Burnside High School is committed to the delivery of the New Zealand Curriculum. We are supportive of the curriculum's stated vision, which is:

To educate and help young New Zealanders:

• who will be creative, energetic, and enterprising;
• who will seize the opportunities offered by new knowledge and technologies to secure a sustainable social, cultural, economic and environmental future for our country;
• who will work to create an Aotearoa New Zealand in which all New Zealanders recognise each other as full Treaty partners, and in which all cultures are valued for the contributions they bring;
• who, in their school years, will continue to develop the values, knowledge, and competencies that will enable them to live full and satisfying lives;
• who will be confident, connected, actively involved, and lifelong learners.

Beyond this, the school is committed to the principles, values and key competencies seen as essential elements in helping teachers and students to reach their potential.