Senior School
Head of Senior School
Mr John Payne john.payne@stcuthberts.school.nz
Deputy Head of Senior School Pedagogy
Ms Amber Lloyd amber.lloyd@stcuthberts.school.nz
Year 10 Head of Year
Ms Katie Vujcich katie.vujcich@stcuthberts.school.nz
Deputy Head of Senior School Academic
Mr Tom Curtis tom.curtis@stcuthberts.school.nz
Year 7 Head of Year
Mrs Vanessa Page vanessa.page@stcuthberts.school.nz
Year 11 Head of Year
Ms Michelle Finch michelle.finch@stcuthberts.school.nz
Deputy Head of Senior School Pastoral
Mrs Julie Hogg julie.hogg@stcuthberts.school.nz
Year 8 Head of Year
Ms Kate Brown kate.brown@stcuthberts.school.nz
Year 12 Head of Year
Mr Taeho Lee taeho.lee@stcuthberts.school.nz
Deputy Head of Senior School Academia
Ms Nikki Bently nikki.bently@stcuthberts.school.nz
Year 9 Head of Year
Mrs Sarah Stevens sarah.stevens@stcuthberts.school.nz
Year 13 Head of Year
Ms Dragana Yelavich dragana.yelavich@stcuthberts.school.nz
Absences
To report an absence there is an Absences form accessible from the school parent portal, myCollege, or on the school app which you can download by searching “myCollege” in the App Store or Google Play store.
After School CareClub Evergreen
Club Evergreen is available every afternoon between 3.00pm – 5.30pm of the school year for Junior School students. The programme is taken by qualified teachers and children may attend on a regular or casual basis.
Please contact Club Evergreen by emailing clubevergreen@stcuthberts.school.nz
Chapel Services
Students attend Chapel services as part of the Christian focus of the school. It is expected that for family Chapel services, parents attend with their daughters whenever possible. Junior Chapel services are compulsory. Junior School students have one Sunday service a year while Senior School students have two a year. The date for your daughter’s service will be emailed and notified in the school newsletter.
You are welcome to contact the school Chaplain, Rev’d David Smith, at any time on david.smith@stcuthberts.school.nz
Centennial Centre for Wellbeing
The Centennial Centre for Wellbeing offers support and programmes in pastoral care, sport, health, nutrition and fitness training.
Beattie Centre
The Beattie Centre offers a wrap-around approach to pastoral care for Senior School students.
Heads of Year groups and counsellors are available to assist. Contact: beattie@stcuthberts.school.nz
AFG Fitness Centre
Activities in the Fitness Centre form part of the Physcial Education programme in the Senior School sports conditioning and training programmes. The Centre is available before and after school for students to use. Contact: sport@stcuthberts.school.nz
Margaret Beale Swimming Pool
Programmes in the swimming pool form part of Physical Education for students to develop swimming and water safety skills. Swimming, Flippaball and Water Polo are also part of the cocurricular sports programme. The pool is available after school several days each week for students to swim.
A Swim School operates from the pool complex.
Click here for details of classes for pre-schoolers, students, squad training and swim-fit programmes.
Co-curricular Activities
Music
Musical ensembles offered at St Cuthbert’s include choirs, orchestras, bands and small groups. These groups range from all-comers groups to premier, auditioned ensembles. If you’re interested in joining a premier group such as Sebastian Squad or Saints Alive, we may require an audition from you this year. For more information, email Mike Young, Head of Co-Curricular Music mike.young@stcuthberts.school.nz
Itinerant Music Lessons
A variety of musical instruments and voice lessons are taught through the College’s Music Itinerant Programme. We also offer Suzuki Lessons. Information is available through our website or email Samantha Meagher, Performing Arts Centre Coordinator, for more details samantha.meagher@stcuthberts.school.nz
Itinerant Speech and Drama Lessons
The College offers Speech and Drama lessons on an individual and shared basis. Tuition is offered for Trinity College and NZ Speech Board Examinations in a variety of syllabus options including Speech and Drama, Public Speaking, Acting and Performance. Contact Julie Coleman, TIC Speech and Drama, for more details julie.coleman@stcuthberts.school.nz
Dance
We offer a number of Dance Troupes for students to join. Some are all-comers groups and some are auditioned. For more information, contact Geordan Wilcox, Head of Dance geordan.wilcox@stcuthberts.school.nz
Drama
The Drama Department offers a range of Co-Curricular Drama opportunities including Theatre Club, Theatresports, Year 9-13 Production, Year 7-8 Production, One Act Play Festival, Shakespeare Festival and Rising Stars Club. For more information, contact Oliver Gilmour, Head of Faculty oliver.gilmour@stcuthberts.school.nz
Sport
Information about the wide range of sports opportunities offered at St Cuthbert’s is detailed on the myCollege pages.
Please contact Director of Sport, Liz Howard, liz.howard@stcuthberts.school.nz with sporting enquiries. For students in Years 7–13 it is important they check their emails regularly for upcoming sports opportunities, once they have started.
