It was fantastic to see such an excellent turnout of grandparents and friends from across our school community on a beautiful, warm, sunny afternoon.

If you do not give media consent for your child, it is important for the College to know.

We know that parking is at a premium around the school.

Our boarding team is on the road again at the end of this month, visiting 5 towns throughout our contributing area.

Columba rowers won gold at the recent SISS Rowing Championships and are preparing for the New Zealand Secondary School Championships later this month.

Throughout the year we like to encourage the girls to try different foods and celebrate a variety of cultures. We kicked this off with Mexican!

Following many years of tradition and involvement in the Winter Quad Sports Exchange with St. Margaret's College (ChCh), Craighead Diocesan School (Timaru), and St. Hilda's Collegiate (Dunedin), for the first time ever this year Columba College was invited to join the long-standing Summer Quad Exchange along with Rangi Ruru College (ChCh). The exchange was a wonderful success, and all schools are excited about the opportunity this new programme now presents to students across a number of different sporting codes.

It is that time of the year when we need to sign up for our Winter Sport for Terms 2 and 3.

March 21st - 24th is Shakespeare Week in the Columba College library. Get creative and show us Shakespeare in Action at home.

On Thursday, 2nd March the Year 5 and 6 classes travelled down to the Portobello Marine Centre to take part in a programme about cephalopods, with a particular focus on the octopus and squid.

Community Committee helps to break down stereotypes and misconceptions about neurodiversity.

The Otago Secondary School Sports Association and Sport Otago came together with the Regional Sporting Organisations on Wednesday 15th March 2023 to offer a fantastic day of professional development and practical learning for student coaches and referees.

The Columba Senior A Volleyball team participated in the Otago Secondary Schools Volleyball champs over the weekend of 11th - 12th March. This seeding tournament for National Champs proved to be extremely valuable for the team.

Columba College dominated the track and field on Saturday at the Otago Secondary School Athletics Championships.

Come to the library and enjoy a celebration of all things Shakespeare 21st - 24th March 2023, there will be something for everyone.

Tangyuan tāngyuán 汤圆 are sweet rice balls with different sweet fillings. They are traditionally eaten during festivals, weddings, and at any special occasion, such as family reunions.

In Ms Ding's Mandarin class, Year 1-2 students learned about the Chinese New Year and about the Chinese zodiac.

Next week, our first AWE Wellbeing survey of 2023 will be sent to staff and students from years 4-13.

Year 8 is currently completing a topic titled ‘ Living Things’. We are busy investigating Entomology and Horticulture.

Gardener / Caretaker's Assistant - Part-time Role