This month, we hosted a special group of students from Lida Middle School in China. Our visitors spent time engaging...
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Peer Support Adventure Day ~ 9A & 9C
On Friday 20 February, we held our first peer support–led Adventure Day. Participation from 9A & 9C was fantastic,...
Level 1 Geography trip
On Monday 23 February, 68 Level 1 Geography students went on a field trip to collect their own data and observations...
From Setting Goal to Top Scholar: Reuben Foulds’ Path to National Success
I had the absolute pleasure of interviewing Reuben Foulds this week, as we discussed his remarkable 2025 Scholarship...
Senior Study period – New trial for 2026
We are pleased to announce a change to our Period 5 Thursday Study session, effective from 19th February 2026....
Peer Support continues!
Our Peer Support Leaders are continuing to work with our Year 9 students at Kaiapoi High School. Sessions are focused...
House Fun Day
Last Thursday, our House Challenge Day was a resounding success, and we were fortunate that the weather held out...
KHS Health Clinic
Kaiapoi High School Health Clinic is open on Mondays (Nurse Olivia from Te Tahi Youth) and Wednesdays (Nurse Anna,...
Attendance Matters — and So Does Reading Beyond the Headline
Yesterday, Radio New Zealand and The Press published an article about attendance at Kaiapoi High School. Many modern...
KHS Teacher-Only Day
Kia ora e te whānau, This is to advise parents and caregivers that there will be a Teacher-Only Day on Friday 20th...
From the Principal’s desk
Kia ora e te whānau, Just a short message from me to share an update on the start of the year. This year, we’ve...
Welcome to our International Students
2026 is set to be another fantastic year for our international students. This term, we are delighted to welcome...
CACTUS Term 2 2026
This year, we are set to go with our CACTUS Programme for term 2. Sign-ups will be available soon for all students in...
KHS School Canteen
Take the Morning Off Lunchbox Duty! Running late? Out of bread? Or just need a break from the sandwich assembly line?...
New KHS Staff for 2026
A warm welcome to our new staff members! It is with great pleasure that we welcome two new staff members, Remington...
Peer Support – Orientation Day
This year, we were excited to introduce our Peer Support Leaders, who warmly welcomed 220 Year 9 students to Kaiapoi...
Start-of-year information
Kia ora Parents & Caregivers, We hope you had a restful break over the Christmas period. As we head into the start...
From the Principal’s desk
Kia ora e te whānau, As we reach the end of another busy and rewarding year, it has been wonderful to celebrate the...
Reading at Kaiapoi High School
It’s great to be able to tell you that the results of our school-wide literacy focus are becoming evident in a very...
From the Principal’s desk
Kia ora e te whānau. Nau mai ki te pānui tuarua-ki-te-whakamutunga a te tumuaki mō te tau. Welcome to the...
Gardening Help
Partway through the term, we had a mix of year 10 and 9 students go to Beststart Kaiapoi to lend them a hand with...
Sports News
As we finish a year of sports at KHS, we congratulate all of our students who contribute to the success of our...
Junior Tournament Week
Last week, we celebrated Junior Tournament Week with a week filled with sporting opportunities for our Year 9/10...
Longboard project
This year, during Metal Technology, I learnt and used a range of useful engineering skills, including turning on...