Year 7-13 students…. Check out the available classes for Term 3…2026 below… https://arotahi.aotawhiti.school.nz/course-list Please spend some time browsing through the descriptors and then let your HBLA know what you’re planning on doing as soon as possible. Our deadline for getting classes in to your HBLA is Friday the 26th of June. This gives us some time to […]
Our Term 3 2026 IEMS (Individual Education Meetings) are scheduled for Friday the 3rd of July & the Monday the 20th of July, 2026. The IEM is the most important element of a student’s Learning Journey at Ao Tawhiti and it is vital that you book one. The IEM is a time to plan out the upcoming term, share […]
Our Term 2 2026 IEMS (Individual Education Meetings) are scheduled for Thursday the 2nd of April & the Monday the 20th of April, 2026. The IEM is the most important element of a student’s Learning Journey at Ao Tawhiti and it is vital that you book one. The IEM is a time to plan out […]
Hello whānau, Please find information below for our Full School Athletics Day. Date: Friday 27th February (postponement date: Friday 6th March) Location: Hansen Park 6A Butler Street, Opawa, Christchurch (Parking available off Hawford Road) Please drop off/pick up students directly at Hansen Park, school will not be open on this day. Start (Roll Check): 9.00am […]
Friday 30 January, 2026 Kia ora e te whānau Welcome to 2026. Thank you all for engaging in our IEMs over the last two days. It is a great way to get our students set up really well for the term. We are excited about the year ahead. This pānui is to give you some […]
Kia ora e te whānau The school has received formal notice that the full day strike planned for Thursday October 23rd will go ahead. The unions involved in this strike are NZEI, which covers primary teachers and support staff and PPTA, which covers secondary teachers. Because the majority of staff will be on strike we […]
The school has been advised of the following strike action over the upcoming month. This week PPTA union members are participating in rolling strikes which will impact on students in y7 – 13. On Tuesday 14th October, year 7 and 9 students won’t be able to attend school. On Wednesday 15th October, year 8 and 10 […]
The latest weather forecast is for rain tomorrow, so we have made the decision to postpone the Athletics Day until Friday 28 February. All Friday’s classes will run as normal. We will sell the tuck shop donations (that can’t be kept until next Friday) at school tomorrow for our playground fundraiser. Apologies for any inconvenience.
Monday 20 January Kia ora koutou Haere mai ki Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery mō te tau 2025 I hope everyone had a fabulous Summer break (although if you stayed in Ōtautahi Christchurch you would have experienced a shortage of sunshine). We are looking forward to welcoming everyone back to school. Here are some important dates […]