Upcoming events:
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 4 2024
Friday 13 December 9:30 - 10:30am - Kia Puawai Year 9 Prizegiving
Thursday 12 December 6 - 9pm Te Tohu Rangatira Year 10 Prizegiving
Monday 9 December Year 8 Open Day Students and Parents - introduction to Papakura High School 9:30am in the School Hall
Wednesday 20 November - classes will be finishing at 2pm today for a PPTA PUM (paid union meeting)
Friday 15 November MOE Staff only day (no timetabled classes)
Friday 15 November - 1st XV Fundraising dinner
Thursday 31 October Senior Prizegiving 6 - 9pm in the School Hall - School will be closing early on this today. Please see newsletter that was sent home on Thursday 24 Oct. for more information.
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).