Burnside High School is a Secondary (Year 9-15) school situated on 151 Greers Road, Burnside.
With a roll size of around 2,372 students. Scott Haines is the principal .
151 Greers Road
Burnside
Christchurch
Phone: 0335 XXXXX click
Email: burnside.school.nz click
P O Box 29677
Burnside
Christchurch 8540
| Event Date | Details |
|---|---|
| Monday 25/08/2025 - Friday 29/08/2025 |
Winter Tournament Week |
| Monday 1/09/2025 |
PTA Meeting |
| Monday 1/09/2025 - Tuesday 2/09/2025 |
Catchup Exams |
| Monday 1/09/2025 |
Learners Licence Testing |
| Tuesday 2/09/2025 - Thursday 4/09/2025 |
Years 11 to 13 Literacy and Numeracy Exams (2nd Attempt) Tuesday 2nd: Reading - Year 11 Periods 3 and 4 - Year 12 + 13 Periods 1 and 2 Wednesday 3rd: Numeracy - Year 11 Periods 1 and 2 - Year 12 + 13 Periods 3 and 4 Thursday 4th: Writing - Year 11 Periods 1 and 2 - Year 12 + 13 Periods 3 and 4 |
| Tuesday 2/09/2025 - Thursday 4/09/2025 |
Year 10 Literacy and Numeracy Exams Tuesday 2nd: Reading, Periods 1 and 2 Wednesday 3rd: Numeracy, Periods 3 and 4 Thursday 4th: Writing, Periods 3 and 4 |
| Wednesday 3/09/2025 |
Prelim Cambridge Exams |
| Wednesday 3/09/2025 |
Concerto Competition Final |
| Wednesday 3/09/2025 |
School Council Non Uniform Day Raising Funds for Red Nose Day |
| Thursday 4/09/2025 |
Y13 Conductors Concert for Primary Schools |
| Thursday 4/09/2025 |
Year 12 Business Studies Market Day |
| Friday 5/09/2025 |
UC Open Day |
| Tuesday 9/09/2025 |
Parent Teacher Conferences Parent Teacher Conferences These run for the whole day and cover students in all year levels. School will be closed for instruction on this day. |
| Wednesday 10/09/2025 - Thursday 11/09/2025 |
DCats Lv2 and Lv3 |
| Wednesday 10/09/2025 |
Big Band & Funk Band Showcase Concert |
| Thursday 11/09/2025 |
Whānau Hui |
| Thursday 11/09/2025 |
Arts Council Running an Activity |
| Friday 12/09/2025 |
Prelim Cambridge Exams |
| Friday 12/09/2025 |
Year 8 Entrance Testing |
| Friday 12/09/2025 |
National Smokefree Rockquest Band Finals Featuring Equilibrium from Burnside High School |
| Saturday 13/09/2025 |
Year 13 Formal |
| 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 |
Spring Festival North and South |
| 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 |
| Thursday 18/09/2025 |
Spring Festival North and South |
| Thursday 18/09/2025 |
Dancing with the Staff |
| Thursday 18/09/2025 |
PPTA Teacher Strike - Year 9 stay at home |
| Friday 19/09/2025 |
Contemporary Showcase |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| Tuesday 21/10/2025 |
Year 9 Loop Leadership Day |
| 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 |
If you missed the first 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.
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.
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Below are some of the subjects that Burnside High School offers to their students for 2025/2026.