Cultural Activities
There are a number of cultural groups that students may join. The annual Po Fiafia night showcases performances from Korean, Chinese, Samoan, Indian, Cook Island, Thai, Mongolian, Kapa Haka and other groups. These groups are open to students from Year 9 up. Email david.howard@stcuthberts.school.nz
Auditions for:
Sebastian Squad (Auditioned String Orchestra) and Saints Alive (Auditioned Choir)
Most of the opportunities opportunities presented to participate in St Cuthbert’s co-curricular activities – sports, music, drama, etc. will be advertised to you next year when you join the school.
There are two exceptions:
• Saints Alive, our senior auditioned choir for Years 10 –13 students.
• Sebastian Squad, our auditioned string orchestra for Years 9 –13 students.
If you would like to be considered for either/both of these groups, please email mike.young@stcuthberts.school.nz by the 31st October this year with details of your experience. We will advise you if your experience is of a suitable level for an audition.
If you are interested in auditioning for the Senior Musical Production (Year 9-13), please email Geordan.wilcox@stcuthberts.school.nz
If you are in Auckland, we can find a time to audition, or if you are offshore we can liaise with you to send a video.
Communications
How we keep in touch with you
• Email – direct personal communication.
• Evergreen Newsletter – via email every Friday during term time. We encourage you to read this each week.
• Evergreen Ties – our school magazine.
• myCollege – myCollege is a password protected online platform with access to information relevant to your daughter. Instructions to register will be emailed prior to entry and access to myCollege will be provided from your daughter’s first day at school. The website address is mycollege.stcuthberts.school.nz
How you keep in touch with us
• Email – direct contact with staff and to make appointments. Please use this format: firstname.lastname@stcuthberts.school.nz.
• myCollege – for any queries email mycollege@stcuthberts.school.nz
• IT Helpdesk – for any technical queries email helpdesk@stcuthberts.school.nz
St Cuthbert’s App – available free
The app is available free of charge and is a convenient way to access information from a range of devices. Search “mycollege” in the App store or Google Play store.
Photocopying
Year 5 to 13 students are provided with an initial balance of $10 for printing and photocopying. Additional credit can be purchased via Black Watch House.
School Day
Start Times
Students should be at school by 8.15am to allow time to prepare for Period 1 which begins at 8.30am.
Finish Times
• Years 0 – 6 finish at 3.00pm.
• Years 7–13 finish at 3.25pm.
Health Information
St Cuthbert’s uses Consent2Go to capture and update each student’s health information and to send information and request permission for excursions. Before students start at the College, our Admissions team will send parents a Profile Update notification email from Consent2Go to capture the necessary information. For each excursion, parents will be asked to review and update this information, in case there are changes. On the Parent dashboard when you login to myCollege, there is an Update Our Details tile. Clicking this starts a process for the parents to use Consent2Go to update their daughter’s details including any address or email changes.
Flexi-Boarding
In addition to full and weekly boarding options, there are a number of ‘flexi beds’ available for short-term stays.
Please contact Ms Joanna Meikleham, Administrator at joanna.meikleham@stcuthberts.school.nz to discuss flexi-boarding.
Houses
Students are placed in one of our eight Houses. Students with a family connection to a particular House will be placed in that House. House badges are available from Black Watch House.
Old Girls’ Association
The St Cuthbert’s Old Girls’ Association provides support through programmes and events and links past students to the school. All students become members and this ensures a lifelong relationship with the friends and connections of the St Cuthbert’s community.
To find out more click oldgirls.stcuthberts.school.nz
Mobile Phones and Smartwatches
Keep phones away during the day - We match the government’s “away for the day” policy (8.15am until after the last bell) and require phones to be turned off.
Year 0-6: Permission, due to a necessary reason, must be gained from Head of School if your daughter brings a phone to school and any phones required will be handed in to her classroom teacher. Years 7-13: Phones turned off and kept in bags.
For Smartwatches
Students in Years 0-6 may not bring a smartwatch to the College. They are permitted to wear a standard watch. Students in Years 7-10 must keep any smartwatch in their bag, from 8.15am until after the last bell
Students in Years 11-13 are allowed to wear smartwatches. Our emphasis on phones being turned off in bags, will limit the number of notifications they receive. Smartwatches must not be cellular capable models.
Medical Exemptions
Students who have a medical requirement for a smartwatch or phone will need to apply through the nurses to validate the need and ensure that College is aware of and can support the condition.
Parents and Friends’ Association
The Parents and Friends’ Association supports St Cuthbert’s in a variety of ways. It has two primary aims:
• To welcome families and friends to the school community through a variety of social events.
• To harness the goodwill of parents and provide financial and practical support to the school from fundraising and social events.
