John Paul II High School

Upcoming Events at John Paul II High School

Event Date Details
Monday 27/01/2025 Staff retreat
Tuesday 28/01/2025 Toki Pounamu JPII Launch
Wednesday 29/01/2025 Staff only
Scene setting
Academic results
Annual goals
PGC
PLD
Thursday 30/01/2025 Staff only
Learning Area Time
LAL meetings
Deans meetings
Planning day 8:30-4:30
Thursday 30/01/2025 New Staff Induction
Friday 31/01/2025 Year 9 & 11 + option changes
Peer Support
Senior Option changes
Monday 3/02/2025 Whole School in
Dean Time,
Practice for the welcome on the 4th
Tuesday 4/02/2025 Whole School Welcome
New students, staff, parents invited for hospitality in library.
Friday 7/02/2025 Opening Mass
Opening Mass. Students walk to St Patricks Church from 11am. Mass at 11:30-12:30. Return to school by 1pm.
Wednesday 19/02/2025 Year 9 Retreat
St Johns Ambulance Room
Thursday 27/02/2025 Toki Pounamu in school visit
Tuesday 4/03/2025 Shrove Tuesday
Pancakes and Pancake race
Break One and Whanau time
Wednesday 5/03/2025 Ash Wednesday Liturgy
Liturgy - see JRO
Thursday 6/03/2025 Junior Parent Teacher Conferences
Face to face conferences for Year 9 & 10 students and parents
Tuesday 11/03/2025 WCSS Athletics
Wednesday 12/03/2025 Senior Parent Teacher conferences
Year 11-13 parent teacher conferences.
Friday 14/03/2025 - Saturday 15/03/2025 Bishop Lyons Proposed Date
Thursday 20/03/2025 Ugly Shakespeare- Hamlet
9am performance
10am - workshop for seniors
Wednesday 9/04/2025 Blood Donation Drive
Friday 11/04/2025 Last Day Term One
Wednesday 18/06/2025 Junior Dance (Jnr formal)
Thursday 19/06/2025 New Curriculum TOD
Wednesday 25/06/2025 JPII Science Fair & Market Evening
Monday 14/07/2025 TOD Assessment & Pedagogy
Thursday 24/07/2025 Senior Options Evening
for Year 10-12 students and parents
Friday 25/07/2025 - Friday 1/08/2025 Option choices open
Monday 28/07/2025 - Friday 1/08/2025 Peer Support Applications Open
Friday 8/08/2025 Peer Support Team Training Day
TDE + JRO+ SRS
Monday 18/08/2025 Great Futures Tour
Great Futures Tour is visiting Greymouth on either the 18th, 19th or 20th.

For Years 11, 12 and 13 students.

More details to come - see JFI.
Tuesday 19/08/2025 - Friday 22/08/2025 Senior Derived Grade Exams
Sunday 24/08/2025 - Saturday 30/08/2025 Tournament Week
Thursday 4/09/2025 Senior Parent Teacher Conferences
Friday 5/09/2025 UC Open Day
Saturday 13/09/2025 Senior School Ball
Year 11, 12, 13 School Ball
Friday 19/09/2025 - Sunday 21/09/2025 Antioch Christchurch
Monday 29/09/2025 - Wednesday 22/10/2025 Student leadership applications open
Monday 20/10/2025 - Wednesday 5/11/2025 Junior reports open
Thursday 23/10/2025 - Friday 24/10/2025 Junior Assessment Days
Wednesday 29/10/2025 - Thursday 30/10/2025 Year 13 Retreat Punakaiki
Wednesday 29/10/2025 Leaver's Assembly
See CCO
Thursday 30/10/2025 Leaver's Dinner
Year 13 leavers dinner. 6-8:30pm
Thursday 6/11/2025 - Friday 7/11/2025 Junior reports to Waka Teachers
Monday 10/11/2025 - Wednesday 12/11/2025 Deans Reports & checking
Monday 10/11/2025 - Friday 14/11/2025 Year 9 & 10 Camp
Friday 28/11/2025 Year 9 Orientation Day
Year 10 Dean and DP
Thursday 4/12/2025 Whole School Mass & Prizegiving
Monday 8/12/2025 Junior Activity Day
Organised by Year 9 & 10 Dean
Tuesday 9/12/2025 - Wednesday 10/12/2025 Junior Service Days

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John Paul II High School Curriculum

Below are some of the subjects that John Paul II High School offers to their students for 2025/2026.

