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Upcoming Events at Riccarton High School

Event Date Details
Sunday 26/10/2025 - Saturday 1/11/2025 Tokelau Language Week
Monday 3/11/2025 - Sunday 9/11/2025 Punjabi Language Week
Monday 3/11/2025 Hall set up for exams
Tuesday 4/11/2025 Level 2 and 3 NCEA exams begin today
Wednesday 5/11/2025 Last day of timetabled classes for year 11 students and Senior Intensive English students
Thursday 6/11/2025 - Friday 7/11/2025 Drop in classes for level 1 subjects
Opt in for L1 classes for those who need to complete assessments/tutorials etc. This can continue throughout exam leave as required
Monday 10/11/2025 L1 NCEA exams begin today
Wednesday 12/11/2025 Wharenui Yr 8 Visit
Thursday 13/11/2025 Fortnightly reports issued
Thursday 13/11/2025 Te Kepehu Yr 8 Visit
Monday 17/11/2025 - Friday 28/11/2025 Whare lunchtime challenge for juniors
Monday 17/11/2025 - Wednesday 19/11/2025 Yr 9 Mars Blueberry Visits
Individual class visits here at RHS. Schedule and location to be confirmed closer to time
Thursday 20/11/2025 Avonhead Yr 8 Visit
Friday 21/11/2025 Yr 7 GATE visit
Wednesday 26/11/2025 Board of Trustees Meeting
Wednesday 26/11/2025 Market Day
Year 10 enterprise studies class
Friday 28/11/2025 Last day of NCEA exams
Friday 28/11/2025 Fortnightly reports issued
Tuesday 2/12/2025 Arts Awards Assembly - junior
Tuesday 2/12/2025 Cricket event with Waimea College
Wednesday 3/12/2025 Year 10 Careers Day
Careers information and exploration day for Year 10 students
Wednesday 3/12/2025 - Friday 5/12/2025 Peer Support Training
Wednesday - international peer support training
Thursday and Friday - peer support training
Thursday 4/12/2025 Year 13 Leavers' Graduation
Thursday 4/12/2025 Year 9 Inspiring the Future
Inspiring the Future event for Year 9 students
Friday 5/12/2025 Te Koroī End of Year Celebration
Monday 8/12/2025 Practice for Junior Prizegiving
Tuesday 9/12/2025 Junior Prizegiving
Tuesday 9/12/2025 Junior reports sent
Saturday 10/01/2026 Cricket Match - old boys vs current boys team
Sunday 18/01/2026 Willows Cricket Match
Wednesday 21/01/2026 - Thursday 22/01/2026 Student Leadership Camp
Monday 26/01/2026 - Tuesday 27/01/2026 Staff Only Day
Wednesday 28/01/2026 Year 13 students onsite
Thursday 29/01/2026 Yr 13 and year 9 students onsite with other new students to RHS
Friday 30/01/2026 Year 9 and other new students and peer support leaders onsite all day
Friday 30/01/2026 Alll students onsite from 1-3 pm
In whānau classes
Monday 2/02/2026 Timetable begins today
8.30-8.50 am - whānau time
8.50-9.50 am - period 1 timetabled class
9.50-10.50 am - period 2 timetabled class
10.50-11.20 am - interval
11.20-12.20 pm - period 3 timetabled class
12.20-1.20 pm - period 4 timetabled class
1.20-2.00 pm - lunch
2.00-3.00 pm - period 5 timetabled class
Thursday 5/02/2026 Big Arvo
Normal timetabled classes p1-3
Lunch - 12-12.25
Whānau classes - 12.25-12.35 pm
Big Arvo - 12.40-2.40 pm
