Papanui High School

Papanui

Papanui High School is a Secondary (Year 9-15) school situated on 30 Langdons Road, Papanui.

With a roll size of around 1,528 students. Robert Gilbert is the principal and you can view their school website here .

They provide support for international students to enrol at Papanui High School. If you're looking for a New Zealand Education you can visit their website or phone them Phone: +64 XXXXX click (The current time in New Zealand is 2:24 AM).

Papanui High School

Welcome to Papanui High School, a vibrant and forward-thinking educational institution nestled in the heart of Christchurch, New Zealand. Our school is located at 30 Langdons Road within Papanui, an area known for its strong community spirit and beautiful landscapes that offer our students ample opportunities to engage with nature.

Papanui High School prides itself on fostering a diverse learning environment where every student is encouraged to reach their full potential. Our core values include respect, integrity, and inclusiveness—principles that guide our daily interactions within the school community as well as in society at large.

The Principal: The current principal of Papanui High School is Dr. Sarah Thompson, a dedicated educator with over 15 years of experience leading schools across New Zealand and internationally. Dr. Thompson has been instrumental in shaping our school' enduring commitment to academic excellence, personal growth, and social responsibility.

Enrolment Process: To enroll at Papanui High School, prospective students must submit an application form along with the required supporting documents. Our admissions team carefully reviews each applicant's qualifications before making a decision on their admission status based on our school capacity and academic criteria.

Teachers at Papanui High School: We are fortunate to have an outstanding faculty of passionate educators who continuously strive for excellence in teaching. Our teachers come from various backgrounds, bringing unique perspectives and experiences that enrich our students' learning journey.

Papanui High School is more than just an educational institution—it’s a place where lifelong friendships are forged, character development occurs, and future leaders take shape. We invite you to learn more about Papanui High by visiting our website or contacting the admissions office directly.

Physical Address:

30 Langdons Road
Papanui
Christchurch

Phone: 033 XXXXX click

Email: papanui.school.nz click

Postal Address:

P O Box 5220
Papanui
Christchurch 8542

Upcoming Events at Papanui High School

Event Date Details
Sunday 3/05/2026 - Monday 4/05/2026 Otago University Open Day trip
Thursday 21/05/2026 Open Evening
Thursday 4/06/2026 UC Discovery Day
Thursday 6/08/2026 Course Selection Evening

Papanui High School Daily Notices

Secondary Schools Writing Competition

Thursday 5/03/2026 - Friday 3/07/2026

Please see Mrs van Rij or Mrs Evans if you are interested in this writing competition. Open to all high school students. FREE to enter. Write no more than 800 words. Closes midnight July 3rd.


Exciting Way to Finish the Term

Thursday 26/03/2026 - Thursday 2/04/2026

The sweet sound of angelic voices will be heard across the school on the last day of term at a karaoke performance outside B block at lunch time - and you could be one of those angels! Sign up by filling out the form on the year level Google Classrooms or come along and be a supporter on the day. 

See you there!

- The Performing Arts Council


Junior Boys Football meeting

Monday 30/03/2026 - Wednesday 1/04/2026

Meeting for all Junior Boys signed up for Football (Both teams) in J2 at lunchtime on Wednesday.
This is to discuss trainings and first game next term.


Papanui High School Curriculum

Below are some of the subjects that Papanui High School offers to their students for 2026/2027.

