--- title: '31 October (Term 4) 2025' url: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/newsletters/2025/31-october-term-4-2025' markdown: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/newsletters/2025/31-october-term-4-2025.md' date: '2025-10-30' description: 'Kia ora e te whānau; It’s been a fantastic week, with plenty packed into just four days. Our Year 11 and 12 Awards Ceremony was a great way to start the week, and I’m always inspired by all that our students achieve. We celebrated academic excellence, success in vocational pathways, and the many co…' --- # 31 October (Term 4) 2025 Pūrongo Rongo Newsletter (Friday 31 October 2025) ![exam set up](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/d/4/5/f/0/d45f0160889703878380bfa88463dfe44fb00c29-awards-lei-2025.jpg "exam set up") #### Kia ora e te whānau; It’s been a fantastic week, with plenty packed into just four days. Our Year 11 and 12 Awards Ceremony was a great way to start the week, and I’m always inspired by all that our students achieve. We celebrated academic excellence, success in vocational pathways, and the many contributions our students make to both school life and the wider community. They really are an extraordinary group of young people, and I couldn’t be prouder of them. Last week, we received the achievement data from the latest round of CAA literacy and numeracy assessments. The results were outstanding and a real testament to the hard work of our students and staff. The Year 10 students who sat the CAA examinations achieved exceptionally well, with results well above the national averages: **Reading – 90% (national average 72%)** **Writing – 86% (national average 68%)** **Numeracy – 85% (national average 63%)** A huge thank you to our English and Mathematics Faculties, and to all staff across the school. Over the past two years, every Faculty has worked hard to build consistent systems that strengthen literacy and numeracy across the school. This success reflects that collective effort. Finally, our Te Rōpū Manawa Kuaka whānau came together for their final celebration of the year. It was a particularly special evening as we welcomed new families who will be joining us next year. The warmth, pride, and sense of belonging in the room were a wonderful reminder of what makes our community so strong. Ngā mihi nui, Fiona Barker PRINCIPAL ![Year 11 2025](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/3/b/c/7/7/3bc771f9e5a1d21b267345ebf5ee525a3f1f298d-ngahuia-year-11.jpg "Year 11 2025") Year 11 Awards Thank you to whanau and friends who came along to today's celebration Assemblies for our Year 11 students, in recognition of their Honour and/or Top in Subject awards. Congratulations to: DUX LUDORUM RECIPIENT AWARD Nora Vastag Academic Honour PROXIME ACCESSIT RECIPIENT AWARD Chihiro Shikai Academic HONOURS AWARDS RECIPIENT AWARD Nora Vastag Te Angitu Ngātahi Molly Mongston Service Addison Willliams Creative Arts Hayley Cunningham Sports Ngahuia Willis He Taonga… 28th October 2025 at 7:30am [Year 11 Awards Thank you to whanau and friends who came along to today's celebr…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2025/year-11-awards) ![Ava Rose 2025](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/8/0/d/6/0/80d6011a2a2a122b4df8fbd73face91f9fa4af0d-ava-rose-year-12.jpg "Ava Rose 2025") Year 12 Awards Thank you to whanau and friends who came along to today's celebration… 28th October 2025 at 7:31am [Year 12 Awards Thank you to whanau and friends who came along to today's celebr…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2025/year-12-awards) ![autumn leaves](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/d/5/d/4/8/d5d48b98104310f3561943864bf5fd31f514dbee-autumn-leaves-gbhs.jpg "autumn leaves") Early Closing: 5 November REMINDER: EARLY CLOSING / PPTA STRIKE ACTION Green Bay High School… 30th October 2025 at 1:30pm [Early Closing: 5 November REMINDER: EARLY CLOSING / PPTA STRIKE ACTION Green Ba…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2025/early-closing-5-november) ![Assembly Musos](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/8/1/f/4/d/81f4d3ca39c77da013b6cecc4054b0bc69268825-gbhs-musos.jpg "Assembly Musos") Assembly Performances Hats off to our incredible Year 12 musicians! 🎶👏 A huge thank you… 30th October 2025 at 7:32am [Assembly Performances Hats off to our incredible Year 12 musicians! 