On Wednesday the 29th of May 2019.

Primary and secondary school teachers across the country have voted to strike on Wednesday, May 29th 2019. The historic strike, the day before Budget Day, is the largest - and first ever combined - teachers' strike and could effectively shut down the public school system. The scale of the strike - dubbed a 'mega-strike' - is unprecedented, with 50,000 teachers expected on the picket lines, in a strike likely to affect 800,000 students.

East Otago High School will not be open for instruction on this day so you will have to find alternative supervision for students.

This is a decision that has not been made lightly and we apologise for any inconvenience this will have to our students and their families.