Burnside High School

Canterbury/Chatham Islands

Burnside High School is a Secondary (Year 9-15) school situated on 151 Greers Road, Canterbury/Chatham Islands.

With a roll size of around 2,426 students. Scott Haines is the principal .

They provide support for international students to enrol at Burnside 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 9:00 PM).

Physical Address:

151 Greers Road
Burnside
Christchurch

Phone: 033 XXXXX click

Email: burnside.school.nz click

Postal Address:

P O Box 29677
Burnside
Christchurch 8440

Upcoming Events at Burnside High School

Event Date Details
Tuesday 17/02/2026 - Thursday 19/02/2026 Boys - 1st Xl Cricket Cup
Wednesday 18/02/2026 Back up Day - School Swimming Sports
Wednesday 18/02/2026 Year 9 Parents Evening - Te Puna Tonga South Division
Thursday 19/02/2026 - Friday 20/02/2026 School Athletics
At Burnside High School, organised by our Sports Department
Friday 20/02/2026 - Sunday 22/02/2026 Volleyball - Mainland Champs
Monday 23/02/2026 - Tuesday 24/02/2026 Back Up Day - BHS Athletics
Tuesday 24/02/2026 Year 11 NCEA Information Evening
Wednesday 25/02/2026 Lincoln to Burnside
Wednesday 25/02/2026 Catch up Photos
Wednesday 25/02/2026 Board Meeting
Thursday 26/02/2026 Visit form Cultural attache for Year 11 History and Years 9 to 13 French
Friday 27/02/2026 Year 11 History Trip
Monday 2/03/2026 Year 11 History Trip
Monday 2/03/2026 PTA General Meeting
Tuesday 3/03/2026 Year 11 History Trip
Tuesday 3/03/2026 Chamber Music Workshops
Wednesday 4/03/2026 - Friday 6/03/2026 12 Geo Mt Cook
Wednesday 4/03/2026 Ara Lunchtime Info Session
Wednesday 4/03/2026 Chamber Music Workshops
Thursday 5/03/2026 - Friday 6/03/2026 Year 13 History trip to Akaroa - Overnight Stay
Depart BHS Thursday 5 March at 7:30am
and return Friday 6 March 4:30pm
Thursday 5/03/2026 - Sunday 8/03/2026 Rowing - SISS Regatta
Thursday 5/03/2026 Bake Sale for Spirit of Adventure
Mr
Friday 6/03/2026 University of Auckland Overview Presentation with Sophie Scott-Elvidge
Friday 6/03/2026 - Sunday 8/03/2026 Living Springs Instrumental Camp
Wednesday 11/03/2026 University of Otago - Year 13 Lunchtime Info Session
Friday 13/03/2026 12TRT/13TOU
Tourism Field Trip
Friday 13/03/2026 - Sunday 15/03/2026 Volleyball - Canterbury Champs
Saturday 14/03/2026 Magna Weekend
Sunday 15/03/2026 Magna Weekend
Monday 16/03/2026 - Friday 20/03/2026 MUC Music Solo Performance
Tuesday 17/03/2026 12TRT/13TOU - Back up day
Tourism Field Trip
Tuesday 17/03/2026 Canterbury Athletics
Wednesday 18/03/2026 Assemblies for all year levels
Wednesday 18/03/2026 Victoria University Wellingtonfor Year 13 - Tessa Hope
Thursday 19/03/2026 SMP 30 Orchestra Rehersal
Friday 20/03/2026 Canterbury Athletics
Monday 23/03/2026 - Friday 27/03/2026 Summer Tournament Week
Tuesday 24/03/2026 MUC Solo Catch Ups
Tuesday 24/03/2026 - Thursday 26/03/2026 Gir;ls - 1st Xl Cricket Cup
Tuesday 24/03/2026 Bake Sale for Spirit of Adventure
Mr Risbridger
Wednesday 25/03/2026 Board Meeting
Wednesday 25/03/2026 University of Canterbury - Kate Pattinson
Wednesday 25/03/2026 Kangarou Sans Frontiere Maths Competition
Thursday 26/03/2026 Massey University Year 13 Lunchtime Info session
Thursday 26/03/2026 Years 9 and 10 Parent Teacher Conferences
Friday 27/03/2026 - Sunday 29/03/2026 South Island Athletics
Friday 27/03/2026 Contemporary Music Weekend
Saturday 28/03/2026 Contemporary Music Weekend
Tuesday 31/03/2026 UC Aukaha Tau 12
Tuesday 31/03/2026 Years 9 and 10 Parent Teacher Conferences

Burnside High School Daily Notices

Debate Club - Expression of Interest

Friday 13/02/2026 - Wednesday 18/02/2026

Join the Debate Club!



