Another very successful Athletics day was held on Friday 21 February 2025 at Athletic Park. It was great to see the turnout of students all dressed in their house colours and a high level of participation from our juniors. With various championship and non-championship events, everyone got involved and enjoyed the day. It was great seeing the competitive spirit from both students and teachers during events like house relays – with everyone surrounding the finish line cheering on their house. A huge congratulations to those who excelled in their chosen events.

U19 Shot Put Birgitta Prescott (Wairau) 11.50m.

Old record held by Mya Wiapo (Wairau) 11.03m

The winning House for 2025 Athletics was Wairau on 690 points. Congratulations Wairau!

We held our annual Swimming Sports Day on Friday 8 August 2025.

This was a vibrant and energetic event that saw students from all year levels competing with spirit and enthusiasm. The atmosphere was one of camaraderie and fun, with students cheering loudly for their houses and their friends.

It was a day of fantastic performances in the pool, with many students achieving personal bests. A highlight of the day was the incredible talent on display, which resulted in records being smashed. The determination of the swimmers was clear to see in every race, making it a truly memorable day for everyone involved.

Congratulations to all the competitors on their outstanding efforts. The final results for the day are below:

Congratulations to Kaituna who took the competition out scoring 539 points on the day, followed by Awatere with 423 points, Wairau with 380 points and Ōpaoa with 376 points. 

Individual Records Broken: U16

• 50m Freestyle: Nicola Lovell (New record: 0.29.12)

• 50m Breastroke: Nicola Lovell (New record: 0:36.96)

• 50m Backstroke: Nicola Lovell (New record: 0:33.11)

• 100m Freestyle: Nicola Lovell (New record: 1.01)

• 100m Breastroke: Nicola Lovell (New record: 1.18)

• 100m Backstroke: Nicola Lovell (New record: 1.11.34)

Individual Record Broken: U19

• 100m Backstroke: Jess Lovell (New record: 1.11.86)

Unusually, it was a cloudy and cool day for the annual “Great Race” on Friday 2 May 2025 as students and staff took to the hills to run (or walk!) the 3 km course at the Wither Hills Farm Park. Every participant approached the course with gusto, their spirits supported by the encouraging cheers of peers, teachers and parents.

In the highly contested House competition, students and staff earn points by competing in the run or walk. Each House also receives points for the top 3 finishers and top 6 finishers in each age group, as well as house spirit and tidiness of areas.

Coming out on top was Kaituna with 389 points. Placing second was Wairau with 359 points. They were followed by Awatere with 349 points and Ōpaoa with 325 points.

Congratulations to all our competitors and thanks to everybody else who participated and supported our rangatahi on the day.