2025 Start-Up Dates

Wednesday 15 January

(date to be confirmed)

PTA Second-hand Uniform Sale

- Held at the PTA Second-hand Uniform store on the north side of the Gym complex on East Belt from 9.30am-12.00pm and 4.00pm-6.00pm today.

Thursday 23 January

Friday 24 January

Student Leadership Camp (2 days)

- For invited senior students.

Monday 27 January

Staff Only Day

- No students on-site today.

Tuesday 28 January

New Student Enrolment Day

- For any new Year 9-13 students who have not yet enrolled.

- Please meet in the School Hall at 9.30am.

- Please bring school reports and/or NCEA results.

Staff Only Day

- No other students on-site today.

Wednesday 29 January

Staff Only Day

- No students on-site today.

Thursday 30 January

Staff Only Day

- No students on-site today.

Friday 31 January

First day for Year 9 and new Year 10-13 students

- From 9.00am-2.45pm (buses running for 9.00am start)

- You can check bus routes and bus stop times here.

- Please stand at the usual bus pick-up point near your home.

- Your RHS uniform is your "bus ticket" to ride.

- At 9.00am Year 9 students and new Year 10-13 students should assemble on the Wales Street lawn for our Pōwhiri, where all new students and new staff are welcomed to the school (in Hall, if wet).

- Parents and caregivers are welcome to attend the Pōwhiri.

- After the Pōwhiri (from about 10.00am). new Year 10-13 students will complete induction activities ending at about 12.00pm. New Year 10-12 students then go home.

- After the Pōwhiri (from about 10.00am), Year 9 students will meet their wānanga kaiako and work with Year 13 Peer Support Leaders.

- Year 9 non-bus students are released at about 2.30pm.

- Year 9 bus students are released to catch their bus at 2.45pm.

Monday 3 February

All year levels attend from today

- From 9.00am-2.45pm (buses running for 9.00am start each day).

- Year 9-13 Wānanga in period 1.

- Year level assemblies in periods 1-2.

- Subject classes run in periods 2-5.

All year levels attend

- From 9.00am-2.55pm.

- Subject classes run in periods 1-5.

All year levels attend

- From 9.00am-2.45pm.

- Subject classes run in periods 1-5.

Waitangi Day

- School closed

All year levels attend for House Activity Day

- All year levels attend from 9.00am-2.45pm today.

- No classes run today. The first 2025 House points will be earned!