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2026 Sports and Cultural Options

Whakatau Kōwhiringa Hākinakina, Kōwhiringa Ahurea 2026

Important Information

  • all Middle School (Years 9, 10 and 11) students are required to take part in one sport or activity per term, and one has to be a team sport or activity, e.g. one summer, one winter sport or a cultural activity, or a year-long activity;
  • all Year 12 students are required to take part in a summer and winter co-curricular activity;
  • Year 13 students are not required to take part in any co-curricular activity, but we strongly encourage participation;
  • students may participate in more than one sport, however, this is limited to a maximum of two sports per season, provided the two sports do not clash;
  • students can participate in more than one cultural activity provided this activity does not clash with another sport or activity;
  • club options are available for students, but they must also choose an activity from either the sports or cultural activities to meet their co-curricular requirements;
  • International Club and other clubs are not considered enough for a full co-curricular commitment;
  • students must do the same summer sport in both Term 1 and Term 4.

Navigating your Sports and Cultural Options 

The Sports and Cultural Options are broken down into five categories and can be filtered using the tabs below.

Categories are indicated by a coloured band and letter on the left side.

  • Summer Sport – Pale blue band and letter S;
  • Winter Sport – Mid blue band and letter W;
  • Year Long Sport – Dark blue band and letter Y;
  • Year Long Cultural – Green band and letter Y;
  • Club – Purple band and letter C.

Sports and Cultural Option Selections for 2026

Sports and Cultural Option selections for 2026 will open during the afternoon on Tuesday 12 August 2025.

You will receive an email with a personalised link to make your online Option selection.

Sports and Cultural Option selection will close and access to the online form will be removed at 5.00pm on Wednesday 20 August 2025.