Recent weeks have seen five Year 9 classes take their turn to head off to camp.

The New Zealand Brain Bee Challenge (NZBBC) is a competition for high school students in year 11 to learn about the brain and its functions, learn about neuroscience research, find out about careers in neuroscience and dispel misconceptions about neurological and mental illnesses.

Level 3 Hospitality students were an integral component of the #EatNZ Hui which was held at the beginning of May in Ōtautahi/Christchurch.

Emerging Ethnic Leaders Breakfast.

On the 23rd of May, we were delighted to welcome Satoshi Shiba from Nagano Prefecture, Japan - our first new international student since 2020. Satoshi, Year 12, is currently doing an amazing job of adapting to life in Christchurch.

“To dream and to plan, to be curious about the future and to wonder how much it can be influenced by our efforts are important aspects of being human.” Dr. E Paul Torrance, founder of Future Problem Solvers NZ.

Winter sports have kicked off here at Riccarton High School and it is all go!

Lucas Powell, 13URG, is the latest recipient of the Spirit of Uranga Award.

On Friday 20 May, RHS stood in support of Pink Shirt Day which encourages us all to Speak Up, Stand Together and Stop Bullying!

Join the Upper Riccarton Korean Book Talk for a special presentation by Dr Alex Young Il Seo, talking about ‘Who cares about the History of Architecture?’

With our annual Open Evening came the chance to win a brand-new Chromebook.

Riccarton High School is a key partner in ‘Project Search’ based at Burwood Hospital. It’s great to hear when graduates from the programme are doing wonderful things!

We have a couple of public holidays and a Staff Only Day just around the corner.

We would like to take this opportunity to clarify the process around students receiving detentions for late, unexplained or truant absences.

Tell us what you are reading and join in the Whare Reading Challenge to read up to how tall Mr Haywood is.