Year 9 Art (9ART)
Year 10 Art (10ART)
Level 1 Art (11ART)
Level 2 Art (12ART)
Level 2 Art - Photography (12PHO)
Level 3 Art - Painting (13PNT)
Level 3 Art - Printmaking (13PRN)
Level 3 Art - Photography (13PHO)
Year 9 Drama (9DRA)
Year 10 Drama (10DRA)
Level 1 Drama (11DRA)
Level 2 Drama (12DRA)
Level 3 Drama (13DRA)
Year 9 Te Reo (9REO)
Year 10 Te Reo (10REO)
Year 9 Music (9MUS)
Level 3 Music (13MUS)
Year 10 Music (10MUS)
Level 1 Music (11MUS)
Level 2 Music (12MUS)
Year 9 English (9ENG)
Year 10 English (10ENG)
Level 1 English (11ENG)
Level 2 English (12ENG)
Level 3 English (13ENG)
Year 9 Science (9SCI)
Year 10 Science (10SCI)
Level 1 Science (11SCI)
Level 2 Biology (12BIO)
Level 2 Chemistry (12CHE)
Level 2 Physics (12PHY)
Level 3 Biology (13BIO)
Level 3 Chemistry (13CHE)
Level 3 Physics (13PHY)
Year 10 Social Studies (10SOS)
Year 9 Digital Technologies (9DTE)
Year 10 Digital Technologies (10DTE)
Level 1 Digital Technologies (11DTE)
Level 2 Digital Technologies (12DTE)
Level 3 Digital Technologies (13DTE)
Level 1 Geography (11GEO)
Level 2 Geography (12GEO)
Year 9 Japanese (9JAP)
Year 10 Japanese (10JAP)
Year 10 Food Technology (10FTE)
Year 10 Design and Visual Communication (10DVC)
Year 10 Materials Technology (10TEC)
Level 1 Food Technology (11FTE)
Level 1 Materials Technology (11TEC)
Level 2 Materials Technology (12TEC)
Level 3 Materials Technology (13TEC)
Year 9 Mathematics (9MAT)
Year 10 Mathematics (10MAT)
Level 1 Mathematics (11MAT)
Level 2 Mathematics for Statistics (12MAS)
Level 2 Mathematics (12MAT)
Level 3 Mathematics with Statistics (13MAS)
Year 9 Horticulture (9HRT)
Year 10 Horticulture (10HRT)
Year 9 Social Studies (9SOS)
Year 9 Religious Education (9RED)
Year 10 Religious Education (10RED)
Level 1 Religious Studies (11RST)
Level 2 Religious Studies (12RST)
Level 3 Religious Studies (13RST)
Year 9 Physical Education (9PED)
Year 10 Physical Education (10PED)
Level 2 Outdoor Education (12OED)
Year 9 Materials Technology (9TEC)
Level 3 Mathematics with Calculus (13MAC)
Level 2 Sports Science (12SPS)
Year 9 Design and Visual Communication (9DVC)
Level 1 Design and Visual Communication (11DVC)
Level 2 Design and Visual Communication (12DVC)
Level 3 Design and Visual Communication (13DVC)
Level 1 History (11HIS)
Level 2 History (12HIS)
Level 3 History (13HIS)
Level 1 Japanese (11JAP)
Level 2 Japanese (12JAP)
Level 3 Japanese (13JAP)
Year 12 Alternative English (12EALT)
Trades Academy 2024 (TRDS23)
Year 9 Food Technology (9FTE)
Distance Learning 2025 (DIST25)
Level 3 Sports Science (13SPS)
Level 3 Geography (13GEO)
Level 1 PE (11PED)
Gateway 2024 (GWAY23)
Level 1 - Te Ao Haka (11HAKA)
Level 2 - Te Ao Haka (12HAKA)
Level 3 - Te Ao Haka (13HAKA)

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