Week 2 Literacy Tip of the week: This week teachers have been focusing on skim reading

On a Friday morning a group of South Otago High School students meet at 7:45am and travel to Otago Polytechnic.

In the next few newsletters I am going to highlight some of the courses that our students take part in on a Friday and the…

We are delighted to be holding our parent-teacher interviews on Thursday 3rd August.

A Blue is a reward for EXCELLENCE and ACHIEVEMENT in a school sport or cultural activity.

Over the holidays I had the wonderful opportunity to go to NZ Model UN.

South Otago Screen Scenes. Purchase your ticket by emailing

South Otago Rangatahi-Led Fund Now Open!

Congratulations to the cast and crew of our senior production, Footrot Flats.

Our school ball, the SNOB, held on Friday the 23rd of June, was a great success.

On Tuesday great fun was had dressing up as our favourite book characters.

Literacy Tip of the Week: SEXY Paragraphs. For the final week of term to wrap up our focus on writing this term we have…

Mrs McHale Presents Chess Winner George Ouyang With His Prize

Recently we had a visit from the University of Otago liaisons from the Pasifika Centre and the Māori Centre.

Book Day – change of day and Presentation of Reading Badges

George Ouyang came out the winner in a tight game with Natan Bocock, with Gabriel McCone officiating.

Pasifika Mapu o le Kaha’u, Pasifika Young People of the Future

Last night at the CDC Community Awards, Charlotte Bennington and Ryan Williams received Youth Spirit - High Calibre Awards.…

Our year 13 Geography class is in Te Anau and Milford Sound for the next couple of days.