Programmes are planned within teams to extend and challenge students appropriately. Our Tōtara Mai and BEST programmes are a large part of encouraging students to pursue their interests and strengths and stretch themselves as learners.

Our extension lead teachers also co-ordinate additional opportunities based on the voice of our students across the school.  These offered across the school to any students who are achieving to a very high standard and show interest in a range of areas including:

• Writing Extension and Competitions
• Debating
• Film making  / Music production / Radio production
  
• Speech Extension
  
• Choir and Chorale
  
• Science Club
  
• Science Badges
  
• Emerging Leaders Groups
  
• Mathematics Extension, Canta Maths Teams 
• Maths Badges 
  
• Wearable Arts
  
• Dance groups
• Gymnastics Team
  
• Orchestral Group, Jazz Band, Rock Bands, Ukulele Band
  
• Year 8 Girls Self Defence programme
• Code Club and e Sports Extension
  
• Master Chef Food Challenges 
• Xtra Spelling and Social Sciences Teams
  
• Otago Problem Solving Competition
  
• Canty Technology Challenge Competition
• EPRO8 Engineering competition
• Lego Club and Lego Extension
• Cultural Groups — Kapa Haka and Pasifika Groups
  
• Design Extension Groups
• Art Extension Groups