News and Events
Term Dates for 2025
Term 1: Monday 3 February - Friday 11 April
Term 2: Monday 28 April - Friday 27 June
Term 3: Monday 14 July - Friday 19 September
Term 4: Monday 6 October - Thursday 11 December
In additon, the following public holidays are scheduled during school terms for 2025:
Waitangi Day - Thursday 6 February
Kings Birthday - Monday 2 June
Matariki - Friday 20 June
Labour Day - Monday 27 October
2025 Newsletters
Thursday 20 February: Year 9s Meet the Teachers BBQ - more information here
Wednesday 19 February: Whānau Day - more information here
2024 Newsletters
Monday 9 December - Junior Whaanau Day at Massey Park read more here
Wednesday 20 November - PPTA Paid Union Meeting - read more here (Please note the later time)
Friday 15 November - MOE Staff only day (no timetabled classes) - read more here
Friday 24 May - PPTA paid union meeting early finish - read more here
Thursday 23 May - Papakuratanga: Academic Connections. Ngā Hononga Ako Bringing Learning Home read more here
Student led kōrero Tuesday 5 March - read more
Year 9s Meet the Teacher BBQ 29 February 2024 - read more
Whānau Sports Day 14 Feb 2024 - read more
Term Dates for 2023
Term 1: Tuesday 1 February - Thursday 6 April
Term 2: Monday 24 April - Friday 30 June
Term 3: Monday 17 July - Friday 22 September
Term 4: Monday 9 October - Wednesday 13 December
2023 Newsletters
Newsletter 099 - Junior Beach Day permission slip
Newsletter 095 - Upcoming Events - read more
Newsletter 064 - Pathways Conferences and Staff only day - read more
Newsletter 043 - PPTA PUM 28 June - read more
Newsletter 042 - PPTA Industrial Action - 16 June 2023 - read more
Newsletter 038 - PPTA Industrial Action - 9 June 2023 - read more
Newsletter 032 - PPTA Suspension of Industrial action - read more
Newsletter 028 - PPTA rostering home and Subject Conferences - read more
Newsletter 027 - PPTA Strike Day 11 May - read more
Newsletter 026 - Year 11 Rostering home - read more
Newsletter 024 - PPTA Industrial Action - read more
Year 12 RYDA Programme Thursday 23 March - read more
Thursday 16 March - PPTA Strike Action - read more
Student led Conferences Wednesday 15 March - read more
Polyfest Tongan Group Performance - Friday 10 March - read more
Whānau Sports Day Friday 3 March - read more
Year 9 Meet the Teachers BBQ - read more
2022 Newsletters
Newsletter 104 - Staff only Day 28 November and early closing 30 November 2022 - read more
Newsletter 100 - Year 9 Inspiring the Future Farm Days, 15, 16 & 17 November - read more
Newsletter 095 - Year 10 Beach Day December 7 - read more
Newsletter 094 - Year 9 Beach Day December 7 - read more
Newsletter 088 - School closed Monday 26 September - read more
Newsletter 068 - Staff only day Friday 26 August - read more
Newsletter 054 Rostering home from Monday 4 July - read more
Newsletter 050 Rostering home from Monday 27 June - read more
Newsletter 047 - Rostering home week 7 - read more
Newsletter 042 - Rostering home - read more
Newsletter 040 - Rostering home - read more
Newsletter 034 - Pink Shirt Day and Staff Only Day - read more
Newsletter 014 - Students rostering home 21 - 24 March read more
Newsletter 013 - Students rostering home 14 - 18 March - read more
Newsletter 010 - Students rostering home for the next two weeks - read more
Newsletter 008 - Students rostering home this week - read more
Newsletter 003 - Wednesday 23 February Paid Union Meeting read more
Newsletter 001 - Tuesday 8 February and Wednesday 9 February - read more
2021 Term Dates and Lesson Times
2021 Newsletters
Newsletter 072 - Staff only day Tuesday 10 August - read more
Newsletter 066 - 7, 8 and 9 July - read more
Newsletter 063 - Subject Teacher Conferences - Tuesday 29 June read more
Newsletter 048 - Staff Only Day - Thursday 13 May read more
Friday 16 April read more