Whether you've been here for 4 years, 4 minutes, by yourself or with a team, we want you!



Our club hosts both fun lunchtime sessions, advanced discussions, and trains teams for the Canterbury regional competitions. If you want to join us in continuing our reign as Canterbury champions, come along at 1.00pm on Thursday 19th February!



If you can’t make it, don’t hesitate to get in touch by emailing Andrew at [email protected].


Chess Club

Tuesday 17/02/2026 - Friday 20/02/2026

Chess Club - All Comers Welcome



Chess Club every Friday in P20, Upstairs Pukehinau



If you want to learn, tell Mrs Trewin or the Senior student on Welcome Duty

If you are interested in playing tournaments later in the year check in with Mrs Trewin and make sure you are in the Schoology group. If you're not sure, come along and play a few games and find out more.


Kapa Haka at Te Kura o Waimairiiri – Burnside

Tuesday 17/02/2026 - Friday 20/02/2026

This is an invitation to join us at Kapa Haka this year. Please meet tomororow, at 8.15 in the Dance Hall.



Kapa Haka goes through Period 1 and Form every Wednesday during the term.



There is no prior experience required and every one is welcome so feel free to bring a friend. If you have any questions feel free to get in touch with me.



We look forward to seeing you there.



Nāku noa



Kōkā Tania Gilchrist

TIC Te Reo Māori

Kaitiaki o te ao Māori


Chess Club

Thursday 26/02/2026 - Friday 27/02/2026

Chess Club Every Friday Lunchtime- All players welcome



If you are new introduce yourself to Mrs Trewin or the Senior Student on duty

If you want to learn, we'll find someone to teach you. Just turn up and let us know you want to learn



If you are interested in tournaments make sure you are part of the Schoology Group - see Mrs Trewin


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Burnside High School Curriculum