🎶👏 A huge t…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2025/assembly-performances) ![hui term 4](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/7/6/e/3/d/76e3d69ad440a943331c2f01942b24fff44573fb-migrant-t4-hui.jpg "hui term 4") Hui / Meetings Migrant Hui – Building Our Whānau Connections during Term 4 Hui/Meetings Te… 31st October 2025 at 11:15am [Hui / Meetings Migrant Hui – Building Our Whānau Connections during Term 4 Hui/…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2025/hui-meetings) ![pasifika hands](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/3/2/6/c/6/326c65c789e0e9e5faf8ec1dcef07bfb35f30a25-pasifika-hands2025.jpg "pasifika hands") Pacific Awards Evening GBHS is extremely proud to be hosting our first ever Pacific Awards… 31st October 2025 at 9:35am [Pacific Awards Evening GBHS is extremely proud to be hosting our first ever Pac…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2025/pacific-awards-evening) ![tote bags](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/7/d/5/1/c/7d51cbd83453ecdf184b268d044b9881a2f1e0a3-tote-bags.jpg "tote bags") Yr 10 Fashion & Design Year 10 Fashion & Design students have been busy creating unique… 30th October 2025 at 10:30am [Yr 10 Fashion & Design Year 10 Fashion & Design students have been busy creatin…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2025/yr-10-fashion-and-design) ![mc host](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/a/1/4/8/b/a148b82b3d7d2b4be36cad7697808bb184fe8b35-mc-host.jpg "mc host") MC/Host Auditions! Annual Junior Arts Showcase – MC/Host Auditions! We’re looking for… 30th October 2025 at 11:30am [MC/Host Auditions! Annual Junior Arts Showcase – MC/Host Auditions! We’re looki…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2025/mc-host-auditions) ![tgn jazz](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/3/7/6/9/a/3769ac2e41fa5cd85e84af3694a7f9d4e72bf777-tgn-jazz2x-1.jpg "tgn jazz") Jazzy Community Green Note's energy rocked the stage during the Titirangi Festival… 30th October 2025 at 9:40am [Jazzy Community Green Note's energy rocked the stage during the Titirangi Festi…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2025/jazzy-community) ![gbhs int](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/6/8/2/8/f/6828f7655361ebad1e1b7b79dc9e3b3b93808345-gbhs-int.jpg "gbhs int") Korean Connections GBHS's Director of International students, Mrs Carla Lambert, had… 30th October 2025 at 7:37am [Korean Connections GBHS's Director of International students, Mrs Carla Lambert…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2025/korean-connections) ![AFS Gallipoli](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/2/a/5/3/d/2a53d37fa90050e46ae2c96d86d0492dcd8055f7-gallipoli.jpg "AFS Gallipoli") AFS Scholarship AFS Intercultural Programme are offering two students from New Zealand… 30th October 2025 at 9:40am [AFS Scholarship AFS Intercultural Programme are offering two students from New…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2025/afs-scholarship) ![Culminate 2025](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/9/d/d/8/d/9dd8d39c0195f8356f0bfa0391bec62856b8717b-l3-vis-art-expo-2025.jpg "Culminate 2025") Culminate 2025 L3 Art Design, Photography, Painting Folios Exhibition Wow! What… 31st October 2024 at 9:00am [Culminate 2025 L3 Art Design, Photography, Painting Folios Exhibition Wow! What…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2025/culminate-2025) ![Tech Expo 2025](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/b/6/f/6/3/b6f63dc5755e161c05d65d8fc5b25265b723d3ad-tech-expo-2025.jpg "Tech Expo 2025") Technology Exhibition 4th - 6th November 2025 Green Bay High School's Technology Department… 31st October 2025 at 8:00am [Technology Exhibition 4th - 6th November 2025 Green Bay High School's Technolog…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2025/technology-exhibition) ![library on the move](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/f/e/9/1/0/fe9106494e0bb82147f0354e133b85a4c49c2707-library-on-the-move.jpg "library on the move") Library on the Move The Library is Moving! The school Library will be temporarily moving… 30th October 2025 at 11:50am [Library on the Move The Library is Moving! The school Library will be temporari…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2025/library-on-the-move) ![graduation](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/4/b/e/6/5/4be65f5516cd2e6e5481c0c5be608cc375ce9968-exam-set-up.jpg "graduation") NCEA Exams NCEA Exams start NEXT week! Unsure what room your NCEA exam is in?… 31st October 2025 at 9:15am [NCEA Exams NCEA Exams start NEXT week! Unsure what room your NCEA exam is in?……](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2025/ncea-exams) ![measles](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/8/6/b/8/4/86b8455551e7254417c23ba6a4f2f0fb64ed19dc-measles.jpg "measles") Health info (Measles) Health New Zealand is alerting schools to an escalating risk of measles… 24th October 2025 at 10:00am [Health info (Measles) Health New Zealand is alerting schools to an escalating r…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2025/health-info-measles) ![alexis winning card art](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/9/2/d/6/0/92d603257d1a3e334ca1f5059971263eda23e463-alexis-winning-card-art-2024.jpg "alexis winning card art") Christmas Card Competition! Christmas is nearly upon us... And that means it is time the for… 17th October 2025 at 7:50am [Christmas Card Competition! Christmas is nearly upon us... 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