachers, 300 licenses).
Scope	Fully onboarded across 5 grades: IGCSE Years 9-11, AS Year 12, A2 Year 13.
Personalization	White-labelled platform with Huanui College branding; 6 subjects added; prioritized content development; website integration.
Feedback-driven development	Regular sessions with subject heads; communication with Deputy Principal; Test Builder and Scan and Upload features developed based on school needs.
Integration	Teachers assign homework through quizzes; track/monitor progress; platform is focus point for classroom work (summary notes, MCQ, videos, past papers).
Success indicators	Positive renewal rates; organic growth within school; 3+ years sustained partnership; deep classroom integration.
Challenge addressed	Limited tutor availability and lack of right teacher resources—solved through personalized, integrated platform solution.