1 Oct 2026

Dear KingsGate community,

The Board advises the school community that two casual vacancies have arisen for elected parent representative positions on the School Board.

One vacancy has arisen due to family commitments, and the second vacancy has arisen in accordance with the Education and Training Act 2020.

At its meeting on 15 September 2026, the Board resolved to fill both vacancies by selection, in accordance with Schedule 23, clause 13 of the Education and Training Act 2020.

Members of the school community are invited to note that, should at least 10% of those entitled to vote in a School Board election request in writing that the vacancies be filled by election, the Board must hold a by-election.

Any request for a by-election must be received by the Board by Thursday, 29 October.  Requests should be submitted in writing to Peter Wilding at presidingmember@kingsgate.school.nz.

Kind regards
Louise Posthuma

24 Sep 2026

We are excited to finish the term tomorrow with two special celebrations!

🌏 High School – Cultural Dress Day
🐾 Primary – Pet Day

You will have received further information about these events previously.

We’re looking forward to a fun and memorable day together!

 

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23 Sep 2026

Good afternoon!

PhotoLife photos are now live and ready to view and order.

Keycodes and instructions on how to view and order are being sent via email throughout the day. As this is an external system, please remember to check your junk, spam, or promotions folders, in case the message was filtered.

To view all photo types/packages, ensure to click "Show other categories" and select what type of photo group (classes, portrait packages, single prints, digital downloads).

Free delivery applies to orders placed before midnight on Sunday, 11 October 2026.

 

Thank you

21 Sep 2026

Reminder to Students:  Entries Closes this Friday, 25 September

As you know, once a term we have our special Fruit of the Spirit mufti day.  This year we want to make our Fruit of the Spirit Mufti Day even more awesome - and we want YOU to help design the shirt!

We are running a Fruit of the Spirit T-shirt Design Competition, and the winning design will be printed on a shirt and made available for students to purchase and wear on our future Fruit of the Spirit mufti days!
There will be a winner chosen each from Primary and High School.

Design Criteria

Your design must include:

• The words: "Fruit of the Spirit" OR "Galatians 5:22-23"
• All 9 Fruit of the Spirit must be represented
• KingsGate School's name or logo must feature in your design
• You may create a digital design, but AI cannot be used to create your design for you
• Design but be bold and big - no small details as it won't print well on the t-shit.

IMPORTANT: The shirts will be BLACK, so keep this in mind when choosing your colours and designing your art work.

How to Enter

• One entry per student
  OR
• You may work with ONE partner

Important dates

Entries open: Week 7, Monday 31 August
Entries close: Week 10, Friday, 25 September

How to submit your design

Hand your completed design to Mrs Kapp
OR
Email your design to fots@kingsgate.school.nz

LET YOUR CREATIVITY SHINE!
Think BIG. Be creative. Be colourful. Make your design something that represents the Fruit of the Spirit and shows what makes our school community speacial!

Could your design be the one printed on our Fruit of the Spirit shirt?

Winners will receive their shirt for free

Happy Designing, can't wait to see what you come up with!

16 Sep 2026

Good afternoon,

Exam Conditions have now been lifted! We are grateful for everyone’s patience and understanding throughout the examination period.

School operations will now return to normal, with our next examination period scheduled for Term 4.

Thank you again for your support and cooperation.

Kind regards,