Awatapu College - Palmerston North

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Interview Evenings

The Senior and Junior interview evenings for 2017 are scheduled for:
• Thursday 18 May (Years 11, 12 and 13)
• Thursday 25 May (Years 9 and 10)
• Wednesday 9 August (Years 9 and 10)
• Thursday 24 August (Years 11, 12 and 13)

Please note that the school will close at 3pm on the day of interview evenings.

Bookings for Parent/Teacher Interviews can be completed online. The booking process is user-friendly making it easy for parents/caregivers to book appointments to meet with the son/daughter's teachers. We encourage all parents/caregivers to attend so that they can actively monitor their child's academic progress.

Relevant information regarding how to make bookings has been sent home with students. Please contact the school office on 356 4817 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you have not received this information.

Oceania Skating Champ

Congratulations to Sam Portch who competed at the Oceania Skating champs in Brisbane during the April school holidays. Sam received a Silver medal in the Junior Men's Marathon and a Bronze medal in the 10km Points Races. For this fantastic achievement, Sam received a Gold Achievement in Sport Award.

National Athletics Champ

Congratulations to Zia Macdermid who recently competed at the New Zealand National Athletics Championship in Hamilton. Zia gained a Bronze medal in the U20 Women’s 1500m. This is an amazing feat and for this Zia was awarded a Gold Achievement in Sport Award. Congratulations.

Business Studies Boot Camp

Congratulations to Year 13 student, Matthew Anderson, who was selected to attend the Massey University Business Boot Camp during the Term One school holidays. The five-day boot camp, held at Auckland’s Massey University campus, proved to be an extremely valuable experience for him and we wish him well with his studies this year.

Senior Idol

Congratulations to the Year 11, 12 and 13 students who competed in the Senior Idol. There were some incredible performances and it was great to see such a supportive audience.

Congratulations to the winners of the competition:
        1^st           Marlaina Mihaka
        2^nd         Brittany Tyler-Whiteman
        3^rd           Lucy Brunn

As always, it is very exciting to see the fabulous talent we have at Awatapu. A big thank you to the Music department for their work organising the event.