Clubs Day

Was held on Wednesday 4th February 2026 in the Square at lunchtime. If you missed out on signing up for any Clubs come and see us in the Extra Curricular Office and we can help you out.

Major Production

In June 2026 we will be doing a show that is both a school Arts Extravaganza and a Musical. The first half of the show will be performances from our School Groups, and the second half will be a shortened version of the musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat! 

Tickets avaialable here from Monday 11th May:  https://www.trybooking.com/nz/events/landing/19899

Adult tickets are $20, Student/Child $15.

Shows are:

Thursday 25th June 7pm

Friday 26th June 7pm

Saturday 26th June 2pm 

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Interhouse Talent Quest

Our four school houses put forward 2 acts to compete againest eachother for House Points. This is organised by the Arts and House Captains. 

Date for the 2026 event is Friday 7th August

2025 winners were:

3rd place representing Te-Wai-o-Rongomai was Isaac

2nd place representing Te Ake Tarewa was Eliot, Dylan, and Lukas

1st place was equal! Well done to both Olivia from Maungakotukutuku and Shekayna from Te-Pae-o-Whaitiri.

Staff vs Student Dance Off 

Each year our Staff and Student Leadership Team battle it out on the dance floor! This is usually held at lunchtime on the last day of Term 3 and attracts a huge crowd. The Student Leaders perform the dance first, then the staff, then they do a dance routine together. The judges deliberate and a winner is selected. All of our past dance videos can be found on the school Facebook page. 

Date for the 2026 event is Friday 25th September

2023 winner: Staff 

2024 winner: Staff

2025 winner: Staff

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Arts Hakari Awards Evening

The Arts Hakari evening was the first of its kind in 2025. We wanted to take the opportunity to celebrate the huge achievements and talents we have in our school's arts groups. The evening was filled with performances and awards, with guest speaker Cohen Holloway. 

Congratulations to our 2025 Special Award Winners:

Sir Len Southward Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Arts: Shekayna, Nathan, Noah, Katrina, AnAn, and Ty

The Simpson Family Technical Trophy: A shared award to Ty and Noah

The Pilcher Cup for Senior Debating: Hannah

The Joan Sherley Cup for Public Speaking: Katie

The Dryburgh Cup for Courage in Performing Arts: Renae

Rosemary Wehipeihana Award for Outstanding Contribution to Wearable Arts: Xiah

The Adienna Sloman Trophy for Leadership in Dance: Sophie

Linterman-Hadfield Trophy for Outstanding Contribution to the Arts in Year 9-11: Xiah

Kate Campbell Cup for Dance: Annabelle

Dennis Browne Trophy for Drama: Katie

Ordish Family Trophy for Music Performer of the Year: Dylan

The Candy Family Award for Best All Round Senior Performer: Xiah

The Selvadurai Cup for Performing Arts Person of the Year: Annabelle

Date for 2026 is Wednesday 28th October

Junior House Haka Competition

The Juior House Haka Competition is a chance for all four houses to perform our School Haka (Ko Taku Kāreti) and earn house points.

2025 House Winner: Maungakōtukutuku

2025 Manutaki award for strong leadership: Juniper

2024 House Winner: Maungakōtukutuku

2024 Manutaki award for strong leadership: Kepas

Date for 2026 is Friday 27 November 

Year 9 Talent Quest 'PC You've Got Talent'

​​​​​​​Was held on Friday the 28th November 2025 in the School Auditorium 

Winners:

✨Solo Instrumental Section: 1st Place Olivia for both her piano and violin pieces, 2nd Place Stephen on Piano, 3rd Place Callum on Guitar.

✨Solo/Duet Vocal Section: 1st Place Manaia

✨Group Music: 1st Place Olivia, Maite, and Lucas

✨Dance Section: 1st Place Violet and Sienna

🏆SUPREME WINNER: OLIVIA

💫Rising Star Encouragement Award: Maite

Date for 2026 is Friday 4th December

Natalie Taiaki and Hannah Isberg

the.arts@pc.school.nz