SCHOOL OFFICE HOURS

Our school office is open from 8.30am to 3.20pm Monday to Friday.  Our main phone number is 03 525 9914.  You can also email us at [email protected].

Notes and reminders from the office team:
A few reminders :
  • You are able to get additional stationery throughout the year from the main office.
  • Please ensure you have named everything clearly – stationery, equipment and all clothing, including PE gear and swimwear.
  • Lost property is kept in the sickbay located in the main office. If you have lost some clothing come and check it over.
  • Please let Shona know if you change any contact details like address, phone numbers and email contact. Also any changes in caregivers or emergency contact person. [email protected]
  • Goldie (our school newsletter) and other important letters are sent by email. Please ensure your email is up to date with Shona: [email protected]​
Thanks from Cath, Jude, Shona and Steph
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WHAT TO DO... 

If you lose something (or find something):
Lost property is quickly returned if it is named!  Unnamed articles will go into the Lost Property Store and if not claimed will be given away to charity at the end of each term.  If you have lost an article of clothing you may ask at the office to have a look for it.  Valuables (watches, jewellery etc.) may be kept at the office.  There are two lost property displays a term for student to look through.

If you find something that has obviously been lost or left behind please take it to the office and they will try to find the owner.

If you can't wear the correct uniform:
See your Form Teacher before Period 1.  You must have a note from home explaining the circumstances.

If you are sick or absent:
It is really important that the school is notified EACH DAY when your child is absent for any reason.  Year 13s can notify the school themselves; for all other year levels the absence must reported by a parent or caregiver.
When the school is contacted please give your name, your child's name and form class and the reason for their absence.
You can contact the school in any of the following ways:
School policy is that if your child is going to be withdrawn for more than 3 days (for reasons other than illness) you need to contact the Principal - Jono Hay [email protected]
Please provide details and dates of the proposed absence.

If you need to leave the school grounds during the day (for any reason):
Bring a note from home explaining the reason, and get your Form Teacher to sign it in the morning.  When you leave, put your note on the spike at the office and sign the ‘Exit' book, with the time that you left.  Remember to fill in your return time, when you return to school.  Those who go home for lunch regularly may bring a note at the beginning of the year which will be kept in the notebook, but you must still sign out, and in, every time.

If you are ill or hurt during the day:
Go to the office.  The office staff will make the best arrangements for you.

If you have problems:
See the Dean of your year level or see Abbey Gilligan (Guidance Counsellor) or for employment advice see Mr Batten (Careers). 

Deans 2025:
          Year 7 ............. Mr Jonathan Burt
          Year 8.............. Mr Jonathan Burt
          Year 9.............. Mr MacKenzie
          Year 10............ Ms Harwood and Mr Padial
          Year 11............ Mrs Robbie
          Year 12............ Mrs Robbie
          Year 13............ Mr Batten
 
Abbey Gilligan can help with:
  • Educational matters - subjects, courses, study problems, learning difficulties, motivational problems, examination techniques.
  • Vocational matters - career decisions, interview techniques, job information.
  • Personal/Social matters - loneliness, lack of self-confidence/esteem, family problems, relationship difficulties, difficulties with financial demands.

If you want to change your course:
You must get the permission of the Dean of your year level, and after consultation with your parents, you must inform the Office in writing.

If you are going to leave school:
Collect a leaving form from the Office and follow the instructions.  If you want a school testimonial you must apply early.  Get these forms from your Dean.

Student Support Fund
Financial hardship should not stop a student from taking part in any school activity, such as field, sport or cultural trips.  There is a Student Support Fund available to assist.  Please contact the Guidance Counsellor or teacher in charge of the activity if finance is a problem.
2025 TERM DATES 

Term 4 - Monday 6 October - Mon 15th Dec 
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​2026 TERM DATES (TBC)
Term 1 - Wednesday 4th February To Thursday 2nd April

29 Jan 2026…...... First Uniform shop Thursday 11-1pm
30 Jan ................. Staff Only Day
2 Feb ................... Nelson Anniversary Day
3 Feb ................... Staff Only Day
4 Feb ................... Yr 11-13 at school
5 Feb ...................Term One starts for ALL students
6 Feb ................... Waitangi Day
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Term 2 - Monday 20th April To Friday 3rd July
Term 3 - Monday 20th July To Friday 25th September
Term 4 - Monday 12th October To TBC

2026 Public Holidays
Nelson Anniversary Day: Monday 2nd February
Waitangi Day: Friday 6th February
Easter: Good Friday 3rd April, Easter Monday and Tuesday 6th & 7th April
(during term break)
Anzac Day: Saturday 25th April (observed Monday 27 April)
King’s Birthday: Monday 1st June
Matariki: Friday 10th July (during term break)
Labour Day: Monday 26th October
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​STUDENTS AND CARS
No student in Years 7-12 is permitted to be driven by any other student during the school day i.e. between 8.45 am and 3.10 pm for any reason.  Exemption to this will be given to Year 13 but only when permission has been granted by parents or caregivers.

LEAVING THE SCHOOL GROUNDS

Pupils in Years 7 - 12 may leave the school grounds only if:
  • They are going home for lunch. If a student goes home for lunch regularly they should bring a note from home at the beginning of the year, and this will be kept at the office once the form teacher has signed it.
  • They have permission from their Form Teacher, supported by a note from home. This note should be signed by the form teacher and brought to the office when signing out.
  • They have special permission from a Deputy Principal or Dean of their Year level.
  • Any Year 13 student granted permission to do schoolwork in her or his own home during timetabled study periods must use the Exit book every time.
ALL students leaving the school grounds for any reason must always sign the EXIT book, and sign in when they return to school. This is for safety reasons.