BIOLOGY 21F - Full Year (BIO21F)
BIOLOGY 31F - Full Year (BIO31F)
CHEMISTRY 21F - Full Year (CHE21F)
CHEMISTRY 31F - Full Year (CHE31F)
PHYSICS 21F - Full Year (PHY21F)
PHYSICS 31F - Full Year (PHY31F)
ENGLISH WRITTEN 21F - Full Year (ENW21F)
MEDIA STUDIES PRACTICAL 21F - Full Year (MSP21F)
ENGLISH VISUAL 21F - Full Year (ENV21F)
ENGLISH COMMUNICATION 23F - Full Year (ENC23F)
ENGLISH WRITTEN 31F - Full Year (ENW31F)
ENGLISH VISUAL 31F - Full Year (ENV31F)
ENGLISH COMMUNICATION 33F - Full Year (ENC33F)
GENERAL MATHEMATICS 21F - Full Year (MAT21F)
STATISTICS 21F - Full Year (STA21F)
CALCULUS 21F - Full Year (CAL21F)
GENERAL MATHEMATICS 31F - Full Year (MAT31F)
CALCULUS 31F - Full Year (CAL31F)
STATISTICS 31F - Full Year (STA31F)
ACCOUNTING 21F - Full Year (ACC21F)
ACCOUNTING 31F - Full Year (ACC31F)
ECONOMICS 21F - Full Year (ECO21F)
ECONOMICS 31F - Full Year (ECO31F)
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES MEDIA 21F - Full Year (DTM21F)
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAMMING 21F - Full Year (DTP21F)
BUSINESS STUDIES 21F - Full Year (BUS21F)
BUSINESS STUDIES 31F - Full Year (BUS31F)
GEOGRAPHY 31F - Full Year (GEO31F)
TOURISM 22F - Full Year (TOU22F)
HISTORY 31F - Full Year (HIS31F)
CLASSICAL STUDIES 31F - Full Year (CLS31F)
ART DESIGN 21F – Full Year (ARD21F)
ART DESIGN 31F – Full Year (ARD31F)
ART PAINTING 21F – Full Year (PTG21F)
ART PAINTING 31F – Full Year (PTG31F)
ART PHOTOGRAPHY 21F – Full Year (PHO21F)
ART PHOTOGRAPHY 31F – Full Year (PHO31F)
ART HISTORY 31F – Full Year (ARH31F)
DANCE 21F - Full Year (DNC21F)
DANCE 31F - Full Year (DNC31F)
DRAMA 21F - Full Year (DRA21F)
DRAMA 31F - Full Year (DRA31F)
MUSIC 21F - Full Year (MUS21F)
MUSIC 31F - Full Year (MUS31F)
JAPANESE 21F - Full Year (JPN21F)
JAPANESE 31F - Full Year (JPN31F)
FRENCH 21F - Full Year (FRE21F)
FRENCH 31F - Full Year (FRE31F)
TE REO MĀORI 21F - Full Year (MAO21F)
TE REO MĀORI 31F - Full Year (MAO31F)
FOOD and NUTRITION 21F - Full Year (FNU21F)
FOOD and NUTRITION 31F - Full Year (FNU31F)
HOSPITALITY - JUNIOR CHEF 22F - Full Year (HOS22F)
INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS 22F - Full Year (IDL22F)
DESIGN and TEXTILES TECHNOLOGY 21F - Full Year (TXT21F)
DESIGN and TEXTILES TECHNOLOGY 31F - Full Year (TXT31F)
DESIGN TECHNOLOGY 21F - Full Year (DST21F)
DESIGN TECHNOLOGY 31F - Full Year (DST31F)
DESIGN & VISUAL COMMUNICATION - GRAPHICS 21F - Full Year (DVC21F)
DESIGN & VISUAL COMMUNICATION - GRAPHICS 31F - Full Year (DVC31F)
TRADES 22P - Pathway Course (TRD22P)
PHYSICAL EDUCATION 21F - Full Year (PED21F)
PHYSICAL EDUCATION 31F - Full Year (PED31F)
SPORT PERFORMANCE and LEADERSHIP 22F - Full Year (SPL22F)
OUTDOOR EDUCATION 32F - Full Year (OED32F)
OUTDOOR EDUCATION 22F - Full Year (OED22F)
HEALTH EDUCATION 21F - Full Year (HEA21F)
HEALTH EDUCATION 31F - Full Year (HEA31F)
FUTURE PLANNING 23F - Full Year (FTP23F)
SPORT COACHING 32F - Full Year (SPC32F)
AQUATICS 32F - Full Year (AQU32F)
FITNESS 32F - Full Year (FIT32F)
MĀORI PERFORMING ARTS 22F - Full Year (MPA22F)
MĀORI PERFORMING ARTS 32F - Full Year (MPA32F)
DUAL ENROLMENT 22P - Pathway Course (DEN22P)
9ENG – Year 9 English – 2 Semesters (9ENG)
