On Monday 17 October the college was excited to celebrate the much-anticipated arrival of our new Principal Mr Iva Ropati.

On Tuesday 1 November we celebrated the successes of our Senior Students at the End of Year Prizegiving.

On Thursday 3 November we celebrated the sporting successes of Pāpāmoa College Sports students for 2022. It was a fantastic night of celebration and achievement.

Our Arts and Cultural Evening was held on Wednesday 2 November.

What an incredible four nights of performance by the Fame Junior production team on Wednesday 26- Saturday 29 October. Thanks to the nearly 600 people who came and supported our students.

Congratulations to our Trades Academy Students who celebrated their achievements at the Bay of Plenty Futures Academy Prize-Giving at Baypark on Tuesday 25 October.

Congratulations to all the Upper Middle School Speech Finalists who presented their speeches on Thursday 10 November.

Our Lower Middle School had great fun celebrating 'Book Week' with plenty of book-related activities from Tuesday 25 - Friday 28 October.

Four Pāpāmoa College Senior Students have sent in design/photography entries for the 2022 Q Awards and need your support for the people's choice awards.

Congratulations to three of our Students who excelled in the Secondary School Culinary Competition at the Waikato Culinary Fare on Thursday 29 and Friday 30 September.

Our Lower Middle School Learning Communities started the Term with some awesome learning experiences and pushing our boundaries!

Two Pāpāmoa College Students are Finalists in the 2022 Forsyth Barr Bay of Plenty Sports Awards.

Year 10 Technology Students have been working with clients to make custom products for unusual situations. Their job is to find out what the client needs it to do and design and make a product to suit their needs. These students designed and made props for the “FAME Junior” production that needed to be super lightweight.

A shout out to Year 11 Student James Paki who is playing 'Wishee Washee' in the 16th Avenue Theatre Pantomime - Aladdin!

Our Annual Year 13 Leavers 'Spirit Week' was celebrated from Wednesday 26 October - Tuesday 1 November.

Getting out ‘n’ about is fun, good for us and good for our learning. Adventure Based English was a Level 1 English Course offered in 2022 that gave students the opportunity to participate in an outdoor adventure and then use that adventure in a real-life context to develop communication skills and a platform for reading, writing and speaking assessments.

Congratulations to Lucas Thomsen Y7 who has been named as one of the country's top emerging photographers after a first-place win in a national photography competition!

Pāpāmoa College Musicians and Bands will be performing in THE COLLEGE MUSIC CO+LAB at the Mauao Performing Arts Center (Totara Street) on Sunday 4 December. Please come along and show your support!

Many of our older students are hard at work preparing for exams... or giving us that sort of impression anyway! Parenting Place has some great advice on helping your teen get the most out of their study time.

Our Tama Tū, Tama Ora, boys writing group, have been using their writer's voice to stand up for what they believe in.

Each year our College helps raise money to buy Christmas Presents for children in our community who may otherwise not receive presents for Christmas.

Over thirty college staff competed in the Teachers Games during the school holidays and performed exceptionally well.

Each term we focus on one of four core school values; Whanautanga - Relationships, Whai Whakaaro - Respect, Whai Kaha - Participation, and Whai Mana - Excellence.

All Library books are due back on Friday 18 November and the Library will be closed from then on for everything other than returns.

Students are required to have the necessary stationery as specified on the relevant stationery list. Please note Pāpāmoa College requires students to Bring Your Own Device (BYOD).

This a reminder to everyone that we have an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) on campus in the case of sudden cardiac arrest.