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

Year 11 English as a Second Language (11ESL)
Year 11 additional English as a Second Language (11ESO)
Year 12 Additional English as a Second Language (12ESO)
Year 12 English as a Second Language (12ESL)
Year 13 English as a Second Language (13ESL)
Year 9 Dance (9DNC)
Year 10 Dance (10DNC)
NCEA Level 1 Dance (11DNC)
NCEA Level 2 Dance (12DNC)
NCEA Level 3 Dance (13DNC)
Year 9 Drama (9DRA)
Year 10 Drama (10DRA)
NCEA Level 1 Drama (11DRA)
NCEA Level 2 Drama (12DRA)
NCEA Level 3 Drama (13DRA)
Year 9 Music (9MUO)
Year 9 Performance Music (9PMU)
Year 10 Music (10MUO)
NCEA Level 1 Contemporary Music (11MUC)
Cambridge Music (11MUO)
NCEA Level 2 Contemporary Music (12MUC)
Cambridge Level 2 (AS) Music (12MUO)
NCEA Level 2 Music Technology (12MUT)
NCEA Level 2 Performance Music (12PMU)
NCEA Level 3 Music Project (13MUP)
Cambridge A Level Music (13MUO)
NCEA Level 3 Music Technology (13MUT)
NCEA Level 3 Contemporary Music (13MUC)
Year 9 French- Full Year (9FRF)
Year 9 French - Half Year (9FRH)
Year 10 French (10FRE)
NCEA Level 1 French (11FRE)
NCEA Level 2 French (12FRE)
NCEA Level 3 French (13FRE)
Year 10 German (10GER)
NCEA Level 1 German (11GER)
NCEA Level 2 German (12GER)
NCEA Level 1 Health Education (11HEA)
NCEA Level 2 Health Education (12HEA)
NCEA Level 3 Health Education (13HEA)
NCEA Level 2 Biology (12BIO)
NCEA Level 3 Biology (13BIO)
Year 9 English (9ENG)
Year 10 English (10ENG)
NCEA Level 1 English (11ENG)
NCEA Level 2 English (12ENG)
NCEA Level 3 English - contemporary (13ENC)
NCEA Level 3 English- Visual (13ENV)
NCEA Level 3 Extension English (13ENX)
NCEA Level 1 History (11HIS)
NCEA Level 2 History (12HIS)
NCEA Level 3 History (13HIS)
NCEA Level 2 Physics (12PHY)
NCEA Level 3 Physics (13PHY)
Year 9 Science (9SCI)
Year 10 Environmental Science (10SCE)
Year 10 Science (10SCI)
NCEA Level 2 Science General (12SCI)
NCEA Level 1 Science (11SCI)
Year 9 Spanish- full year (9SPF)
Year 10 Spanish (10SPN)
NCEA Level 1 Spanish (11SPN)
NCEA Level 2 Spanish (12SPN)
Year 11 Travel and Tourism (11TRT)
NCEA Level 2 Tourism (12TOU)
NCEA Level 3 Tourism (13TOU)
Year 9 Japanese- Full Year (9JPF)
Year 9 Japanese-Half Year (9JPH)
Year 10 Japanese (10JAP)
NCEA Level 1 Japanese (11JAP)
NCEA Level 2 Japanese (12JAP)
NCEA Level 3 Japanese (13JAP)
Year 12 Study (12STY)
Year 13 Study (13STY)
NCEA Level 2 Chemistry (12CHE)
NCEA Level 3 Chemistry (13CHE)
NCEA Level 2 Economics (12ECO)
NCEA Level 3 Economics (13ECO)
NCEA Level 1 Geography (11GEO)
NCEA Level 2 Geography (12GEO)
NCEA Level 3 Geography (13GEO)
Year 9 Chinese Full Year (9MNF)
Year 9 Chinese Half Year (9MNH)
Year 9 Spanish- Half Year (9SPH)
Year 10 Chinese (10MNC)
NCEA Level 1 Chinese Mandarin (11MNC)
NCEA Level 2 Accounting (12ACC)
NCEA Level 3 Accounting (13ACC)
NCEA Level 3 Multi Materials Technology (13MTT)
NCEA Level 1 Employment Skills (11EMP)
NCEA Level 3 Art History (13ARH)
NCEA Level 1 Hospitality Food Studies (11HFS)
NCEA Level 1 Food Technology (11HFT)
NCEA Level 2 Hospitality: Food and Beverage (12HFB)
NCEA Level 2 Food Technology (12HFT)
NCEA Level 3 Hospitality: Cuisine and Coffee (13HCT)
NCEA Level 3 Hospitality: Food Studies (13HFS)
NCEA Level 3 Food Technology (13HFT)
Year 10 Mathematics (10MAT)
NCEA Level 1 Mathematics (11MAT)
NCEA Level 2 Mathematics (12MAT)
NCEA Level 3 Mathematics with Calculus (13MAC)
NCEA Level 3 Statistics (13MAS)
Cambridge Mathematics Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics (13MCB)
Year 9 Visual Art (9ART)
Year 10 Visual Art (10ART)
NCEA Level 1 Visual Art (11ART)
NCEA Level 2 Visual Arts Painting (12APA)
NCEA Level 2 Visual Arts Design (12APD)
NCEA Level 2 Visual Arts Photography (12APH)
NCEA Level 2 Visual Arts Sculpture and Printmaking (12APS)
NCEA Level 2 Art History (12ARH)
NCEA Level 3 Visual Arts Painting (13APA)
NCEA Level 3 Visual Arts Design (13APD)
NCEA Level 3 Visual Arts Photography (13APH)
NCEA Level 3 Visual Arts Printmaking (13APR)
NCEA Level 3 Visual Arts Sculpture (13APS)
Year 9 Te Reo Māori - Full Year (9TRF)
Year 9 Te Reo Maori - Half Year (9TRH)
Year 10 Te Reo Maori (10MAO)
NCEA Level 1 Te Reo Māori (11MAO)
NCEA Level 2 Te Reo Māori (12MAO)
NCEA Level 3 Te Reo Māori (13MAO)
NCEA Level 2 Legal Studies (12LGL)
