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A leading independent Anglican school in the heart of Christchurch, nurturing boys and girls from Pre-School to Year 8 through a unique parallel education model. Established in 1881 to educate the choristers of ChristChurch Cathedral, and now educating up to 450 Canterbury boys and girls every year, this is New Zealand's only choir school and the only South Island school offering parallel education for boys and girls to Year 8.

The Friends' Association Hosts The Great Grammar Quiz Night!Gather your friends, brush up on your trivia and join us for...
28/09/2026

The Friends' Association Hosts The Great Grammar Quiz Night!

Gather your friends, brush up on your trivia and join us for a fantastic night of fun, friendly competition and fundraising!

With raffles and a silent auction, there are some wonderful prizes up for grabs, including a signed Crusaders jersey and plenty more surprises on the night!

đź“… Saturday 17 October | 6.30pm
đź“Ť Specialist Hall
🎟️ $30 per person, including nibbles
🥂 BYO drinks | Tables of up to eight

Bring a team or come along and make some new friends. It’s a great night out for a great cause, proudly organised by our Cathedral Grammar Friends’ Association.

Don’t miss out! Gather your team and book your tickets through Humanitix today.
https://events.humanitix.com/the-great-grammar-quiz-night

🇳🇿 Three Grammarians Representing New Zealand in Water Polo! We are incredibly proud to celebrate three Grammarians who ...
27/09/2026

🇳🇿 Three Grammarians Representing New Zealand in Water Polo!

We are incredibly proud to celebrate three Grammarians who are making their mark in New Zealand water polo!

Abbey McCormack-Young and Harry Hawkes have been selected for the New Zealand U17 Girls’ and Boys’ teams respectively. They are heading to Melbourne to compete at the Australian National State Championships from 29 September to 3 October.

Fellow Grammarian Zoe Crisp Hughes has also been representing New Zealand at Asia-Pacific Water Polo Week in Brisbane, where she received two outstanding awards: Most Steals / Blocks and Most Valuable Goalkeeper.

All three continued their love of water polo during their time at Cathedral Grammar, playing in our school teams and representing Cathedral Grammar in competitions.

Water polo remains a favourite among many of our students, with weekly practices held at the Christ’s College swimming pool.

Congratulations to all three! We wish you every success in your upcoming tournaments and continued sporting careers!

🇿🇦 Celebrating the Cultures That Make Up Our Cathedral Grammar CommunityRecently, our students enjoyed a special visit f...
26/09/2026

🇿🇦 Celebrating the Cultures That Make Up Our Cathedral Grammar Community

Recently, our students enjoyed a special visit from Cathedral Grammar parents Adriaan and Marilette, who shared their South African heritage and introduced the children to Afrikaans, a language their daughter Miette is learning as part of her South African heritage.

Adriaan took the children on a journey through the history of Afrikaans, exploring how the language developed in South Africa from its Dutch roots, with influences from other languages and cultures, including German and languages spoken in present-day Indonesia.

The children also had the opportunity to explore South African coins and create a sentence together, with each student learning a new Afrikaans word and discovering its origins. Miette proudly introduced her classmates to the springbok, South Africa’s national animal.

It was a wonderful opportunity to learn about the different languages, cultures and traditions that make our Cathedral Grammar community so special.

Baie dankie, Adrian, Marilette en Miette!

Calling All Old Grammarians! | Annual Grammarians’ BreakfastWe’ve sent out invitations to our 2026 Grammarians’ Service ...
25/09/2026

Calling All Old Grammarians! | Annual Grammarians’ Breakfast

We’ve sent out invitations to our 2026 Grammarians’ Service and Breakfast, and we’d love to welcome our past students back to The Cathedral Grammar School.

If you’re currently in Years 9–13, join us for a morning of reconnecting with old friends, catching up with teachers and sharing memories of your Grammar days.

Thursday 22 October 2026
7.30am: Grammarians’ Service in the School Hall
8.00am: Breakfast in the Staffroom

Please RSVP by Monday 12 October to Sarah-Jane Haywood at [email protected]

If you know a Grammarian currently in Years 9–13 who may have missed their invitation, please tag them or share this post. We look forward to welcoming everyone back!

Keep in touch! Have your contact details changed? Update them here so you don’t miss future Grammarians’ news and events:
https://cathedralgrammar.school.nz/our-community/grammarians/

2026 Overall Shield Winner | Papanui Rotary Speech ContestA fantastic result this evening for The Cathedral Grammar Scho...
21/09/2026

2026 Overall Shield Winner | Papanui Rotary Speech Contest

A fantastic result this evening for The Cathedral Grammar School students at the 2026 Papanui Rotary Speech Contest, with Bea Holt named the Year 8 winner and 2026 Overall Shield Winner!

She was joined by Austin Liu, who placed 2nd in Year 6, and Van Pender, who placed 2nd in Year 7, an outstanding result across all three year levels!

This year, 88 students competed in the preliminary rounds, with just 17 speakers progressing to the finals, hosted by Heaton Intermediate.

