Papakura High School

01/09/2026

POST UPDATE:
The girls had two good wins today against Sancta Maria and Onehunga High to qualify top of their pool for the Top 8! Top 5 schools earn promotion to Division 2.

What a fantastic start to UNISS for our Premier Netball girls! Winning 3 out of their 4 games so far! The girls are currently sitting in the Top 16 of C Grade and will continue to battle it out to climb even higher.

So proud of the determination, teamwork, and effort they have shown on court 🤍💚

31/08/2026

Senior Art Folio Board Progress Show this Thursday after school (3:30 - 5:30pm) and during breaks 1 & 2 on Friday (11:15 - 11:45am and 1:45 - 2:15pm), in the library. Come and check out some of our amazing artists we have here at our kura!

28/08/2026

🙌🏼 So proud of our student for recognising a dangerous situation and taking action!

⚠️ Take care out there whānau.

Papakura High School principal praised teen saying it would have been easy to walk past.

27/08/2026

Update on the partnership between the Hynds Foundation and our construction students and their project to build a bridge with rails for a pedestrian crossing over a creek in Pokeno.
Our first real construction on the bridge happened yesterday. In order for this to happen, students had worked in our school workshop, cutting and grinding the metal plates.
Holes were drilled in the plates at exactly the required distance using a magnetic drill.
Once on-site, students followed the welder who welded the plated on the rails.
Everyone took turns in grinding, painting the plates, getting the joists to get bolted to the plates.
A fun day for all and the students got to enjoy good food afterwards.
There will be more trips in the coming weeks to get the entire joists installed and then the decking laid.

27/08/2026

We would like to congratulate L3 Art Design student Aaliyah Jack-Midgley who has been selected as a finalist in the National Secondary Art Awards. These awards are now in their 14th consecutive year and celebrate the imagination, skill, and creativity of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Year 11 – 13 young artists nationwide. The winners will be announced on September 10 at the Arts House Trust in Hillsborough, Auckland.

We would also like to congratulate L2 Photography student Patricia Ah-Fua who has also been selected as a finalist in the NZQA 'Ringa Toi' art exhibition.
Ringa Toi is an annual art exhibition in Wellington that showcases student artwork from across the country, with a focus on Toi Māori and Pacific Arts at Excellence level.

Exhibition details: PĀTAKA Art + Museum, Porirua
Exhibition dates: 16 to 30 September 2026

Well done to both students, we are incredibly proud of the both of you and wish you all the luck.

25/08/2026

Earlier this year young Ben sold ice blocks to fundraise for St John’s. Well done Ben 👏🏽
$126 has been donated to St John’s.

25/08/2026

Help support our netball girls as they are one step closer to Rarotonga.
For any tickets please email: [email protected]
Thank you for your support 🙏🏽

24/08/2026

24/08/2026

Learning Beyond the Classroom
Our senior Photography students recently had the opportunity to visit Forever Tomorrow: Chinese Art Now, exploring the work of contemporary Chinese artists working across photography, sculpture, digital media, installation and moving image.

A highlight of the visit was students creating their own Exquisite Co**se photographs using thermal cameras. Working collaboratively and experimenting with heat, composition and unexpected visual effects, students created imaginative photographic responses inspired by the exhibition.

The experience gave our ākonga the opportunity to develop their visual literacy, gather first-hand research and explore new approaches to inform their NCEA Photography portfolios.

A fantastic day of creativity, experimentation and learning beyond the classroom!

16/08/2026

Our Tongan group, class and students and staff attended the Launch of Uike Lea-Faka Tonga 2026 yesterday at the SUTT Wesleyan Church in Mangere. The theme of Uike Lea Faka-Tonga this year is - “Ko ‘etau hiva, koe fe’unu mahu’inga ia ki he mo’ui ’a e Tonga” - “Our music is a vital strand of our Tongan culture”

25 schools were in attendance yesterday, and our students sang beautifully and represented our school with pride, heart and honour.

We wish you all a blessed Uike Lea Faka-Tonga 2026 🇹🇴