Our Year 12 and 13 Hospitality students, alongside Whaea Sara and Whaea Trish, proudly catered for the pōwhiri welcoming our new principal. This special event was an opportunity for our students to showcase their skills in a real-world setting, preparing and serving a beautiful selection of kai for manuhiri and staff. Their professionalism, teamwork, and attention to detail were outstanding, and their efforts were warmly received by all in attendance. Ka rawe to our Hospitality team for helping to make the occasion memorable and meaningful.
Japanese Quiz Night
Four Year 10 students participated in the trivia quiz event this evening at Hillcrest high school. Elvin, Azariah, Lesley and Gloria won the costume award, in addition to finishing in 3rd place out of five teams. They had a great time.
Sports
Summer Sports Sign-ups
For Waka Ama, Touch, Futsal (Year 9&10 students only), and Volleyball will open up again next week.. Please ensure students are present in class to sign up. The Final close date for sign-ups is Friday of week 3. Don’t miss the chance to get involved.
Winter Sports Team Reminders:
As our winter sports season continues, it's awesome to see so many of our students representing our school with pride, passion, and teamwork. We're proud of your commitment and love seeing you out there competing and enjoying sport!
Just a quick reminder for everyone—players, coaches, and supporters:
On-Field Behaviour
Let’s keep it respectful, focused, and sportsmanlike at all times. How we carry ourselves on the court reflects our school values.
Sideline Behaviour
Supporters—your energy and encouragement mean a lot! Please remember to cheer positively, respect referees, and set a great example for our athletes.
NCEA Result
All Literacy and Numeracy Co-requisite results are now available online via both SchoolBridge and the NZQA login portal. If you have any questions or need support, please contact our Learning Facilitators.
The next round of Literacy and Numeracy Co-requisite assessments will begin in Week 9 of this term.
A reminder that Practice Exams will take place in Week 7. These are extremely important, as the results are used to determine derived grades—grades that will be applied if a student is unable to sit their final exam due to unforeseen circumstances.
Please ensure your student is well-prepared and attends all scheduled assessments.
Reporting Attendances
Please report absences before 10am on the day of absence. Attendance can be checked through SchoolBridge, which can be downloaded from the iPhone App or Google Play stores.
Absences can be reporting by using one of the following options:
1) Sending through SchoolBridge (preferred)
Online: https://mkt.bridge.school.nz/
2) Email [email protected]
3) Calling (07) 899 8057 ext. 2106
4) Calling (07) 899 8057 option 1
5) Replying to the absence notification (via email or text)
Please note this option is not for ongoing use, please use one
of the above options 1-4.
Important Notes:
• If your child will be absent for more than one day, please include the expected duration when reporting the absence.
• If your child is arriving late, please notify us in advance and confirm the time they are expected to sign in at Student Services.
• If your child needs to leave school early, please contact us beforehand and confirm the time they will be signing out at Student Services.
• Medical certificates must be sent to [email protected] (please do not send them to .kiwi email accounts).
School Board Election
  
Term 3 Important Dates
Week 3
Thursday 30 July- Year 11, 12 and 13 Careers Expo (all parents welcome)
Week 6
Monday 18 August 2025- Teacher Only Day
Week 7
NCEA Practise Exams
Week 9
NCEA Numeracy Co-requisite assessments begin
Health Line
Call Healthline for free: 0800 611 116
If you or someone you care for is unwell, you can call Healthline for free, expert health advice from nurses and paramedics.
Healthline is available any time of the day or night, every day of the week.
The team are happy to help you with even the smallest concern, there is no need to wait until things get very bad before you call.
Call Healthline:
if you are worried or unsure about your health or someone else's health
for advice about your situation and help on what to do next
if you do not have a GP or cannot get to one
if you need advice about your medicine.
Healthline health professionals are specialists in assessing and advising over the phone.
They can arrange to talk with you in your language – when your call is answered, say you’d like an interpreter and the language you’d like to speak in.
Phone calls are free – including from a mobile phone.
You can call anytime 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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