John Paul College

Bay of Plenty/Waiariki

John Paul College is a Secondary (Year 7-15) school situated on Whitworth Road, Bay of Plenty/Waiariki.

With a roll size of around 1,106 students. Justin Harper is the principal .

They provide support for international students to enrol at John Paul College. If you're looking for a New Zealand Education you can visit their website or phone them Phone: +64 XXXXX click (The current time in New Zealand is 10:26 PM).

Physical Address:

Whitworth Road
Utuhina
Rotorua

Phone: 073 XXXXX click

Email: jpc.school.nz click

Postal Address:

P O Box 5040
Rotorua West
Rotorua 3044

Upcoming Events at John Paul College

Event Date Details
Wednesday 28/01/2026 New students liturgy and bbq (FB/CM)
Tuesday 3/02/2026 Catholic Character & Curriculum Board Subcommittee
Thursday 5/02/2026 Swimming Sports (RF)
Thursday 5/02/2026 Education Session – Gardasil 9 and Boostrix, Y 7 & Y8 (Nurse)
Year 7 9 am for 20-25 minutes, Year 8 9.30 am for 10-15 minutes.
Thursday 5/02/2026 Tabloids (NB)
Monday 9/02/2026 Year 7 Inspire to Write
Class 1
Monday 9/02/2026 Year 7 Inspire to Write
Class 2
Tuesday 10/02/2026 Year 7 Inspire to Write
Class 4
Tuesday 10/02/2026 Year 7 Inspire to Write
Class 3
Wednesday 11/02/2026 Investiture Mass (FB)
Wednesday 11/02/2026 Year 13 Camp (CP/LM)
Thursday 12/02/2026 Year 7 Inspire to Write
Class 6
Thursday 12/02/2026 Year 7 Inspire to Write
Class 5
Thursday 12/02/2026 - Friday 13/02/2026 Year 13 Camp (CP/LM)
Friday 13/02/2026 Futures Academy Pohiri (HS)
Monday 16/02/2026 Prop & Finance Board Subcommittee
Tuesday 17/02/2026 Canterbury University first Round Visit (HS)
Wednesday 18/02/2026 Ash Wednesday
Wednesday 18/02/2026 Ash Wednesday Liturgy (FB)
Monday 23/02/2026 Board of Trustees hui
Tuesday 24/02/2026 School Photo Day (ST)
Individual and sibling photos will be taken today.
Wednesday 25/02/2026 Health Support and Care Career Pathway Event (HS)
Monday 2/03/2026 - Friday 6/03/2026 Absolute Dental Van onsite (Nurse)
Monday 2/03/2026 Univ. of Auckland introductory visit (HS)
Monday 2/03/2026 - Friday 6/03/2026 Absolute Dental Van onsite (Nurse)
Wednesday 4/03/2026 Kumara Harvesting (RU)
Wednesday 4/03/2026 Waikato University First Round visit (HS)
Thursday 5/03/2026 Photo catch up day (ST)
Friday 6/03/2026 - Sunday 8/03/2026 NISS Rowing (ST)
Friday 6/03/2026 Absolute Dental Van onsite (Nurse)
Friday 6/03/2026 - Sunday 8/03/2026 NISS Rowing (ST)
Friday 6/03/2026 Massey University first Round visit (HS)
Monday 9/03/2026 - Friday 13/03/2026 Absolute Dental Van onsite (Nurse)
Tuesday 10/03/2026 - Thursday 12/03/2026 Vaccination Clinic 1
Gardasil 9 and Boostrix - Year 7 & Year 8
Tuesday 10/03/2026 Caritas Challenge (HN)
Wednesday 11/03/2026 Waikato University Scholarship and Accommodation Workshop (HS)
Thursday 12/03/2026 - Friday 13/03/2026 Year 7 Noho Marae (RU)
Thursday 12/03/2026 Lincoln University 1st round visit (HS)
Friday 13/03/2026 12SSC Crankworx trip (CS)
Sunday 15/03/2026 - Wednesday 18/03/2026 13SSC Camp (NB)
Tuesday 17/03/2026 MITO Industry Bus Tour (HS)
This is an opportunity for 10 students to visit three automotive workshops, covering: collision repair, light vehicle and heavy vehicle. They will see first-hand the types of career opportunities available and talk directly with employers and apprentices.
Wednesday 18/03/2026 Women in Trades course (HS)
Wednesday 18/03/2026 - Friday 20/03/2026 Miha Māori Wānanga/Noho (RU)
Friday 20/03/2026 - Monday 30/03/2026 MAADI Cup rowing (ST)
Friday 20/03/2026 Term One Wānanga Māpūrau (TL)
This wānanga will be for Year 12 and 13 tauira only on this occasion.
Friday 20/03/2026 Stations of the Cross (FB)
Sunday 22/03/2026 - Friday 27/03/2026 Volleyball Nationals - Girls (NB)
Sunday 22/03/2026 - Friday 27/03/2026 Girls Volleyball Nationals (NB)
Sunday 22/03/2026 - Friday 27/03/2026 Boys Volleyball Nationals (NB)
Sunday 22/03/2026 - Thursday 26/03/2026 Futsal Nationals (CP)
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John Paul College Curriculum

Below are some of the subjects that John Paul College offers to their students for 2025/2026.

