Merrin School

We are a full primary school (Years 0-8) in Christchurch, New Zealand. Our school roll fluctuates between 440-500 students, pending on the time of year.

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Operating as usual

Photos from Merrin School's post 02/08/2024

Beautiful day out for winter sport today. Wee snippet of our year 7/8 rugby team! Great game today with the win 50/45

02/08/2024

Huge enthusiasm to get motorists beeping ….. Perhaps the enthusiasm will rub off for their jobs at home, this weekend?? 😂

Photos from Merrin School's post 01/08/2024

Congratulations to this week's Whetū Kohara ⭐️⭐️⭐️

01/08/2024

We are ready in the Winter Wonderland… can’t wait to see all our tamariki for our school disco

Photos from Merrin School's post 31/07/2024

Get ready to dance the night away in a frosty fairy tale! Merrin School’s Winter Wonderland Disco is happening TOMORROW night, and it’s going to be magical! ✨ From sparkling snowflakes to shimmering lights, immerse yourself in a winter paradise while grooving to the hottest tunes. Wear your coolest winter outfits and get ready for a night of fun, friends, and festive vibes. See you there for an unforgettable evening! ❄️☃️
Year 1-4: 5.00 pm - 6.15 pm
Year 5-8: 6.30 pm - 8.00 pm
$2 Entry Fee
Food, drinks and glow products for sale (cash only)

Lunchonline 30/07/2024

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30/07/2024

Our first Tea, Toast and Te Reo session for the term is 8am tomorrow in Auahiroa. We would love to see you there. Karawhiua!

Photos from Merrin School's post 25/07/2024

Congratulations to our Year 5/6 teams at the EPro8 competition. These dedicated students have place 1st and 3rd. They have qualified for the next round of the competition!

Photos from Merrin School's post 24/07/2024

Year 7/8 EPro8 competition at Russley School this evening. Congratulations to the ‘Soviet Ducks’ who came first place. Both teams representing Merrin School did a fantastic job.

Photos from Merrin School's post 05/07/2024

Congratulations to this week's Whetū Kohara ⭐️⭐️⭐️ and well done to our dress up day prize draw winners 😀

04/07/2024

So proud of you Joseph! 🤩

👏 Huge congrats to Joseph Chalabi, who has been selected for the New Zealand Football OFC U16 Championship squad to compete in Tahiti from 25th July – 11th August!

Do us proud, Joseph! 💙

02/07/2024

Have you signed up for your Year 3 to 8 child to participate in ICAS 2024? If interested here is a link to purchase past papers to prepare for these exams.

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Photos from Merrin School's post 27/06/2024

Have a lovely Matariki weekend everyone - we enjoyed sharing our ako with you and the wider Avonhead community this week. Thank you for your support! ⭐️⭐️Mānawatia a Matariki⭐️⭐️

25/06/2024

Fabulous performance tonight at the North West 🎶 Music Festival. 🤩

Photos from Merrin School's post 25/06/2024

Some of our Year 3/4 Kapa Haka group went to Kidsfirst Avonhead Kindergarten to perform this morning - lovely to see some of the kindy "graduates" show off their skills!

24/06/2024

We are running a 'lockdown' drill to check our systems. There is nothing to worry about, we are all safe and well, it is just a drill. Kind regards, Lisa.

Photos from Merrin School's post 14/06/2024

Congratulations to our Values, E-Pro8 and spell-a-thon winners! ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Photos from Merrin School's post 09/06/2024

Congratulations to Friday's Whetū Kohara ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Photos from Merrin School's post 05/06/2024

Our Year 8 rangatahi are having a fantastic day at the National Young Leaders Day. They have been inspired by some fantastic speakers such as William Pike from the William Pike Challenge, entrepreneur Te Kahukura Boynton and climate justice advocate Nate Wilbourne.

04/06/2024

Te Reo, Tea and Toast tomorrow at 8am in the staffroom. Very informal. Learning together. See you there whānau.

Photos from Merrin School's post 29/05/2024

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What a lovely impromptu lunchtime concert today - thanks team! ⭐️🎻⭐️
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What a treat!!! Music concert for our Whetū Kohara on the last day of 2023. Thanks Monster Music
Our Year 8 students walked out of the driveway for the final time this afternoon - kia kaha to you all!
A beautiful display of culture today at Ngā Whetū Kohara. We were able to celebrate Fijian Language week with our whole ...
A beautiful celebration of culture today ending Tongan Language Week.
Happy Tongan Language week!
Day 5 of Cook Island Language Week - our whole school giving it a go with their dance moves. Stop all our beautiful Ei K...
Day 4 of Cook Island Language week and we gave a few Cook Island words a go, super proud of the students giving it their...
Creatives in Schools exploring with paint, colours and different materials today 🎨👩🏼‍🎨
A very special treat for our Whetū Kohara this morning, the Burnside High School road show has come to share their music...

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41 Merrin Street, Avonhead
Christchurch
8042
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