Upcoming events:

Keep the dates:

Thursday 31 October Senior Prizegiving        6 - 9pm in the School Hall

Monday 9 December  Year 8 Open Day   Students and Parents - introduction to Papakura High School  9:30am in the School Hall

Thursday 12 Dcember 6 - 9pm  Te Tohu Rangatira Year 10 Prizegiving

Friday 13 December 9:30 - 10:30am - Kia Puawai Year 9 Prizegiving

Back to school dates 2025

Monday 3 February 2025 - Year 9 students start

Tuesday 4 February 2025 - 2nd day for Year 9 students

Wednesday 5 February - 3rd day for Year 9 students + Senior students (Yrs 11, 12 & 13) start

Thursday 6 February - Waitangi Day

Friday 7 February - Year 10 students start - all students at school

Term 3

Ola Fou tutoring - Mondays and Tuesdays from 4:30 - 6pm in the school hall until Week 9 unless otherwise stated - open to all students

Week 10 Friday 27 September - Market Day

Week 10  Weds 25 and Thurs 26 September    Café Nights

Week 9    16 - 20 September  Derived Grade exams (DGEs)  Please see exam timetable below for details. Senior students will be at home studying when they are not sitting an exam.

Week 9     Monday 16 September        Year 12 Rotary Youth Driver Awareness (RYDA) Programme at Bruce Pulman Park  8:30am - 3:00pm

Week 8      Wednesday 11 September     Pasifika Achievement Awards Night (PAAN)   6 - 8pm in the school hall.

Week 8    Tuesday 10 September            Hui Whaanau Maaori

Week 7   Tuesday 3 September Ngā Hononga Ako: Bringing Learning Home   10am - 7pm

                Tuesday 3 September   Year 8 Parents  Information Evening at Papakura High School   5:30 - 6:30pm  (Meet in the Library)

Week 6     Tuesday 27  -  Friday 30 August     Filipino Cultural Week

Week 5    Monday 19 - Friday 23 August    Tongan Language week

Week 3    Monday 5 - Friday 9 August    Cook Island Language week

Week 2  Tuesday 30 July - Pacific Parents Fono         5 - 7pm in the school hall

Term 2    Week 2 Monday 6 - Friday 10 May   - New Zealand Sign Language Week

              Week 2  Thursday 9 May  - Literary Magazine Launch  5 - 7pm in the school library

              Week 3  Thursday 16 May  - Pacific Parents Fono         5 - 7pm in the school hall

              Week 4  Thursday 23 May  -  Papakuratanga: Academic Connections.  Come along and see what our students have achieved in Term 1. 10am - 7pm  To book appointments see here

               Week 4  Friday 24 May   - PPTA Paid Union Meeting.  School will be finishing at 11:30am

               Week 5   Monday 27 - Friday 31 May   - Samoan Language week

               Week 5   Friday 31 May  - Ministry of Education Staff Only Day (there will be no classes on this day)

               Week 6   Monday 3 June - King's Birthday

               Week 9    Friday 28 June     - Matariki

               Week 10    Tuesday 2 July - Māori Whānau hui at 5:30pm in the School Hall

                                 Friday 5th July - 5:45AM Matariki Hau Tapu

Term 1 Week 3    Wednesday 14 February  - Whānau Sports Day   Students will be released at approx. 2pm from school on this day 

           Week 4    Monday 19 - Friday 23 February - Year 9 Camps

           Week 5     Thursday 29 February 5 - 7pm Year 9s Meet the Teacher BBQ

           Week 6    Tuesday 5 March 10am - 7pm Student led Conferences. There will be no timetabled classes on this day. 

                           To book an appointment to see your child's Kaitohutohu (Tutor teacher) please log on to the school portal using the instructions emailed to you. If you require assistance, please contact the school at [email protected] or call on (09) 296 4400.

             Week 7   Friday 15 March Fiafia Night - Te Moananui-a-Kiwa   from 5:30pm on the school turf (back of the school next to the gym).