9 Art (9ART)
9 Dance (9DAN)
9 Drama (9DRA)
9 Music (9MUS)
9 Te Reo Māori (9REO)
9 Spanish (9SPA)
9 Business Studies (9BUS)
9 Design and Visual Communication (9DVC)
9 Digital Technology (9DGT)
9 Food and Nutrition (9FAN)
9 Material Technology (9MET)
9 Wood Technology (9WDT)
10 Dance (10DAN)
10 Drama (10DRA)
10 Art (10ART)
10 Music (10MUS)
10 Photography and Design (10PAD)
10 Te Reo Māori (10REO)
10 Spanish (10SPA)
10 Business Studies (10BUS)
10 Design and Visual Communication (10DVC)
10 Digital Technologies (10DGT)
10 Food and Nutrition (10FAN)
10 Material Technology (10MET)
10 Wood Technology (10WDT)
Level 1 Art (11ART)
Level 1 Dance (11DAN)
Level 1 Drama (11DRA)
Level 1 Music (11MUS)
Pūhoro STEM (PUH)
Level 1 Te Ao Haka (11TAH)
Level 1 Health Studies (11HES)
Level 1 Physical Education (11PEA)
Level 1 Physical Education Practical (11PEP)
Level 1 Commerce (11COM)
Level 1 Geography (11GEO)
Level 1 History (11HIS)
Level 1 Trades (L1TRADES)
Level 1 English (11ENA)
Level 1 Learning Support (LS)
English Second Language (11SEL)
Level 1 Spanish (11SPA)
NCEA Taumata 1 / Level 1 Te Reo Māori (11REO)
Level 1 Mathematics (11MAT)
Level 1 Mathematics with Algebra (11MAA)
Level 1 Religious Education (11RED)
Level 1 Science - Genes, Germs, and Reactions (11SCI)
Level 1 Science - Energy and the Chemistry of Life (11SCA)
Level 1 Design & Visual Communication (11DVC)
Level 1 Digital Technology (11DGT)
Level 1 Food and Nutrition (11FAN)
Level 1 Material Technology (Metal) (11MET)
Level 1 Material Technology (Wood) (11WDT)
Level 2 Dance (12DAN)
Level 2 Design (12DES)
Level 2 Drama (12DRA)
Level 2 Painting (12PAI)
Level 2 Music (12MUS)
Level 2 Photography (12PHO)
Level 2 Te Ao Haka (12TAH)
Level 2 Action Physical Education (12APE)
Level 2 Activity Based Learning (12ABL)
Level 2 Health (12HEA)
Level 2 Sports Science (12SSC)
Level 2 Business Studies (12BUS)
Level 2 Careers (12CAR)
Level 2 Classical Studies (12CLS)
Level 2 Economics/Accounting (12ECO)
Level 2 Geography (12GEO)
Level 2 History (12HIS)
Level 2 Trades (L2TRADES)
Level 2 Legal Studies (12LGS)
Level 2 Psychology (12PSY)
Level 2 Tourism (12TOU)
Level 2 English Literacy (12ENL)
Level 2 English (12ENG)
English Second Language (12SEL)
Level 2 Spanish (12SPA)
NCEA Taumata 2 / Level 2 Te Reo Māori (12REO)
Level 2 Mathematics (12MAT)
Level 2 Mathematics with Algebra (12MAA)
Level 2 Faith in Action (12FIA)
Level 2 Religious Education (12RED)
Level 2 Biology (12BIO)
Level 2 Chemistry (12CHE)
Level 2 General Science (12GSC)
Level 2 Physics (12PHY)
Level 2 Digital Technologies & Computer Science (12DGT)
Level 2 Food and Nutrition (12FAN)
Level 2 Hospitality (12HOS)
Level 2 Material Technology (Metal) (12MET)
Level 2 Product and Spatial Design (12DVC)
Level 2 Wood-Based Technology (12WDT)
Level 3 Dance (13DAN)
Level 3 Design (13DES)
Level 3 Drama (13DRA)
Level 3 Painting (13PAI)
Level 3 Music (13MUS)
Level 3 Photography (13PHO)
Level 3 Te Ao Haka (13TAH)
Level 3 Activity Based Learning (13ABL)
Level 3 Health Education (13HES)
Level 3 Sports Science (13SSC)
Level 3 Business Studies (13BUS)
Level 3 Careers (13CAR)
Level 3 Classical Studies (13CLS)
Level 3 Economics/Accounting (13ECO)
Level 2 & 3 Gateway (GATEWAY)
Level 3 Geography (13GEO)
Level 3 History (13HIS)
Level 3 Trades (L3TRADES)
Level 3 Legal Studies (13LGS)
Level 3 Psychology (13PSY)
Level 3 Social Studies (13SOS)
Level 3 Tourism (13TOU)
Level 3 English (13ENG)
English Second Language (13SEL)
Level 3 Spanish (13SPA)
NCEA Taumata 3 / Level 3 Te Reo Māori (13REO)
Level 3 Mathematics with Calculus (13MAC)
Level 3 Mathematics with Statistics (13MAS)
Level 3 Faith in Action (13FIA)
Level 3 Religious Education (13RED)
Level 3 Biology (13BIO)
Level 3 Chemistry (13CHE)
Level 3 General Science (13GSC)
Level 3 Physics (13PHY)
Level 3 Digital Technologies & Computer Science (13DGT)
Level 3 Food and Nutrition (13FAN)
Level 3 Hospitality (13HOS)
Level 3 Material Technology (Metal) (13MET)
Level 3 Product and Spatial Design (13DVC)
Level 3 Wood-Based Technology (13WDT)
Level 1 Photography & Design (11PAD)
Level 1 Social Studies (11SOS)
Level 2 Earth on Edge (12EOE)
Level 3 Mathematics (13MAT)
9 English Language Support (9ELS)
10 English Language Support (10ELS)

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