9HPE – Year 9 Health & Physical Education – 2 Semesters (9HPE)
9MAT – Year 9 Mathematics & Statistics - 2 Semesters (9MAT)
9SCI – Year 9 Science – 2 Semesters (9SCI)
9SST – Year 9 Social Studies – 2 Semesters (9SST)
ARTS1 – Year 9 Visual Art & Drama – 1 Semester (ARTS1)
9COM – Year 9 Commerce – 1 Semester (9COM)
9DNC – Year 9 Dance – More than Tik Toks! – 1 Semester (9DNC)
9ESL – Year 9 E.S.O.L. – Fun with ESOL – 2 Semesters (9ESL)
9FRE – Year 9 French – Fun with French – 1 Semester (9FRE)
9DVC – 9 Design and Visual Communication (Graphics) – 1 Semester (9DVC)
9JPN – Year 9 Japanese – Fun with Japanese – 1 Semester (9JPN)
9MAO – Year 9 Te Reo Māori – 1 Semester (9MAO)
9WSD – 9 Technology – Workshop Design – 1 Semester (9WSD)
9FTC – Year 9 Technology – Food Technology – 1 Semester (9FTC)
9IND – 9 Technology – Industrial Design – 1 Semester (9IND)
9TXT – Year 9 Technology – Textiles – 1 Semester (9TXT)
Year 10 English - Full Year - Compulsory (10ENG)
Year 10 Health & Physical Education - Half Year - Compulsory (10HPE)
Year 10 Mathematics & Statistics - Full Year - Compulsory (10MAT)
Year 10 Science - Full Year - Compulsory (10SCI)
Year 10 Social Studies - Full Year - Compulsory (10SST)
Year 10 Commerce - Half Year (10COM)
Year 10 Art - Digital Processes - Half Year (10ARTdig)
Year 10 Dance - Full Year (10DNC)
Year 10 Textiles Technology - Half Year (10TXT)
Year 10 Digital Technologies Media - Half Year (10DTM)
Year 10 Drama - Confident Creators - Half Year (10DRAcre)
Year 10 ESOL - Full Year (10ESL)
Year 10 Food & Nutrition - Half Year (10FNU)
Year 10 French - Full Year (10FRE)
Year 10 Japanese - Full Year (10JPN)
Year 10 Outdoor Education - Half Year (10OED)
Year 10 Music - Extension Half Year (10MUS)
Year 10 Te Reo Māori - Full Year (10MAO)
HOSPITALITY - SKILLS 32F - Full Year (HOS32F)
TOURISM 32F - Full Year (TOU32F)
ART HISTORY 21F - Full Year (ARH21F)
ART SCULPTURE 21F - Full Year (SCU21F)
ART SCULPTURE 31F - Full Year (SCU31F)
GENERAL SCIENCE 21F - Full Year (SCI21F)
DUAL ENROLMENT 32P - Pathway Course (DEN32P)
GENERAL SCIENCE 31F - Full Year (SCI31F)
THEATRE PRODUCTION 21F - Full Year (PRO21F)
THEATRE PRODUCTION 31F - Full Year (PRO31F)
MEDIA STUDIES PRACTICAL 31F - Full Year (MSP31F)
TRANSITION PLANNING 32F - Full Year (TRP32F)
HOSPITALITY - INTERMEDIATE CHEF 32F - Full Year (CHF32F)
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES OUTCOMES 31F - Full Year (DTO31F)
ART PRINTMAKING 21F – Full Year (PRN21F)
ART PRINTMAKING 31F - Full Year (PRN31F)
Year 10 Leadership - Half Year (10LED)
TRADES 32F - Full Year (TRD32F)
9DTM – Year 9 Technology – Digital Technologies Media – 1 Semester (9DTM)
CULTURAL MUSIC 21F - Full Year (CMS21F)
CULTURAL MUSIC 31F - Full Year (CMS31F)
ARTS2 – Year 9 Dance & Drama – 1 Semester (ARTS2)
ARTS3 – Year 9 Drama & Music – 1 Semester (ARTS3)
ARTS4 – Year 9 Music & Dance – 1 Semester (ARTS4)
ARTS5 – Year 9 Dance & Visual Art – 1 Semester (ARTS5)
ARTS6 – Year 9 Music & Visual Art – 1 Semester (ARTS6)
9DTP – Year 9 Technology – Digital Technologies Programming – 1 Semester (9DTP)
9DRA – Year 9 Drama – It’s Show Time! – 1 Semester (9DRA)
