St Bede’s vs St Thomas’s is always a highlight fixture on the calendar and this year's edition didn’t disappoint.

Year 11 student Jayden Potts has been selected to represent New Zealand at the Under 18 Men's Softball World Cup in Hermosillo, Mexico, in November.

Year 13 band Fifty Toes made the Rockquest regional finals for the second year in a row, making it the school's most successful band to date.

Year 13 boarding students Michael Blunt and Zander McCloy are both finalists in the Junior Young Farmer of the Year competition.

Drama students undertook circus school training to prepare for this year's production.

We are thrilled to share with you the incredible success of our participation in Pink Shirt Day, which took place on Friday, 19 May. This powerful movement allowed us to come together as a school and raise awareness about the importance of speaking up, standing together, and stopping bullying.

After three years on hold during the pandemic, the International Rugby Programme (IRP) started up again this year.

Community feedback on our new Year 11 curriculum is helping shape the changes that will be implemented next year.

Featured in this update is the Year 11 Geography trip to the West Coast, the Year 11 History trip to Ripapa Island, Year 9 Social Studies survival skills and toilet paper fashion shows, and Year 13 historians studying the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

The Bedean Choir competed in the Big Sing Competition, winning the hearts of the crowd.

The St Bede's squash team has made a strong return, and two former Bedeans have plans to revive the sport to its former glory.

With 11 new students starting at the beginning of 2023 and four more due to start at the beginning of Term 3, the international department is certainly growing.

Musical quartet compete in Canterbury Chamber Music Contest.

Students were encouraged to get out of their comfort zones through the Wayfinding for Life programme.

Twenty Year 12 students were lucky to attend the Westpac iSport Leadership Day where some of the country's most influential leaders shared their experiences.

June to July 2023