Riverhead School

Learners are provided with a wide range of opportunities at Riverhead School. Learners from Yrs 5-8 can participate in a variety of Northwest sports tournaments competing against other local schools. These sports include; netball; rugby - tackle; touch and rippa rugby; soccer; volleyball; basketball; and cricket. Our learners also compete against l... ocal schools in swimming sports and cross country, when they also have the opportunity to represent Riverhead School in the greater Auckland area. Learners at Riverhead School also participate in learning Spanish and French (alternating years) from Years 5-8, under the guidance of a specialist Language teacher. For learners who prefer other activities they have the opportunity to participate in the speech competition, in which we have in school and then Northwest competitions. In 2018, learners were given the opportunity to audition for the school band, run by our specialist music teacher. We currently have two school bands who perform regularly at our school assemblies and share their music with other local schools. Biannually we hold a Senior and Junior School Operetta which caters for the more artistic learners. This provides opportunities across the board from acting and dancing, to lighting and behind the scenes work. In the even years, we provide EOTC (Education Outside the Classroom) across the whole school from NE to Year 8. This provides a range of "outside the classroom" experiences which often children aren't able to experience. Every year our Year 8 students attend a celebratory end of year camp in Dunedin. They travel to Dunedin for a week, accompanied by staff members and have a great time to celebrate the end of their time at primary school. All year 8 students also have a special graduation celebration attended by the intermediate learners. During the EOTC year, we run a school choir which participates in the annual APPA choir, where learners go to the town hall and are part of a choir made up from schools across Auckland. All learners also have the ...Read More