NCEA Level 3 Legal Studies (13LGL)
NCEA Level 2 Media Studies (12MED)
NCEA Level 3 Media Studies (13MED)
NCEA Level 3 Science General (13SCI)
Year 10 Social Studies (10SOC)
Year 9 Social Studies (9SOC)
Year 10 Business, Economics & Accounting (10BEA)
NCEA Level 2 Business Studies (12BUS)
NCEA Level 3 Business Studies (13BUS)
NCEA Level 1 Food and Nutrition (11FDN)
NCEA Level 2 Food and Nutrition (12FDN)
NCEA Level 3 Food and Nutrition (13FDN)
Year 9 Literacy (9LIT)
NCEA Multi-Level Outdoor Pursuits (12ODP)
NCEA Level 2 Classical Studies (12CLS)
NCEA Level 3 Classical Studies (13CLS)
Year 09 Digital Technologies (9DGT)
Year 09 Electronics (9ELT)
Year 9 Food Technology (9FDT)
Year 9 Fashion Design Technology (9TTT)
Year 10 Digital Technologies (10DGT)
Year 10 Design and Visual Communication (10DVC)
Year 10 Electronics Technology (10ELT)
Year 10 Food Technology (10FDT)
Year 10 Multi Materials Technology (10MTT)
Year 10 Fashion Design Technology (10TTT)
NCEA Level 1 Engineering (11TEN)
NCEA Level 2 Engineering (12TEN)
NCEA Level 3 Engineering (13TEN)
NCEA Level 1 Physical Education (11PED)
NCEA Level 2 Physical Education (12PED)
NCEA Level 3 Physical Education (13PED)
NCEA Level 1 Fashion Design Technology (11TTT)
NCEA Level 2 Fashion Design Technology (12TTT)
NCEA Level 3 Fashion Design Technology (13TTT)
NCEA Level 1 Digital Technologies - Computer and Electrical Engineering (11DTE)
NCEA Level 1 Digital Technologies - Interactive Game Design (11DTG)
NCEA Level 1 Digital Technologies - Software Engineering and Computer Science (11DTP)
NCEA Level 1 Digital Technologies - Product & Digital Design (11DTT)
NCEA Level 1 Practical Computing (11PCE)
NCEA Level 2 Digital Technologies - Computer and Electrical Engineering (12DTE)
NCEA Level 2 Digital Technologies - Interactive Game Design (12DTG)
NCEA Level 2 Digital Technologies - Product & Digital Design (12DTM)
NCEA Level 2 Digital Technologies - Software Engineering and Computer Science (12DTP)
NCEA Level 2 Practical Computing Skills (12PCE)
NCEA Level 3 Digital Technologies - Computer and Electrical Engineering (13DTE)
NCEA Level 3 Digital Technologies - Interactive Game Design (13DTG)
NCEA Level 3 Digital Technologies - Product & Digital Design (13DTM)
NCEA Level 3 Digital Technologies - Software Engineering and Computer Science (13DTP)
NCEA Level 3 Advanced Practical Computing Skills (13PCE)
NCEA Level 2 Early Childhood Studies (12ECS)
NCEA Level 3 Early Childhood Studies (13ECS)
Year 9 Health and Physical Education (9PE)
Year 10 Health and Physical Education (10PE)
NCEA Level 1 Building and Construction (11TCB)
NCEA Level 2 Building and Construction (12TCB)
NCEA Level 3 Building and Construction (13TCB)
NCEA Level 1 Design and Visual Communication (11DVC)
NCEA Level 2 Design and Visual Communication (12DVC)
NCEA Level 3 Design and Visual Communication (13DVC)
NCEA Level 2 Sports Leadership and Performance (12SLP)
NCEA Level 3 Sports Leadership and Performance (13SLP)
NCEA Level 1 Classical Studies (11CLS)
Year 12 Travel and Tourism (12TRT)
NCEA Level 3 Spanish (13SPN)
NCEA Level 2 Chinese Mandarin (12MNC)
NZ Certificate in Foundation Skills (CFS)
NCEA Level 3 Chinese Mandarin (13MNC)
NCEA Level 2 Hospitality Food Studies (12HFS)
Skills For Living (SFL)
NCEA Level 1 Visual Arts Design and Photography (11ADP)
Level 3 Scholarship and Extension Digital Technologies (13DTS)
Year 9 Mathematics (9MAT)
NCEA Level 2 New Zealand Certificate in Hospitality Course (11HFC) (11HFC)
Year 10 Key Competency Program (10KCP)
13 Literacy (LIT)
NCEA Level 3 Outdoor Education (13OED)
Year 10 Literacy (10LIT)
NCEA Level 2 New Zealand Certificate in Hospitality Course (12HFC) (12HFC)
Year 10 Art Design Photography (10ADP)
Cambridge Art (11ACM)
Numeracy in action (12NUM)
NCEA Level 1 Multi Materials Technology (11MTT)
NCEA Level 2 Multi Materials Technology (12MTT)
NCEA Level 3 Employment Skills (13EMP)
NCEA Level 2 Employment Skills (12EMP)
Year 9 Key Competency Program (9KCP)
Senior Literacy (13LIT)
Level 1 Commerce (11COMM)
Te Ao Haka (10tah)
Te Ao Haka (11tah)
Te Ao Haka (12tah)
Te Ao Haka (13tah)
NCEA Level 1 Samoan (SA1000)
NCEA Level 2 Samoan (SA2000)
NCEA Level 3 Samoan (SA3000)

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