The judges remarked on the impressive range of speech topics and, importantly, the achievement of young people standing before an audience and speaking with confidence and conviction.

Congratulations Bea, Austin and Van, we are incredibly proud of you!

Thank you, Mercedes-Benz ChristchurchWe were delighted to have the support of Mercedes-Benz Christchurch for Sing Out! 2...
14/09/2026

Thank you, Mercedes-Benz Christchurch

We were delighted to have the support of Mercedes-Benz Christchurch for Sing Out! 2026.

Sing Out! brought together over 100 young singers from schools across Canterbury, alongside teachers and music educators, for an afternoon of learning, collaboration and music-making. The day culminated in a wonderful showcase concert, bringing visiting families and the Cathedral Grammar community together.

We are incredibly grateful to Mercedes-Benz Christchurch for recognising the value of supporting local children and educators, creating opportunities for learning, and strengthening connections across our Canterbury community.

https://www.mbchristchurch.co.nz/
Mercedes-Benz Christchurch

12/09/2026

Sing Out! 2026 | More Than 100 Voices. Ten Schools. One Extraordinary Afternoon.

Yesterday, The Cathedral Grammar School was filled with music as young singers from across Christchurch came together for Sing Out! 2026.

The day began with our Chapel Choir and Boy and Girl Choristers working with Chris Bruerton, while Julian Hay put our a ca****la group through their paces, before singers from nine other schools joined us for the afternoon.

Led by three exceptional music educators — Chris Bruerton, Julian Hay and Nicola Holt — students spent the afternoon learning, experimenting and discovering what can happen when more than 100 voices come together.

It wasn’t only the students who came to learn. Teachers and Music Directors from other schools also joined us for professional learning, sharing in the expertise of Chris, Julian and Nicola and connecting with colleagues from across Christchurch.

And then came the finale. After just one afternoon together, the singers took to the stage to share what they had learned with a packed audience of families, teachers and supporters.

This is Sing Out! 2026.

A huge thank you to every student, teacher and school who joined us, and to Mercedes-Benz Christchurch for supporting this very special event.

A very special thank you to Nicola Holt and the amazing Cathedral Grammar staff who supported one another and worked together to make Sing Out! possible. What a team!

If you missed Sing Out! this year, keep an eye out for the next one!

Mercedes-Benz Christchurch
Voices Co. Academy

11/09/2026

A Winning Story | Sanne on Seven Sharp

What a wonderful moment seeing Sanne’s story shared with a national audience on Seven Sharp!

Following her win as the 2026 Years 4–6 Supreme Winner of the Warriors’ League in Libraries writing competition, Seven Sharp visited The Cathedral Grammar School to hear more about The Travelling Pōro and the learning that inspired it.

We are incredibly proud of Sanne and hope her story inspires other young writers to pick up a pen, trust their ideas and give it a go!

Join us for Open Day | Tuesday, 27 October | 9.00amChoosing a school is an important decision — and there is no better w...
09/09/2026

Join us for Open Day | Tuesday, 27 October | 9.00am

Choosing a school is an important decision — and there is no better way to understand The Cathedral Grammar School than to experience it for yourself.

Join us for Open Day and see our School in action. Step inside our classrooms, meet our students and teachers, and discover an education where strong academic foundations sit alongside specialist teaching and exceptional opportunities in music, sport, the arts, leadership and service.

From Pre-School through to Year 8, Cathedral Grammar is a place where children are nurtured, known and grown to become confident, curious young people, ready for what comes next.

Most importantly, Open Day is an opportunity to experience the character of our School, meet the people who make it special and begin to imagine your child here.

Open Day | Tuesday, 27 October | 9.00am
Register your visit: https://cathedralgrammar.school.nz/enrolment/open-day/

🎶 Tomorrow we Sing Out! 2026Tomorrow, Cathedral Grammar will welcome nine schools across Christchurch for Sing Out! 2026...
09/09/2026

🎶 Tomorrow we Sing Out! 2026

Tomorrow, Cathedral Grammar will welcome nine schools across Christchurch for Sing Out! 2026 — an afternoon dedicated to exceptional music education, collaboration and the joy of singing together.

Guiding our young singers will be three outstanding music specialists, each bringing their own area of expertise:

Chris Bruerton — international choral educator and former member of The King’s Singers.

Julian Hay — contemporary vocal and pop a ca****la specialist, and Director of Voices Co.

Nicola Holt — Cathedral Grammar’s Director of Music, soprano soloist, conductor and choral singer.

Across the afternoon, students will work with Chris, Julian and Nicola in a series of specialist workshops before more than 100 voices come together to perform a concert showcasing what they have learned in just one afternoon.

Sing Out! is also about investing in music education beyond our students. Teachers, choir directors and Heads of Music will join us for professional learning, observing our specialists at work and taking ideas and inspiration back to their own school communities.

We are incredibly grateful to Mercedes-Benz Christchurch for their support of Sing Out! and for helping us make this opportunity possible.

And if you missed out on Sing Out! this time, keep an eye out for the next one.

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Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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