http://www.camhigh.school.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.camhigh.school.nz en-us Sun, 19 Apr 2026 17:13:33 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.camhigh.school.nz/blog/post/163119/thanks-everyone/ Kia ora e te whaanau o te kura tuarua o Te Oko Horoi,Dear parents / caregivers of Cambridge High School,This is my last week as Principal at Cambridge High School and I wanted to take the opportunity to say thank you to our staff and the community. It has been a privilege to work with people who are passionate about the high-quality learning environment that CHS offers our community. In the farewells this week we re-visited experiences from my seven years in the role, and it was incredible to re... Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:38:44 +1300 http://www.camhigh.school.nz/blog/#post163119 http://www.camhigh.school.nz/blog/post/161548/attendance-everyday-matters/ Kia ora e te whānau o Te Kura Tuarua o Te Oko Horoi,Good afternoon Parents/Caregivers and studentsAs we settle into the year, I want to take a moment to update you on an important area of focus for all schools across New Zealand — student attendance rates. Ensuring that every student is present, engaged, and supported is essential to their learning, progress, and overall wellbeing. Regular attendance helps students build strong relationships, stay connected to their learning, and experience s... Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:50:52 +1300 http://www.camhigh.school.nz/blog/#post161548 http://www.camhigh.school.nz/blog/post/161385/celebrating-academic-success/ At our Academic Assembly today we acknowledged the success of our students including those with NCEA Excellence endorsements and Scholarship winners.We also awarded badges to our student leaders including head students, school prefects, house prefects and captains, school board representative Barry Baldo and Head Librarian Elise Langman. The Junior Executive was announced.The full list of students and their successes is below.... Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:27:58 +1300 http://www.camhigh.school.nz/blog/#post161385 http://www.camhigh.school.nz/blog/post/161104/school-leadership-update/ Teenaa koutou ki te whaanau o te kura tuarua o Te Oko Horoi Dear Parents and Caregivers,I am writing to inform you that our Principal, Greg Thornton, has been appointed as the Principal at Rangitoto College and will start there at the beginning of Term 2.I want to use this opportunity to thank Greg for his contribution to the school and our community. Since starting at Cambridge High School in 2019 he has made a significant difference, leading the school successfully through periods of growth, c... Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:11:15 +1300 http://www.camhigh.school.nz/blog/#post161104 http://www.camhigh.school.nz/blog/post/159894/thank-you-for-your-help/ Teenaa koutou ki te whaanau o Te Kura Tuarua O Te Oko Horoi,Dear parents and caregivers of Cambridge High School,I wanted to reach out today to say a massive thank you to our community for the support you have shown over the past few weeks as we get up and running, particularly with the challenges we have had with the rollout of the new uniform. We have had members of the community, staff and the Cambridge Community House come forward with donated items of clothing to help bridge the gap between... Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:42:40 +1300 http://www.camhigh.school.nz/blog/#post159894 http://www.camhigh.school.nz/blog/post/159749/introducing-our-school-app/ INTRODUCING SCHOOLBRIDGESchoolBridge is a communication platform, available on the web and as an app, that seamlessly links caregivers, students, and the school. This will be used for all absence notifications, permission slips, school notices and more. SchoolBridge will be the central sign in point for Cambridge High School, providing easy access for Students, Parents/Caregivers, and Staff.Web Sign In Go to our school’s homepage and click the SCHOOLBRIDGE button in the top rightClick on y... Mon, 02 Feb 2026 13:57:50 +1300 http://www.camhigh.school.nz/blog/#post159749 http://www.camhigh.school.nz/blog/post/159392/register-to-catch-a-school-bus/ Students who are eligible to catch a bus to Cambridge High School this year must sign up to do so by filling out this form by February 13. School buses are operated by Cambridge Travel Lines and will start on Friday, January 30.Students do not need to fill the form out if they are a returning CHS student catching the same bus as in previous years, but they do need to fill it out if catching the same bus they too... Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:29:01 +1300 http://www.camhigh.school.nz/blog/#post159392 http://www.camhigh.school.nz/blog/post/159375/further-uniform-updates/ Kia ora koutou, First of all I’d like to thank you all for your patience as we work to roll out a new uniform for our school. We understand the delays have been frustrating and we appreciate your patience as we work with our uniform supplier (SAS) to understand the current situation and best support the delivery of uniform items. We have been in regular contact with the suppliers over the last week and, unfortunately, it has become ap... Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:55:51 +1300 http://www.camhigh.school.nz/blog/#post159375 http://www.camhigh.school.nz/blog/post/159277/welcome-back-to-2026/ We’re looking forward to seeing all our students soon.In this attachment, you’ll find information regarding:- Start of year details- Academic summary- Uniform update- ‘Walled garden’ and access to our networkNga mihi nuiMr Greg ThorntonPrincipal... Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:22:43 +1300 http://www.camhigh.school.nz/blog/#post159277 http://www.camhigh.school.nz/blog/post/159256/uniform-update/ Kia ora koutou, I wanted to share a quick update with you about the new school uniform. Our uniform supplier has advised us they received a large shipment of stock this week and their retail team is currently working extremely hard to pack those pre-paid orders.They have also organised daily airfreight to send the remaining stock and say their team is prepared to work on Auckland Anniversary Day to work through prepaid orders.They are expecting the last of the stock to arrive at the Ca... Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:14:39 +1300 http://www.camhigh.school.nz/blog/#post159256