Newsletter 022 - Kaitohutohu/3-Way Conferences, Thursday 18 March read more
Newsletter 013 - Year 9 BBQ new date, Thursday 4 March read more
Newsletter 007 - Auckland moving to Covid-19 Alert Level 2 read more
Newsletter 006 - Year 9 BBQ read more
2020 Newsletters
2020 Term Dates and Lesson Times
Newsletter 073 - Week 9 2020 read more
Newsletter 072 - Year 9 Activity Day December 8 read more
Newsletter 071 - Year 10 Activity Day December 8 read more
Newsletter 069 - Teacher only day Thursday 19 November and early closing Friday 20 November read more
Newsletter 066 - Early Finish Monday 16 November read more
Newsletter 057 - Pink Shirt Day Friday 16 October read more
Newsletter 056 - Early Finish Friday 25 September read more
Newsletter 051 - Junior Report Conferences Thursday 6 August read more
Newsletter 044 - end of Term 2 read more
Newsletter 036 Wednesday 25 March read more
Newsletter 035 (to accompany Term 1 Newsletter) read more
Newsletter 032 School Polyfest Performances Friday 20 March read more
Newsletter 027 3-Way Conferences on Thursday 12 March read more
Newsletter 009 Paid Union Meeting and early closing Tuesday 25 February read more
Newsletter 004 Year 9 BBQ Wednesday 19 February read more
Year 12 RYDA (Road Safety Programme) Information Thursday 20 February read more
2019 Newsletters
Newsletter 085 Year 10 Students December 2 - 6 read more
Newsletter 084 Year 9 Students December 2 - 6 read more
Year 8 Open Day and Introduction to High School read more
Newsletter 083 Year 9 Activity Day Tuesday 3 December - Port Waikato read more
Newsletter 082 Year 10 Activity Day Tuesday 3 December - Maraetai Beach read more
Newsletter 080 Senior Prizegiving Thursday 14 November 2019 read more
Newsletter 075 End of Term 3 and Start of Term 4 read more
Newsletter 070 Senior exams Term 3 Wk 5 read more
Newsletter 068 School Start TImes read more
Newsletter 059 Early closing Thursday 27 June 2019 read more
Newsletter 057 Subject Report Conferences 18 and 19 June 2019 read more
Papakura High School ARTS FESTIVAL JULY 2019 Te Hekenga nui Past, Present and Future 2 - 4 July 2019
Newsletter 055 School closed 3 and 4 June for Queen's birthday read more
Newsletter 054 Industrial Action Wednesday 29 May read more
Newsletter 049 Pink Shirt Day Friday 17 May read more
Newsletter 044 Year 9 Kia Rangatira Day Wednesday 1 May read more
Newsletter 034 Fale Blessing and Dedication Friday 5 April read more
Newsletter 028 Tahiti trip whānau information evening on Thursday 21 March read more
Newsletter 027 Polyfest on Friday 15 March read more
Newsletter 024 3-way conferences on Thursday 7 March read more
Newsletter 016 Whānau Day 21 Feb. read more
Newsletter 013 New whānau and families to Papakura High School - Meet and Greet BBQ 14 Feb read more
Newsletter 008 Year 12 students RYDA read more
2018 Newsletters
Newsletter No 067 Senior Report Conferences Tuesday 26 June 2018 read more
Newsletter No 57 Staff Only Day Tuesday 5 June 2018 read more
Newsletter No 51 Paid Union Meeting early finish Thursday 24 May 2018 read more
Newsletter No 47 Pink Shirt Day Friday 18 May 2018 read more
Newsletter No 30 Mufti day last Friday of term read more
Newsletter No 33 End of Term 1 Early School Finish read more
Newsletter No 94 Whānau Support Day Monday 24 September and Early Finish Tuesday 25 September read more
Newsletter No 98 Paid Union Meeting early finish on Wednesday 7 November read more
Newsletter 106 Senior Prize Giving early finish on Tuesday 20 November read more
Newsletter 101 Staff Only Day Monday 26 November read more
Newsletter 109 Year 9 Activity Day - Port Waikato read more
Newsletter 110 Year 10 Activity Day - Maraetai Beach read more
Newsletter 111 Early Finish Friday 7 December, Junior Activities Day Monday 10 December, Beach Activities Tuesday 11 December and Junior Prize Giving and Early Finish Wednesday 12 December read more