Gisborne Central School

⚽ Football Draw ⚽

Not long to go—only 2 weekends of football left! It has been such a joy to watch so many students out there on Saturday mornings taking part and doing their best. Keep up the amazing effort, and make the most of your last two games of the season!

Scholastic Book Club brochures are coming home this week. There are lots of great books and stationery to choose from. Book Club orders need to be in by Friday September 4th. If you are ordering through the school, please put your named and completed order form and correct money in an envelope and pass it to Kōkā Jacqueline in Rūma Tahi. Alternatively (and much more easily!) you can create an account with scholastic and order/pay online. 😄

We are supporting a couple of key fundraisers coming up, and we would love your support!

​Daffodil Day – Friday 28th August
Daffodil Day is a cause that is always close to everyone's heart. Students are encouraged to come to school wearing yellow and/or green, and a koha donation is greatly appreciated. All funds raised will go towards our local Cancer Society.

​Cans for Good – Friday 11th September
This will be a m***i day! Our Aurora Leadership students are participating in a local drive on behalf of SuperGrans Tairāwhiti. Many schools across our district will be participating over the coming month, with all collected donations going to SuperGrans, who do an incredible job of supporting local families in need.

​Please keep these dates in mind. Thank you for your continued support!

Walking buses are CANCELED this morning ☔️🌧️

Tickets on sale Friday 21st August at 9am.

Cross Country House Champions 💙🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Congratulations to Endeavour House for being placed Top House at our recent whole school Cross Country. Points were made up from students being placed inside the top 8, as well as students wearing their house colour on the day.

Pictured below are those students who won their respective race for Endeavour.

Junior Festival | CANCELLED

For those that were to take part in the festival today. Not the news we wanted, but Central Football has made the difficult decision to cancel the Junior Festival scheduled for Watson Park today.

🎭 THE COUNTDOWN IS ON! 🎟️

Get ready to support our talented students! Tickets for the Gisborne Central School Production – Te Ara o Tauwheoro officially go on sale next week.

Key Details
📅 Date: Friday, 21st August 2026 on sale

⏰ Time: 9:00 am sharp

🎟️ Where to buy: Exclusively online via Eventfinda

Ticket Pricing
Adults: $24.00
School-age children: $12.50

Performance times
- Wednesday 23rd September Evening performance 6.30pm
- Thursday 24th September Matinee performance 11am
- Thursday 24th September Evening performance 6.30pm.

Our tamariki and staff have been working tirelessly behind the scenes to put on an incredible show, and seats are expected to fill up fast.

Make sure you set a reminder on your phone so you don't miss out!

📌 Tip: Head over to Eventfinda early to set up your account so you're ready to secure your tickets as soon as sales open at 9am!

📌 Upcoming Staff Only Day Reminder– Monday 31 August 📌
Please note that Monday 31 August will be a Staff Only Day for professional learning.
School will be closed for instruction on this day to allow our staff to undertake professional development.
Thank you for your ongoing support.

Weka Ball Rugby is alive and well! 🏉

​Today, Makauri School came to challenge for the prestigious Weka Ball, and boy did they turn up!
​Makauri took an early two-try lead inside the first 6 minutes, but this didn't deter our team. They fought their way back into the game, playing rugby that we know works for us. Going into the half, we had regained the lead to take a 3–2 try advantage.

​Makauri, not willing to give in, came out firing again, scoring twice to take a 4–3 lead. With just minutes to go, our boys dug deep to equalize 4–4. An intense final few minutes followed, but the score remained unchanged.

​As current holders of the Weka Ball, a draw was enough to hold onto it for another week and another challenge.

​Thank you, Makauri, for bringing the heat today. You guys were outstanding and proved why you've been leading the way in rugby this year.

​To our Central boys, congratulations on playing for each other and leaving everything out there. Your Maiatanga was on full display today.

We know it's cliché, but Rugby really was the winner on the day. It was an EPIC game!

Thanks to Mr Scragg for taking photos of today's match.

Weka - Google Drive