During Term 3, the Level 2 Outdoor Education class has been indoor rock climbing and visited the Christchurch high ropes course.

Kia ora koutou. Talofa. Kia Orana. Malo e lelei. Bula. Fakaalofa atu. Namaste. Kumusta. Haere mai ki Te Kura Huruhuru Ao o Horomaka. Warm greetings to the Hornby High School community.

Kia ora, Talofa, Hello.

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Kia ora, Talofa lava, Mālō e lelei, Bula, Namaste, Kamusta, Xin chào, greetings to all.

Kia ora. Talofa Lava and hello. I hope you are all enjoying the longer days of sunlight and the refreshing energy that spring brings. At this time of year, your children/our students take a close look into career opportunities and the subject areas that support future choices. Recently Barbara Climo, head of careers, and I have been working with year 10 students to give them insight on what to expect next year as they head into year 11.

On Thursday 16 August three Hornby High School geography students from Level 1 represented the school in the Annual New Zealand wide Maatangi Whenua Competition.

On Thursday 23 August, Samantha Whitcombe competed in the Champion of Champions small bore rifle shooting competition with Paparoa Club.

Congratulations to the following students on their Rugby success.

Kia Ora Hornby Whanau. Tomorrow night, the Senior Boys & Girls Basketball teams are holding a Tournament Fundraiser Quiz at Bishop Brothers Pub.

On Wednesday 22 August, Hornby High School had 4 teams of four compete in the annual Cantamath competition.

Four of our year 10 students recently participated in the Growing NZ Innovation Challenge. This programme challenges year 9-11 students to research a real problem within the context of the primary industries. This cross curricular programme has strong links to the science, technology, social sciences and English learning areas.

Due to unforseen circumstances, we have decided to postpone the International Food Festival until Term 1, 2019.

Mr Aaron Heath and O'Shea Newton have volunteered to be 'dropped' off the side of the Les Mills building as part of this years Graeme Dingle annual fundraiser.

This term, we are reviewing one policy - Improving educational outcomes for Maori students.

To download the app use the following link. http://hornbyhigh.apps.school.nz/share/

The 2018 Touch Canterbury trials are coming soon!

Thanks so much for supporting our Senior Boys and Senior Girls Basketball Teams

The Hornby High School uniform shop is open on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons from 1-4pm.

Term Dates 2019

School Holiday Teen Course

Holden Street Smart is a world-class, cognitive based driver programme that aims to positively influence the lives of young kiwis across the country. The Programme has been developed with the involvement of world-renowned road safety expert, Peter Sheppard. In addition, passionate road safety advocate, Greg Murphy, is our Programme Ambassador.

Cost $175 (includes driving session)

Ministry of Education