Welcome to Cambridge High School

Welcome to CHS

E ngaa mana, e ngaa reo, e ngaa iwi puta noa i te ao. Nau mai, haere mai ki te kura tuarua o Te Okohoroi.

Established in 1883 Cambridge High School (CHS) has a proud tradition of meeting the educational needs of our local community. With a roll of approximately 1800 students we are able to offer our diverse school population a wide range of academic, cultural and sporting opportunities. The school combines modern facilities and a progressive education programme with traditional core values and high expectations of student achievement.

Ngaa mihi nui

Greg Thornton
Principal

Winding Up 2023

Teenaa koutou, Dear Parents/Caregivers, and Students It is the first of de ember, the sun is shining, and we have finished the last of the NCEA exams this week – summer is definitely on itsRead more

Senior Prizegiving 2023 - recording now available

Kia ora e te whaanau, Dear Parents / Caregivers, Congratulations to all of our prize winners, performers and student leaders. Our senior prizegiving was a wonderful night of celebration and a greatRead more

Prizegiving season and other news

Kia ora e te whaanau, Good afternoon Parents/Caregivers, I am writing to you from the middle of our prizegiving season, with our Maaori celebration, Sports Awards and Arts Awards evenings thisRead more

Wrapping up Term 3

Kia ora koutou, We have arrived at the end of Term 3. Spring is in the air, senior students are back on site and Spirit week is going really well. I hope that our senior students have receivedRead more

Tournament week success, prizegivings and assessment week

Teenaa koutou e te whaanau, Dear Parents / Caregivers, What a great week we had last week with the winter tournament week. Students representing CHS and our community incredibly well across the counRead more

Term 3 - Mid-way Point

We are now halfway through Term 3 with only a short period of time before we host the end of year celebrations and senior students leave for their NCEA external examinations. There is a lot happeningRead more

Welcome Back to Term 3

Nau mai, hoki mai. Welcome back everyone. I hope that you enjoyed a good break and managed some time out. A few things to bring to your attention today, as we look forward to the busy term ahead.Read more

Uniform expectations update and survey reminder

Teenaa koutou, Dear Parents / Caregivers, Uniform reminder and feedback opportunity for CHS uniform review We have been warning students this term about wearing their uniform correctly and it isRead more

Paid Union Meeting details for Wednesday

Good morning everyone, Morena ki a koutou, This is just a reminder that Cambridge High School will close early on Wednesday to provide staff with sufficient time to attend a Paid Union Meeting.Read more

All industrial action cancelled

Good evening parents/ caregivers  I have received confirmation that the PPTA have withdrawn the planned industrial action. This means all students are expected in school tomorrow Thursday 22nd ofRead more

End of Term 2 Update

Teenaa koutou, Good afternoon Parents / Caregivers, I wanted to outline what the remainder of the term looks like as there are a few events which will cause disruption, on top of the currentRead more

Uniform expectations and feedback opportunity

Good afternoon, Kia ora koutou, In this email today we are outlining the expectations around our winter uniform, and the steps that we are taking this term and next to reinforce these expectations.Read more