For the first time in three years the New Zealand Secondary Schools Winter Tournament Week was able to go ahead without disruption. Burnside High School had 15 teams competing in ten different sporting codes.

After two years of covid cancellations and numerous sporting disappointments, it was fantastic to be able to farewell our teams and know that they were embarking on a sporting experience that many will remember fondly for the rest of their lives. The New Zealand Secondary Schools (NZSS) Winter Tournament Week took place from Monday 29 August - Friday 02 September in various locations throughout New Zealand.

Success means many different things to different people, and whilst our teams had differing levels of what could be considered 'success' on the court or field, Winter Tournament Week was a huge success for Burnside High School with our all teams and individual athletes representing the school and themselves with pride and determination. 

Congratulations to all our students who competed at Winter Tournament Week and  a big thank you to all the staff, parents and members of the Burnside High School community who ensured that this week was so rewarding for all our young sportspeople. 

Table Tennis 
A Burnside High School Girls team competed in the NZSS Table Tennis Teams competition and also as Individuals, along with Kevin He 9NGRK who competed in the Boys Individual Competition.

The Girls team (Aarya Advilkar 13CHL, Vanessa Wood-Lin 13CHL and Ellie Zhang 10NMRR) won the Girls Team Cup. In the Individual Champs, Ellie came 2nd in the U15 Girls, and in the U19 Girls, Vanessa came 3rd and Aarya 4th.

Ice Hockey 
Our Burnside Combined team competed at the South Island Secondary Schools (SISS) Ice Hockey Championships in Dunedin.  They placed 3rd, the team's best ever finish at this tournament. 

Rock Climbing 
Three Teams competed in the SISS Rock Climbing Championships in Christchurch on Thursday 01 and Friday 02 September.  

Burnside 1 (George Darnbrough 11SBUC, Sue Petrie12SCSS, Frank Roberts 11SESM and Robert Rider 9SOSC) placed 1st in the Mixed Team grade, and finished up 2nd overall.

Equestrian 
Three riders competed in the inaugural SISS Equestrian Championships held at Macleans Island, Christchurch. Gus Davies 9NRSS participated in the Trail Ride and Arena Eventing; Lil Ogano 11SBYS competed in the Level 1 Dressage and Lucia Shanks 11NTEM competed in the Level 2 Dressage and Arena Eventing.

Lucia won the Overall Best 80cm Show Jumping Horse and also won the trophy for Best Show Hunter.

Golf 
McKenzie Selinger 13MTR and Felix Nguyen 11NWLC competed in the New Zealand Age Group Golf Championships in Pukekohe.

Netball
The Senior Girls Netball A team were in Timaru for 4 days competing in the A  Grade of the SISS Netball Tournament. 

Hockey
Our Boys 1st XI Hockey team competed in the NZSS Johnson Cup at Nga Puna Wai in Christchurch.  This team is still quite a young team and they all gained invaluable experience playing against older more experienced teams from all around New Zealand. 

The Girls 1st XI Hockey team travelled to Napier to compete in the NZSS Federation Cup. This was a Tier 1 tournament, which saw the girls facing some very challenging competition over the week.

Basketball
Three teams (Senior Boys, Senior Girls and the Junior A Boys) all played in SISS Tournaments in various locations throughout the South Island.

The Senior Boys team competed in the SISS AA Premierships in Invercargill. The boys drew a particularly tough pool but they rose to the challenge and played some of their best basketball this season.

The Senior Girls team competed at the SISS Southern Cup in Dunedin. The girls placed 4th in this tournament.

The Junior Boys A team travelled to Nelson to compete in the SISS Junior Premiership where they placed 3rd in the A Grade competition.

Football 
The Burnside High School 1st XI Football team narrowly placed 2nd in the NZSS Satellite Football tournament - the Malcolm Cowie Cup Tournament in Papakura, Auckland.  Their final was decided in the last few minutes after a penalty was awarded to King's High, allowing them to successfully take a penalty kick. 

Fencing
A Girls and Boys team fenced at the NZSS Fencing Championships. Both teams paced 5th in their respective competitions.

Girls team: Alyssa Holton 13PZS; Michaela Bayly 13TKB (plus a Fencer from Villa Maria)
Boys team: Josh Carson 11NDFS; William Cochrane 10SWGJ and Zeyad Elmallah 10WTNH