Waimate High School
Canterbury
Waimate High School Daily Notices
Register Now for Lincoln University's Open Day on Friday 24th July!
29 Jun 2026 – 23 Jul 2026Explore Lincoln's campus, accommodation, and study programmes on Friday 24 July with your family. Read more and register via this link https://www.lincoln.ac.nz/
Careers in Heritage Event in Christchurch on 4th August
29 Jun 2026 – 3 Jul 2026This FREE event for senior high school and university students will introduce you to some of the many possible careers in arts and heritage. Guest speakers from across the sector will share what’s great about their jobs, and let you know what skills or qualifications you would need to do the same work. Further info and registration link https://waimate.careerwise.school/post/2033
Llncoln University Tuia Te Muka Connection Day on Thursday 23 July 2026
30 Jun 2026 – 22 Jul 2026Te Whare Wānaka o Aoraki Lincoln University invites Year 12 and 13 Pasifika and Māori students from across Aotearoa to join us for Tuia Te Muka Connection Day on Thursday, 23 July 2026.This exciting free on-campus event is an opportunity to connect with current students, key support staff, and other prospective students while learning what it's like to study at Te Whare Wānaka o Aoraki, Lincoln University.Event details:
Tuia Te Muka @ Te Whare Wānaka o Aoraki, Lincoln University
Date: Thursday, 23 July 2026 (the day to prior to LU Open Day)
Time: 9:30am – 3:00pm
Location: Lincoln University Campus
To register for Tuia Te Muka Connection Day, please go to https://waimate.careerwise.school/post/2065.
Experience Ara's Welder for a Day on Friday 24 July in Timaru
2 Jul 2026 – 3 Jul 2026Experience a day in the life of a welder and get hands-on with a range of welding activities to see if it's the right fit for you. Try Before You Commit: It’s an excellent way to determine if a welding or engineering trade is the right fit for your future before fully enrolling in a course! Register now as places are limited: https://www.ara.ac.nz/products/experience/exp0059-welder-for-a-day/ There may be spaces available on the free Ara shuttle to Timaru on Friday 24 July. Check with Mrs Shearer in the Library by 3 July 2026.
Rugby Sessions
20 Jul 2026 – 24 Jul 2026Taine from South Canterbury Rugby will be running a session on a Friday lunchtime 24th July.
This is for all rugby players. Please bring change of clothes, mouthguard, boots and sneakers.
Get changed and head to the field as quickly as possible at the start of lunch.
Module choices
Monday 20 Jul 2026Could Brock Tupara-Burgess, Luka Robertson and Theo Gardner please come and see Ms Harvey in her office now to sort out their module choices. Any other students who have gaps or issues with their module choices are to come and see Ms Harvey at the start of period three today.
Full School Assembly
22 Jul 2026 – 24 Jul 2026We have our first Full School Assembly of Term 3 on Friday.
Process and reminders:
- Go to your LA class at 9.55am for the roll to be taken and a uniform check to be completed before making your way, with your LA teacher, to the Hall
- Seniors; you MUST be wearing your blazer (keeping scrolling)
- School jackets are to be left in your classroom as they are not permitted to be worn during assemblies
- Enter the Hall quickly, quietly and respectfully, in your Homerooms/LA's (look for signage to indicate where you should be seated - LA's please guide students here)
- Remember to show our school values; all three should be on display 100% of the time
- RESPONSIBILITY is our value of the term; it is your responsibility to ensure you make the right choices
Rugby Sessions
27 Jul 2026 – 31 Jul 2026Taine from South Canterbury Rugby will be running a session on a Friday lunchtime 31st July.
This is for all rugby players. Please bring change of clothes, mouthguard, boots and sneakers.
Get changed and head to the field as quickly as possible at the start of lunch.
Rugby Sessions
3 Aug 2026 – 7 Aug 2026Taine from South Canterbury Rugby will be running a session on a Friday lunchtime 7th August.
This is for all rugby players. Please bring change of clothes, mouthguard, boots and sneakers.
Get changed and head to the field as quickly as possible at the start of lunch.