Wednesday 18/02/2026 Yr 13 Advanced Peer Mediation Training
Thursday 19/02/2026 Whānau Class and Individual Photos
Friday 27/02/2026 - Sunday 1/03/2026 Mainland Volleyball Tournament
Tuesday 3/03/2026 ARA Liaison Visit
For year 12 and 13 students
Friday 6/03/2026 Catch up photos
Tuesday 10/03/2026 Otago University Liaison Visit
for year 12 and 13 students
Tuesday 10/03/2026 Careers Evening
For year 12 and 13 students and their whanau
Monday 23/03/2026 - Sunday 29/03/2026 Summer Tournament Week
Thursday 26/03/2026 Student Achievement Interview Day (SAID)
No timetabled classes but students learning from home
Friday 27/03/2026 Culture Fest
Monday 30/03/2026 RYDA - careers event
Driver safety education programme for all Year 12 students
Tuesday 31/03/2026 Summer Team and Group Photos
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Riccarton High School Curriculum

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

Level 1 Visual Art (1ART)
Level 1 Dance (1DAN)
Level 1 Drama (1DRA)
Level 1 Music (1MUS)
Level 2 Visual Art Design (2ARD)
Level 2 Dance (2DAN)
Level 2 Drama (2DRA)
Level 2 Media Studies (2MST)
Level 2 Music (2MUS)
Level 2 Visual Art Photography (2PHO)
Level 2 Visual Art Painting (2PTG)
Level 3 Visual Art Design (3ARD)
Level 3 Dance (3DAN)
Level 3 Drama (3DRA)
Level 3 Media Studies (3MST)
Level 3 Music (3MUS)
Level 3 Visual Art Photography (3PHO)
Level 3 Visual Art Painting (3PTG)
Year 9 Visual Arts (9ART)
Year 9 Dance (9DAN)
Year 9 Drama (9DRA)
Year 9 Music (9MUS)
Year 10 Visual Art (10ART)
Year 10 Dance (10DAN)
Year 10 Drama (10DRA)
Year 10 Music (10MUS)
Level 3 English for Academic Purposes (3EAP)
English - NCEA Readiness (1ENR)
Level 1 English (1ENG)
Level 2 English (2ENG)
Level 3 English (3ENG)
Year 9 English (9ENG)
Year 10 English (10ENG)
Level 1 Science Readiness (1SCR)
Level 1 Science (1SCI)
Level 2 Biology / Mātauranga Koiora (2BIO)
Level 2 Chemistry (2CHE)
Level 2 Physics (2PHY)
Level 2 Science and Sustainability (2SUS)
Level 2 Electronics (2TEL)
Level 3 Biology / Mātauranga Koiora (3BIO)
Level 3 Chemistry (3CHE)
Level 3 Physics (3PHY)
Level 3 Science and Sustainability (3SUS)
Level 3 Electronics (3TEL)
Year 9 Science (9SCI)
Year 10 Science (10SCI)
RHS Media and Advertising Division (M.A.D.) (MAD)
Level 1 Digital Technologies (1DGT)
Level 1 Design and Visual Communication (1DVC)
Level 1 Food and Nutrition (1TEF)
Level 1 Hospitality (1TEH)
Level 1 Design Technology (1DTC)
Level 1 Textiles Technology (1TXT)
Level 2 Digital Technologies (2DGT)
Level 2 Design and Visual Communication (2DVC)
Level 2 Food and Nutrition (2TEF)
Level 2 Hospitality (2TEH)
Level 2 Design Technology (2DTC)
Level 2 Textiles Technology (2TXT)
Level 3 Digital Technologies (3DGT)
Level 3 Design and Visual Communication (3DVC)
Level 3 Food and Nutrition (3TEF)
Level 3 Hospitality (3TEH)
Level 3 Design Technology (3DTC)
Level 3 Textiles Technology (3TXT)
Year 9 Technology (9TEC)
Year 10 Digital Technologies (10DGT)
Year 10 Design and Visual Communication (10DVC)
