Best of all worlds at Burnside High
Burnside High School is pleased to invite members of the community to its open evening on Tuesday, May 18.
The school is well aware of the significance parents place on the transition from primary or intermediate to secondary school and how important it is to make the right decision about this transition.
Burnside High School is a large secondary school, a centre for academic excellence, with an outstanding record of academic, cultural and sporting success.
The size of the school ensures there is an exceptionally wide range of subjects and extracurricular opportunities available.
This provides flexibility for students to follow a pathway suited to their ability, interests and skills.
The unique structure of the school retains all the benefits of a large school but with students in divisions of about 700.
This ensures students are known on an individual basis and are supported and mentored by senior students, form teachers, deans and guidance counsellors.
This strong pastoral and guidance focus helps Burnside High School students strive to excel and develop into wellrounded New Zealanders.
Students achieve well above the level of similar schools in the attainment of NCEA certificates and endorsements, and perform to the highest level in a range of local, regional and national academic, cultural and sporting competitions.
The school is renowned for its specialist music programme, the only such programme in the country.
The open evening offers Year 8 students and their families a chance to view the facilities and to experience some of the opportunities Burnside High School is proud to offer its students.
ENROLMENT YEAR 9
Friday July 30: Closing date for all Year 9 applications
Wednesday August 4: Ballot for Year 9 out-of-zone applicants
Thursday August 5: Letters/ emails of acceptance/decline sent
Note: Dates above also apply to in-zone applicants at all other levels
ENROLMENT YEAR 10-13 OUT-OF-ZONE
Friday August 6: Closing date for Year 10-13 out-of-zone applications
Friday August 13: Letters of acceptance/decline sent