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From the Principal
Tena koutou katoa. Nga mihi nui atawhai. The Alert levels are changing next Monday. It’s been 13 days of online learning so far, this term.
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Reminder – Course Selection For 2021
All information regarding course choices for 2021 is now available here on the Carmel College Course Selection Website This website can also be found at
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Online Course Information Evening Follow Up
Due to the current Level 3 Lockdown this year we could not hold our traditional Options Evening in the Hall where parents and students can
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Music News
Congratulations to Madeleine Xiao who has got through to the semi-finals of the New Zealand Junior Piano Competition. The 16 pianists will each perform a 20-minute recital programme
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Service Experiences
As a part of the Dunns Bush Trapping Group, Year 11 student, Annise Boothroyd, visited her line every 2 weeks (for 2.5-3 hours) to clear
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Service Hours Reduction For 2020
Considering the year that is 2020 we have decided to reduce the hours required for getting a Service award and badge this year – a
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Attention All Year 10 Students
We will shortly be calling for applications for Student Librarians for 2021. Student lLbrarians are selected and trained from Year 10. They then take over
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Students To Study the Ethics of Mask Wearing
Year 13 Biology students spent the previous lockdown working on an internal assessment called ” Integrate biological knowledge to develop an informed response to a socio-scientific issue.
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New Dates For Music Concerts
Both Music Department concerts have been postponed until early in Term 4. If you have already purchased tickets these will be valid for the concerts
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Summer Sports Starting Soon
We are looking forward to our Summer sports starting up! Don’t miss out on the signups for: Touch Volleyball Tennis All of these are available
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Massey and AUT Virtual Open Days
AUT LIVE has been postponed. It will now be a series of online events (between 29 September and 1 October) as well as an on-campus
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2020 Carmel College Yearbook Payment Due
Optional payment of $30 is due for the 2020 Carmel Yearbook by 25 September. This can be paid to your daughter’s student account. If you