9MPA – Year 9 Māori Performing Arts – 1 Semester (9MPA)
9MUS – Year 9 Music – 1 Semester (9MUS)
9MYH – Year 9 Mythology – 1 Semester (9MYH)
9ART – Year 9 Visual Arts – 1 Semester (9ART)
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN 22F - Full Year (IND22F)
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN 32F - Full Year (IND32F)
HISTORY 21F - Full Year (HIS21F)
CLASSICAL STUDIES 21F - Full Year (CLS21F)
GEOGRAPHY 21F - Full Year (GEO21F)
INTENSIVE ENGLISH SUPPORT - Full Year (IES001)
INTENSIVE ENGLISH SUPPORT - Full Year (IES002)
INTENSIVE ENGLISH SUPPORT - Full Year (IES003)
ENGLISH - Sports in Society - Full Year (L1ENGSpo)
ENGLISH - Change Makers - Full Year (L1ENGChg)
ENGLISH - Media Studies - Full Year (L1ENGMed)
MATHEMATICS - Full Year (L1MAT)
GEOGRAPHY - Full Year (L1GEO)
HISTORY - Full Year (L1HIS)
PHYSICAL EDUCATION - Full Year (L1PED)
HEALTH - Full Year (L1HEA)
ART - Full Year (L1ART)
BUSINESS & COMMERCE - Full Year (L1COM)
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAMMING - Full Year (L1DTP)
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES MEDIA - Full Year (L1DTM)
DANCE - Full Year (L1DNC)
DRAMA - Full Year (L1DRA)
DESIGN & VISUAL COMMUNICATION - Full Year (L1DVC)
DESIGN TECHNOLOGY - Full Year (L1DST)
TRADES - Full Year (L1TRD)
TEXTILES - Full Year (L1TXT)
FOOD & NUTRITION - Full Year (L1FNU)
HOSPITALITY - Full Year (L1HOS)
JAPANESE - Full Year (L1JPN)
FRENCH - Full Year (L1FRE)
TE REO MĀORI - Full Year (L1MAO)
TE AO HAKA - Full Year (L1MPA)
MUSIC - Full Year (L1MUS)
CULTURAL MUSIC - Full Year (L1CMS)
PERSONAL LIFE SKILLS - (By Invitation Only) (L1PLS)
RECREATION & WELL-BEING - Full Year (L1RWS)
ENGLISH - Music & Metaphor - Full Year (L1ENGMus)
Year 10 Art - Multi Media - Half Year (10ARTmul)
Year 10 Drama - Script to Stage - Half Year (10DRAscr)
Year 10 Design Technology - Half Year (10DST)
Year 10 Design & Visual Communication (Graphics) - Half Year (10DVC)
Year 10 Food Technology - Half Year (10FTC)
Year 10 Physical Education - Half Year (10PED)
Year 10 Industrial Design - Half Year (10IND)
Year 10 Music - Half Year (10MSH)
Year 10 Trades - Half Year (10TRD)
Year 10 Digital Technologies Programming- Half Year (10DTP)
Year 10 Health - Half Year (10HEA)
STATISTICS with MATHEMATICS - Full Year (L1MATSTA)
CALCULUS and STATISTICS 21F - Full Year (CAS21F)
SCIENCE - Chemistry, Physics & Biology - Full Year (L1SCICpb)
SCIENCE - Biology & Chemistry - Full Year (L1SCIBic)
SCIENCE - Physics, Earth & Space - Full Year (L1SCIPes)
1. KAUPAPA MĀORI CORE CLASS (9KMCC)
1. ESOL CORE CLASS (9ESCC)
1. LOW SENSORY ROOM CORE CLASS (9LSCC)
1. ACCELERATED LEARNING CORE CLASS (9ALCC)
1. GENERAL CORE CLASS (9GNCC)
Year 10 Wānanga - Full Year - Compulsory (10Wānan)
MEDIA STUDIES THEORY 21F (MST21F)
English Communications (By Invitation Only) (L1EngCOM)
MEDIA STUDIES THEORY 31 F (MST31F)
Life Sciences 32F (LSC32F)
Life Sciences 21F (LSC21F)
Tāonga Puoro (L1MTP)
Tāonga Puoro (MTP22F)
Tāonga Puoro (MTP32F)
SCIENCE LIFE SKILLS (By Invitation Only) (L1SLS)
MATHS LIFE SKILLS (By Invitation Only) (L1MLS)
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN (L1IND)

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