Papanui High School

Papanui

Upcoming Events at Papanui High School

Event Date Details
Monday 14/07/2025 STAFF ONLY DAY
Wednesday 23/07/2025 First Aid Course
Thursday 24/07/2025 Junior Parent/Teacher interviews
Wednesday 30/07/2025 Course Selection Evening
Friday 1/08/2025 Senior Formal
Monday 11/08/2025 Vic Course Planning
Tuesday 19/08/2025 - Wednesday 20/08/2025 STAR Barista
Wednesday 15/10/2025 License testing

Papanui High School Daily Notices

Senior Formal 2025

Friday 23/05/2025 - Thursday 19/06/2025


We are pleased to inform you that preparations for the 2025 School Formal are well underway. This highly anticipated event promises to be a memorable evening of celebration and elegance, and we look forward to welcoming our senior students to attend.

Please find the key details outlined below:

Event Details

  • Date: Friday 1st August

  • Time: 7:00pm – 11:00pm

  • Venue: UCSA

  • Theme: Hollywood Runway

  • Cost: $95 per person


Ticket Sales

  • Available from: Tuesday 27th May (Week 5)

  • Final day for purchase: Thursday 19th July (Week 8)

Eligibility to Attend
Students are welcome to attend, provided they do not fall into the following categories:

  • Attendance below 80% – A meeting with your Dean is required.

  • Attendance below 70% – A meeting with your Dean or a member of the Senior Leadership Team, accompanied by a whānau member, is required.

  • Serious disciplinary matters in 2025 may impact eligibility.

Steps to Purchase a Ticket

  1. Confirm your attendance percentage with your form teacher.

  2. Collect a permission slip from Ms James (she will have these at the upcoming assembly).

  3. Return the signed permission slip to Ms James for approval.

  4. Once your eligibility is confirmed, you may:

    • Purchase a ticket at the Student Office, or

    • Pay via bank transfer (please use your full name and “Formal Ticket” as the reference).

Please note: If you intend to bring a partner or guest who is not currently enrolled at Papanui High School, prior approval is required. A section for this request is included on the permission slip.




Canterbury Secondary Schools Duathlon Sign Up Open

Friday 13/06/2025 - Wednesday 25/06/2025

Entries for the Canterbury Secondary Schools Duathlon are now open. 

The event takes place on the 15th of September. 

If you want to sign up please come to the Sports Office. Sign up closes on the 25th June. 

Any questions please let the Sports Office know. 


Papanui High School Curriculum

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

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 CRITICAL THINKING 21F - Full Year (ENT21F)
MEDIA 21F - Full Year (MED21F)
ENGLISH CRAFTING SKILLS 21F - Full Year (ENS21F)
ENGLISH COMMUNICATION 23F - Full Year (ENC23F)
ENGLISH CRITICAL THINKING 31F - Full Year (ENT31F)
ENGLISH CRAFTING SKILLS 31F - Full Year (ENS31F)
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)
ASTRONOMICAL STUDIES 21F - Full Year (AST21F)
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)
CHILDCARE 22F - Full Year (CHC22F)
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 (GRA21F)
DESIGN & VISUAL COMMUNICATION - GRAPHICS 31F - Full Year (GRA31F)
TRADES 22P - Pathway Course (TRD22P)
AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING 22F - Full Year (AUT22F)
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 – 1 Semester (9SCI)
9SST – Year 9 Social Studies – 1 Semester (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 - Full 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)
Year 10 Dance - Half Year (10DNH)
MEDIA 31F - Full Year (MED31F)
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)
9STH – Year 9 Surviving & Thriving – 1 Semester (9STH)
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)
9NFU – Year 9 Nature’s Fury – 1 Semester (9NFU)
9ART – Year 9 Visual Arts – 1 Semester (9ART)
ELECTRONIC PRODUCT DESIGN 22F - Full Year (ELE22F)
ELECTRONIC PRODUCT DESIGN 32F - Full Year (ELE32F)
HISTORY 21F - Full Year (HIS21F)
CLASSICAL STUDIES 21F - Full Year (CLS21F)
GEOGRAPHY 21F - Full Year (GEO21F)
SENIOR SUPPORTED TRANSITION 23F - Full Year (STR23F)
SENIOR SUPPORTED TRANSITION 33F - Full Year (STR33F)
INTENSIVE ENGLISH SUPPORT - Full Year (IES00)
INTENSIVE ENGLISH SUPPORT - Full Year (IES00)
INTENSIVE ENGLISH SUPPORT - Full Year (IES00)
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 - Full Year (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 - Full 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. BOYS' ONLY CORE CLASS (9BOCC)
1. ESOL CORE CLASS (9ESCC)
1. LOW SENSORY ROOM CORE CLASS (9LSCC)
1. SUPPORTED LEARNING CORE CLASS (9SLCC)
1. ACCELERATED LEARNING CORE CLASS (9ALCC)
1. GENERAL CORE CLASS (9GNCC)
Year 10 Wānanga - Full Year - Compulsory (10Wānan)
9WĀNANGA - Year 9 Wānanga – 2 Semesters (9Wānang)

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