Bus Service Update: Taradale, Tamatea & Greenmeadow
From Monday, 29 July bus services on these routes will commence twenty minutes earlier, starting at 7:35am. Obviously, all subsequent scheduled pick-ups will be earlier by twenty minutes.
The updated schedule will enable the bus to arrive at school in a timelier manner.
As always, we appreciate your support.
Ten trip tickets cost $30 and can be purchased from the driver with cash or online
Term concession passes cost $265 and are purchased online
Year 9 Enrolment, 2025
Our information evening is Tuesday 13 August. Interested families can join a small group tour at any time between 5:30 – 6:30pm. There will be an introduction from the Headmaster at 6:20 and 7:05pm.
We anticipate an elevated level of enrolment in 2025. For this reason, we encourage in and out-of-zone families to enrol now. Parents and whānau can learn more / enrol now by clicking HERE
School Ball
The School Ball, held at the iconic Old Church, is Saturday, 03 August, 7:30 – 11:00pm. Y12 students will receive their ticket on the Friday before the ball. Y13s will receive their ticket on Thursday 01 August.
Advance Notice – Headmaster’s Pōwhiri
The school will formally welcome our fifteenth Headmaster, Mr Simon Coe, on Monday 05 August. The pōwhiri begins at 10:00am.
We extend an invitation to whānau and old boys to support the school via their attendance.
Upcoming Events
Please take the time to look at this school newsletter, the ‘Week Ahead’. The Week Ahead outlines upcoming school activities. Urgent updates will be pushed-out via School Bridge, or in emergency via an SMS.
We have moved to a digital school calendar. The school calendar can be accessed here: KAMAR or SchoolBridge
NCEA Information Night
With changes to Level 1 NCEA and the Literacy and Numeracy requirements, the school is hosting an NCEA information presentation for parents and whānau on Wednesday 21 August.
This information night will allow you to ask questions about the recent changes, how this may affect your son’s academic outcomes and course planning for 2025. This is intended for parents with sons in Year 11.
Parents will be asked to RSVP through a SchoolBridge form that will be emailed out to Year 11 students. This event will be held in the Memorial Library, starting at 6:00pm.
For further information, please email gbundle@nbhs.school.nz
Literacy and Numeracy Common Assessment Activities
Students who completed the Literacy and Numeracy Common Assessment Activities (CAAs) in Term 2 have had some results released. They can check this through their MyMahi, Kamar or NZQA profile. Results for the Literacy – Writing and Numeracy will be released in Week 3 of Term 3.
It is the school’s intention to enter the remaining Year 10 students (all except 10XG and 10XH) into the second Literacy and Numeracy CAA in Week 7 and 8 of Term 3. It is imperative that students are present during these weeks for these externally assessed standards. These Literacy and Numeracy standards are important in your son being able to achieve Level 1 NCEA.
Derived Grade/Benchmark Exams
The school have scheduled our Benchmark exams for Week 10 of Term 3. All students completing NCEA subjects should be present for these exams. These exams allow students to have a derived grade if they are unable to sit, or are affected by illness during, the end of year exams. NZQA requires the school to report a grade before the external examinations for each student. Each year, the school processes over thirty derived grade applications for students who, due to unforeseen circumstances, cannot attend their NZQA external examination. It is important that your son attends their benchmark exams in the final week of the term to allow him to have a derived grade if an unforeseen event occurs.
NCEA Internal Assessments due in Week 2
| NCEA Level 1 | |
| Subject | Achievement Standard |
| Nil | |
| NCEA Level 2 | |
| Subject | Achievement Standard |
| Technology – Combined | US189197 Construct hand joints for furniture |
| NCEA Level 3 | |
| Subject | Achievement Standard |
| Nil | |
NCEA Internal Assessments due in Week 3
| NCEA Level 1 | |
| Subject | Achievement Standard |
| Commerce | AS1.4 Demonstrate understanding of the financial viability of an organisation |
| Digital Technologies | AS1.2 Develop a digital technologies outcome |
| Technology – Combined | US18917 Construct hand joints for furniture |
| Technology – Woodwork | US24356 Apply elementary procedures and processes for a BCATS project |
| English | AS1.3 Develop ideas in writing using stylistic and written conventions |
| NCEA Level 2 | |
| Subject | Achievement Standard |
| Technology – Combined | US2220 Set and operate a single boring machine to bore holes in furniture components |
| Physical Education | AS2.1 Examine the role and significance of physical activity in the lives of young people in New Zealand |
| Science | AS2.4 Investigate how organisms survive in an extreme environment |
| NCEA Level 3 | |
| Subject | Achievement Standard |
| Technology – Woodwork | US29677 Follow safe workplace practices, and contribute to a health and safety culture, in a BCATS environment |
KAMAR Parent Portal
Parents / caregivers can access results and school reports through the KAMAR Parent Portal.
You can access the KAMAR parent portal here: https://kamar.nbhs.school.nz/ or via the School Bridge app.
Polson Banner – Wednesday 31st July, Timetable below:
| Rugby | Football | |||||
| Team | Time | Venue | Team | Time | Venue | |
| U15 | 10.30am | NBHS 1 | 2nd XI | 10.30am | NBHS Ground 2 | |
| U14 | 10.30am | Whitmore Park | Junior A | 12pm | NBHS Ground 2 | |
| Scinde | 10.30am | NBHS 3 | 1st XI | 12pm | NBHS Ground 1 | |
| 3rd XV | 10.30am | Whitmore Park | ||||
| 2nd XV | 10.30am | NBHS 2 | Hockey | |||
| 1st XV | 12.15pm | NBHS 1 | Team | Time | Venue | |
| Colts | 10.30am | Park Island | ||||
| Basketball | 2nd XI | 10.30am | Park Island | |||
| Team | Time | Venue | 1st XI | 12pm | Park Island | |
| Junior A | 10am | Pettigrew Green Arena | ||||
| Senior B | 10am | Pettigrew Green Arena | Golf | |||
| Senior A | 12pm | Pettigrew Green Arena | Team | Time | Venue | |
| NBHS | 8.30am | Maraenui Golf Club | ||||
| Debating | ||||||
| Team | Time | Venue | Clay Target | |||
| Junior | 10am | Library | Team | Time | Venue | |
| Senior | 11.30am | Library | NBHS | 10am | Hawkes Bay Target Club | |
| Badminton | Water Polo & Canoe Polo | |||||
| Team | Time | Venue | Team | Time | Venue | |
| NBHS | 10am | NBHS School Gym | Junior Water Polo | 10am | Sports Park | |
| Senior Cane Polo | 10am | Sports Park | ||||
NZSS Squash Nationals – NBHS Squash Team 2-4 August, Wellington
Sports Draws
You can find the sports draws here: https://www.nbhs.school.nz/students/sport-draws/
Sports Results from the past week, click HERE
1st Team Fixtures, Week 2
| Code | Date and time | Location |
| 1st XI Hockey v | TBC | |
| Basketball Senior A v Run it Back | 29 August, 7pm | PGA 7 |
| 1st XI Football v Taradale High School | 2 August, 6pm | TBC |
| 1st XV Rugby v Palmerston North | 31 July, 12.15pm | NBHS #1 |
