Burnside High School

Burnside

Upcoming Events at Burnside High School

Event Date Details
Monday 14/07/2025 PTA Meeting
We will be joined by Emma Davison Assistant Head of Faculty – Health and PE, who will speak regarding the Relationships and Sexuality Education curriculum at Burnside and we will also be hosting Nikki Wortelboer from Strategy House, who will lead a session to inform our refreshed school strategy.
Thursday 17/07/2025 - Friday 18/07/2025 SMP Auditions Round 2
Monday 21/07/2025 - Friday 25/07/2025 Year 13 Production
Tuesday 22/07/2025 - Wednesday 23/07/2025 Concerto Competition Heats Semo Finals
Tuesday 22/07/2025 Year 12 Business Market Day
Thursday 24/07/2025 Parents evening regarding trip to Greece 2026
Monday 28/07/2025 - Friday 1/08/2025 Year 13 Geography Trip
Wednesday 30/07/2025 Ballot for Year 9 Out-of-Zone Enrolments (If Required)
Wednesday 30/07/2025 Course Selection Assemblies
Wednesday 30/07/2025 UC Law & Criminal Justice Day
Thursday 31/07/2025 2026 Course Selection - Years 10 to 12 - Parents Evening
Thursday 31/07/2025 University of Waikato Course Planning Session
Friday 1/08/2025 Dance Showcase
Saturday 2/08/2025 Chamber Music National Final
Sunday 3/08/2025 Choir Rehearsals
Monday 4/08/2025 - Friday 8/08/2025 12PED Ski Trip
Monday 4/08/2025 Instrumental Showcase
Monday 4/08/2025 - Friday 8/08/2025 School Library Week
Tuesday 5/08/2025 Attitude Presentation Year 10
Wednesday 6/08/2025 CSO Composing Recording Session
Wednesday 6/08/2025 UC Course Selection Session
Thursday 7/08/2025 UC Course Planning
Friday 8/08/2025 Te Whatu Ora Health Careers Expo
Monday 11/08/2025 - Tuesday 12/08/2025 Sports and Cultural Photos
Monday 11/08/2025 Victoria University Wellington Course Planning
Wednesday 13/08/2025 - Friday 15/08/2025 School Exams
Monday 18/08/2025 - Friday 22/08/2025 School Exams
Friday 22/08/2025 Accord Staff Only Day
Saturday 23/08/2025 Year 12 Formal
Monday 25/08/2025 - Friday 29/08/2025 Winter Tournament Week
Tuesday 26/08/2025 - Saturday 30/08/2025 Aurora Festival
Thursday 28/08/2025 Parent / Teacher (evening)
Monday 1/09/2025 PTA Meeting
Monday 1/09/2025 - Tuesday 2/09/2025 Catchup Exams
Tuesday 2/09/2025 - Friday 5/09/2025 Years 11 to 13 Literacy and Numeracy Exams (2nd Attempt)
Tuesday 2/09/2025 Learners Licence Testing
Wednesday 3/09/2025 Prelim Cambridge Exams
Wednesday 3/09/2025 Concerto Competition Final
Wednesday 3/09/2025 Year 10 Literacy and Numeracy Exams
Friday 5/09/2025 UC Open Day
Wednesday 10/09/2025 - Thursday 11/09/2025 DCats Lv2 and Lv3
Thursday 11/09/2025 Whānau Hui
Friday 12/09/2025 Prelim Cambridge Exams
Saturday 13/09/2025 Year 13 Formal
Monday 15/09/2025 - Friday 19/09/2025 Te wiki o te reo Māori
Tuesday 16/09/2025 Spring Festival North and South
Wednesday 17/09/2025 Ara Course Planning
Thursday 18/09/2025 Spring Festival North and South
Friday 19/09/2025 12TOU/11TRT - Hanmer Field Trip
Ms Lee
Tuesday 7/10/2025 Sports Awards Rehearsals

Burnside High School Daily Notices

University of Waikato Course Plannine

Monday 28/07/2025 - Thursday 31/07/2025

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

Victoria from University of Waikato will be here to help you with your application, course selections and to answer any questions you may have.


University of Otago Course Planning

Monday 4/08/2025 - Wednesday 6/08/2025

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

Kathy from the University of Otago will be here to help you with your application, course selections and to answer any questions you may have.


University of Canterbury Course Planning

Monday 4/08/2025 - Thursday 7/08/2025

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

Alana and the team from University of Canterbury will be here to help you with your application, course selections and to answer any questions you may have.


Victoria University Wellington

Wednesday 6/08/2025 - Monday 11/08/2025

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

Tessa from Victoria University Wellington will be here to help you with your application, course selections and to answer any questions you may have.


Lincoln University Course Planning

Thursday 7/08/2025 - Tuesday 12/08/2025

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

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


University of Canterbury - Second Course Planning session

Tuesday 9/09/2025 - Friday 12/09/2025

If you missed the firs UC Course Planning session and you are applying to study at University of Canterbury in 2026 then this is an essential session for you.

Alana and the team from UC will be here to help you with your application, course selections and to answer any questions you may have.


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 13 Pre NCEA Japanese (JP000)
NCEA Level 3 Te Reo Maori (MA3000)
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)
Commerce (11COMM)
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