Academic calendar
School Year 2026 runs Jan 29, 2026 – Dec 11, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- School Year 2026Relevant now
Campus language
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A
- Away for the day
- The mandatory school policy where cell phones must be turned off and kept inside bags for the duration of the school day.
C
- Credits
- The qualification points earned through NCEA assessments throughout the school year.
E
- Externals
- End-of-year NCEA exams administered by NZQA that take place in the school hall.
F
- Free lunches
- The government-funded Ka Ora, Ka Ako healthy school lunch program provided daily to all students.
I
- Internals
- Assignments and assessments completed during class time that count toward NCEA credits.
K
- Ka Ora, Ka Ako
- The official name for the free healthy school lunch program provided at the campus.
- Kapa Haka
- The Māori cultural performing arts group representing the school in competitions like Polyfest.
N
- NCEA
- The National Certificate of Educational Achievement, the primary qualification system for secondary students.
P
- Panui
- The official school notices or newsletter, often read during morning homeroom.
- Polyfest
- The annual ASB Polyfest, a major cultural competition where the school's Pasifika and Māori groups compete.
S
- SCC
- The common abbreviation for Southern Cross Campus, used by students and staff in newsletters and on sports uniforms.
T
- Tuck shop
- The campus canteen where students can purchase snacks and additional food items.
W
- Whānau group
- The pastoral care or homeroom group where students meet daily for registration and support.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- AT Bus
- Public transit buses operated by Auckland Transport that serve the school stop on Buckland Road.
- ka_ora_ka_ako_healthy_school_lunches_programme
- Ka Ora, Ka Ako | Healthy School Lunches Programme
- Lates station
- The check-in point where students arriving after 8:55 AM must sign in to record their attendance.
- MyMahi
- The digital platform and app used by secondary students to access their digital student ID and track NCEA progress.
- School App
- The primary digital communication tool used for alerts, attendance reporting, and accessing the school portal.
- Senior Block
- The designated building area for the Senior School (Years 11-13) located on the campus.
- Te Kura Māori o Ngā Tapuwae
- The total-immersion Māori language unit/school located within the Southern Cross Campus.
- Te Puutake
- The specific area and building cluster housing the Junior/Primary school students.
- The Gym
- The main indoor sports facility used for physical education and school-wide assemblies.
- The Hall
- The central assembly space used for cultural events, such as the Samoan Assembly.
- Tuesday late start
- The weekly schedule adjustment where school begins at 9:00 AM rather than the standard 8:45 AM for Junior students.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- School Year 2026 runs Jan 29, 2026 – Dec 11, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 13 approved campus terms and 11 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.