Burnside High School

Burnside

Upcoming Events at Burnside High School

Event Date Details
Monday 15/09/2025 - Friday 19/09/2025 Te wiki o te reo Māori
Monday 15/09/2025 PPTA Teacher Strike - Year 12&13 remain at home
Tuesday 16/09/2025 Arts Council Running an Activity
Tuesday 16/09/2025 PPTA Teacher Strike - Year 11 stay at home
Wednesday 17/09/2025 Ara Course Planning
Wednesday 17/09/2025 PPTA Teacher Strike - Year 10 stay at home
Wednesday 17/09/2025 Spring Festival - Te Puna Wai Senior Division
Thursday 18/09/2025 Spring Festival - Te Puna Tonga South Division
Thursday 18/09/2025 PPTA Teacher Strike - Year 9 stay at home
Friday 19/09/2025 Spring Festival - Te Puna Uru West Division
Tuesday 7/10/2025 Sports Awards Rehearsals
Tuesday 7/10/2025 0580/23 Year11 /IGCSE Mathematics Extended 2 hours - Cambridge Exam
Tuesday 7/10/2025 Drama Club Production
Wednesday 8/10/2025 9709/13 Year 12 AS Pure Mathematicss ( 1 hour 50 minutes) Cambridge Exam
Wednesday 8/10/2025 Drama Club Production
Thursday 9/10/2025 Sports Awards
Thursday 9/10/2025 9231/13 Further Pure1 (2 Hours)
Friday 10/10/2025 SADD Activities
Saturday 11/10/2025 Cambridge Exam 9231/33 Further Mechanics (1 Hour and 30 Minutes)
Tuesday 14/10/2025 Music Awards
Tuesday 14/10/2025 Year 9 Loop Leadership Day
Tuesday 14/10/2025 9709/63 Year 13 A Probability and Statistics Mathematicss ( 1 hour 15 minutes) Cambridge Exam
Thursday 16/10/2025 9709/53 Year 12 AS Probability and Statistics Mathematics ( 1 hour 15 minutes) Cambridge Exam
Friday 17/10/2025 Dance Prizegiving
Monday 20/10/2025 Year 9 Loop Leadership Day
Monday 20/10/2025 Spring Festival - Te Puna Raki North Division
Tuesday 21/10/2025 Year 9 Loop Leadership Day
Tuesday 21/10/2025 NCEA Year 12 Assembly
Tuesday 21/10/2025 NCEA Year 11 Assembly
Wednesday 22/10/2025 Drama Awards
Wednesday 22/10/2025 9709/33 Year 13 A Pure Mathematicss ( 1 hour 50 minutes) Cambridge Exam
Thursday 23/10/2025 Poroporoaki
Friday 24/10/2025 Year 13 Graduation Rehearsals
Friday 24/10/2025 Senior Art Folio Exhibition
Friday 24/10/2025 Year 13 Final day of Teaching
Saturday 25/10/2025 Big Band Festival
Saturday 25/10/2025 Cambridge Exams 9231/23 Further Pure2 (2 Hours)
Tuesday 28/10/2025 Year 13 Graduation
Tuesday 28/10/2025 Year 13 Final Assembly
Wednesday 29/10/2025 Year 11 and Year 12 Prizegiving Rehearsal
Thursday 30/10/2025 Year 12 Prizegiving - All Year 12 Students Attend & Released To Go Home at 12:45 pm
Thursday 30/10/2025 Year 11 Prizegiving - All Year 11 Students Attend & Released To Go Home at 2:15 pm
Thursday 30/10/2025 Year 9 and 10 Students Released To Go Home
Thursday 30/10/2025 Year 12 Final Day
Friday 31/10/2025 0410/13 Year 11 IGCSE Music (Listening) 1 Hour 15 Minutes
Friday 31/10/2025 Familiarisation Day
Monday 3/11/2025 PTA Meeting
Monday 3/11/2025 Year 11 Final day of Teaching - Students leave at lunchtime
Tuesday 4/11/2025 Year 8 Parents Evening
Tuesday 4/11/2025 Junior Speech Competition
Mrs Provis/ Mrs Johnson
8.30am - 12.45pm
1.45pm - 2.40pm

Burnside High School Daily Notices

Ara Course Planning

Friday 12/09/2025 - Wednesday 17/09/2025

If you are planning on applying to study at Ara in 2026 then this is an essential session for you.

Mackenzie from Ara will be here to help you with your application, course selections and to answer any questions you may have.


Burnside High School Curriculum

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

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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