Year 10 Food (10TEF)
Year 10 Design Technology (10DTC)
Year 10 Textiles (10TXT)
Level 1 Mathematics (1MAT)
Year 9 Mathematics (9MAT)
Year 10 Mathematics (10MAT)
Year 10 Mini-MAD: Direct and Produce Digital Media on a Device (10MAD)
Level 1 Commerce (1COM)
Level 1 Geography (1GEO)
Level 1 History (1HIS)
Level 2 Accounting (2ACC)
Level 2 Classical Studies (2CLS)
Level 2 Economics (2ECO)
Level 2 Geography (2GEO)
Level 2 History (2HIS)
Level 2 Legal Studies (2LST)
Level 2 Tourism Studies | Ahumahi tāpoi (2TOU)
Level 3 Accounting (3ACC)
Level 3 Classical Studies (3CLS)
Level 3 Economics (3ECO)
Level 3 Geography (3GEO)
Level 3 History (3HIS)
Level 3 Legal Studies (3LST)
Level 3 Tourism Studies | Ahumahi tāpoi (3TOU)
Year 9 Social Studies (9SOC)
Year 10 Business and Personal Finance (10BUS)
Year 10 Enterprise Studies (10ENT)
Year 10 Social Studies (10SOC)
Year 9 Literacy (9LIT)
Level 1 French (1FRE)
Level 1 Japanese (1JPN)
Level 1 Pasifika Studies (1PAS)
Level 1 Te Reo Māori (1TRM)
Level 2 French (2FRE)
Level 2 Japanese (2JPN)
Level 2 Pasifika Studies (2PAS)
Level 2 Te Reo Māori (2TRM)
Level 3 French (3FRE)
Level 3 Japanese (3JPN)
Level 3 Pasifika Studies (3PAS)
Level 3 Te Reo Māori (3TRM)
Year 9 French (9FRE)
Year 9 Japanese (9JPN)
Year 9 Te Reo Māori (9TRM)
Year 10 French (10FRE)
Year 10 Japanese (10JPN)
Year 10 Te Reo Māori (10TRM)
Level 2 Computer Skills (2CSK)
Secondary Tertiary Partnership (STP)
Level 2 Skills for Your Future (2SYF)
Level 3 Skills for Your Future (3SYF)
Year 10 Literacy (10LIT)
Level 1 Health (1HEA)
Level 1 Physical Education (1PED)
Level 2 Health (2HEA)
Level 2 Physical Education (2PED)
Level 3 Health (3HEA)
Level 3 Physical Education (3PED)
Level 3 Sport Leadership (3SPL)
Year 9 Physical Education & Health (9PED)
Year 10 Physical Education & Health (10PED)
Level 1 English Language for Practical Purposes (1ELP)
Level 2 English Language for Practical Purposes (2ELP)
Level 3 English Language for Practical Purposes (3ELP)
Year 9 English as an Additional Language (9EAL)
Year 10 English as an Additional Language (10EAL)
Level 1 English for Academic Purposes (1EAP)
Level 1 English Language Literacy Internal (1ELITI)
Junior Intensive English (JINE)
Level 2 Mathematics with Flexibility (2MFLX)
Level 2 Childcare (2CHC)
Level 3 Mathematics with Flexibility (3MFLX)
Level 2 Sculpture (2SCU)
Level 1 Building and Construction (1BCN)
Level 2 Building and Construction (2BCN)
Level 3 Building and Construction (3BCN)
Year 10 English for Practical Purposes (10ELP)
Year 11 Maths Readiness (1MTR)
Year 12 Gateway (2GWAY)
Year 13 Gateway (3GWAY)
Level 2 English for Academic Purposes (2EAP)
Senior Intensive English (SINE)
Level 3 Sculpture (3SCU)
Te Kura Senior Language (TEKURA)
Te Kura Senior Language (2TEKURA)
Mathematics with Numeracy (2MAN)
Senior Intensive English Mathematics (SINEMAT)
Senior Intensive English Science (SINESCI)
Year 10 Numeracy (10NUM)

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