Category: Announcements

On Wednesday 14 February we will have our Mihi Whakatau to welcome all our new members of our school, this will include our whole Year 7 student cohort, new Year 8 students, our International students with their supporting staff and our new Kirkwood staff. Our kapahaka roopu, Te Kaupeka, will be performing to tautoko the event.

In addition, a hāngī lunch will be provided with it being served at approximately 1pm. Sharing kai is a way of coming together in Te Ao Māori and we are fortunate to have our Haka Kaiako, Matua Willie and Whaea Tania helping Te Kaupeka prepare the kai.

We look forward to welcoming our new members at this special event.

Message from Te Whatu Ora

Community Dental Service will be closed for the holiday period:

      Closed from: Monday 25 December 2023

Reopen:         Monday 08 January 2024

Four of our community dental clinics will be open during January 2024 (from Monday 8 January 2024 – Friday 26 January 2024):

Northcote  (24 Tuckers Road)
Aranui         (240 Breezes Road)
Hillmorton (80-82 Sylvan Street)
Timaru        (18 Woolcombe Street)

If your child is experiencing any dental pain/discomfort, you can call us on  0800 846 983
and/or  email: commdental@cdhb.health.nz and one of our clinicians will contact you back

We are looking into the future for homestay families to host short and long term international students for 2024.  Our current Homestay Fee rate pays $320 per week. 

For those interested please contact Alison Xie, our International Coordinator via alisonxie@kirkwood.school.nz.  

The Board has determined that there are a further 10 Year 7 places for out of zone students available at Kirkwood for enrolment in 2024.

Deadline for receipt of applications: Wednesday 3 April 2024.

The enrolment of out-of-zone students is governed by the provisions of the Education and Training Act 2020.

If the number of out-of-zone applications exceeds the number of places available, students will be selected by ballot. If a ballot for out-of-zone places is required, it will be held the following week.

Priority groups for out-of-zone students:

• Siblings of current students
• Siblings of former students
• Children of former students
• Children of Board employees or Board members
• All other applicants.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the school.

Stage 2 Update from HRS Construction Ltd: Please click on the following link to view a letter from HRS Construction Ltd with regards to asbestos work:
HRS Letter re Stage 2 re Asbestos 

October Update:

Our refurbishment is going well and is on schedule.  Our new library is about open and 5 of our new classrooms are up and running this term.  We are excited for the phase 2 which will hopeully be completed end of February 2024.

March 2024 Update

All of our Year 7 classes are moving to our newly refurbished classroom just after Easter, and then work will begin on Rooms 1 and 2, as well as the conversion of our old library into our new staffroom. The building site office will be moved to a space in front of our Technology classrooms T1, 2 and 3. This will mean that parking from Riccarton Road will be very limited. Please arrange to pick up and drop off your children on Riccarton Road, on Karamu Place, or on Kirkwood Avenue. Thank you for your support with this.

Our school year starts with ‘meet the teacher’ for all pupils where you book a 15 minute meeting with the classroom teacher, on either Wednesday 31 January or Thursday 1 February 2024.  

Details are in the Orientation Information which have been emailed to you.

If you did not receive the information then please contact the office via email: school.information@kirkwood.school.nz

Please click on the following link to view a notice from the Community Dental Clinic:

2023 Community Dental Information

Winter Sport Tuesday 25 July

Football and Rugby are cancelled today. Hockey and Netball are still weather dependent, if they are cancelled we will let you know later on this morning.

Table Tennis will still go ahead.

Canterbury District Health Board Notice to Families

Community Dental Clinics are closing from 3 July until 14 July 2023 (Matariki).

We have limited appointment available over the Holiday period.

Please call 0800 846 983 or email: commdental@cbhd.health.nz to book an appointment.

If you cannot attend your booked appointment, please let us know so we can book another child.