If you would like to contact the Parents and Friends’ Association, please email p&f@stcuthberts.school.nz
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St Cuthbert’s Café
Students are able to order and purchase reasonably priced, healthy food from the Atrium Café and Tuckshop. Students in Years 0 – 6 may order lunch online to be delivered to the Junior School. Please register online to use this service through the Time2Eat app provided by Compass.
Parents in Years 7 –10 can order their daughter’s lunch through theTime2Eat app provided by Compass. These lunches are collected by your daughter at the Tuckshop.
Girls in Years 7–13 can purchase lunch at the Tuckshop or Atrium Café.
Software
There is an annual charge for school software and upgrades. This is added to the school account.
Stationery
Years 0– 6
Stationery packs are provided and charged to your school account.
Years 7–13
Stationery is purchased online from OfficeMax. Lists will be on our website from early November. Year 7-8 students are charged approximately $12 for a bespoke St Cuthbert’s Diary.
Technology
All students from Year 5 to 13 must have a device provided by their parents for their learning. In Years 5 to 9 this is an iPad, and students joining the College in Years 10-13 must use an Apple MacBook (Air or Pro).
Further details on purchasing devices can be found in myCollege at https://stcuthberts.nz/technology
Term Dates for 2026
Repeat Orientation (for those who could not attend in 2025) Tuesday 27 January
Boarding Houses Open Wednesday 28 January
New Year 7-13 Family BBQ 4.30pm, Wednesday 28 January
Term 1 begins Thursday 29 January
Waitangi Day Friday 6 February (school closed)
Principal’s Party Thursday 19 February
Term 1 ends Thursday 2 April
Term 2 begins Monday 20 April
Anzac Day Monday 27 April
King’s Birthday Monday 1 June (school closed)
Term 2 ends Friday 3 July
Term 3 begins Monday 27 July
Term 3 ends Thursday 24 September
Term 4 begins Monday 12 October
Labour Day Monday 26 October (school closed)
Term 4 ends
This date is to be advised in the near future due to changes with the NCEA exam schedule.
Staff only days will be advised via our usual communications channels to parents.
Getting to St Cuthbert’s has never been easier
Drop-Off and Pick-Up Points for St Cuthbert’s
There is no vehicle access to the campus during school hours.
Puriri Drive
Students may be dropped off or picked up on Puriri Drive in the clearly marked ‘drop off and pick up’ area. Students can only access the Carlton and Hunter gate via the newly lit pedestrian path. This is the only access point for pedestrians/students to enter and exit the College on Puriri Drive. There is no longer access via the Carlton Car Park, this is now controlled by a pin-controlled bollard system for staff only.
A Short Walk
Students may be dropped off and picked up further away from the school giving them the added advantage of a short walk to and from the school.
Manukau Road
From Manukau Road, it is a very short walk along Campbell Crescent.
Ranfurly Road
From Ranfurly Road, it is also a very short walk along Market Road with a pedestrian crossing outside the school.
Great South Road
From the intersection of Great South Rd and Market Road, it is a 10 minute walk.
Griffin Avenue
From Griffin Avenue there is pedestrian access which takes you to the crossing opposite the Wells Gate.
Walking School Bus
Departs from Repco on Great South Road on Wednesdays during Term time at 8.10am.
Pedestrians
Pedestrian access during term time is via:
Willoughby Wilson Gate 8.00am – 8.30am, 2.45pm – 5.30pm
Wells Gate Opens at 6.00am and closes at 8.00pm (events dependant)
Chapel Gate stays locked permanently
Carlton Gate 7.45am – 8.35am, 3.00pm – 4.00pm
Performing Arts Centre Gate 6.30am – 9.00am, 2.45pm – 8.00pm
Hunter Gate 4.45am - 9.45pm
Hockey Gate 6.00am - 8.30am, 3.00pm - 6.00pm, often with requested extra times that differ every week
The Wapiti Avenue car park is closed to vehicles and pedestrians. This is a secure gate with swipe card only access. This access is for staff and Boarder parents. There is no pedestrian access.
Bus
We offer a comprehensive network of designated school buses that service East Auckland, Central Auckland, Inner and Outer West Auckland and the North Shore.
We are also on major public bus routes including the Outer Link. Visit our website page for more information stcuthberts.school.nz/transport or email transportenquiries@stcuthberts.school.nz
Train Travel
The Remuera Railway Station is a 10 minute walk from the school on Market Road. Train timetables to and from this station are available on at.govt.nz/bus-train-ferry/train-services
Uniform
The uniform is available exclusively from Black Watch House, the on-campus uniform shop, located on the lower ground floor of the Robertson Building. Twice a year, there is a pre-loved uniform sale. Please email development@stcuthberts.school.nz for details.
Jewellery and Accessories
Years 0-10
• Girls in Years 0-10 are not permitted to wear any jewellery, except for a watch.
• No clearrings
Years 11-13
Girls in Year 11-13 may wear one small gold, silver, or pearl stud in each ear lobe only. No hoops, dangling earrings or clearrings are permitted. Year 13 girls may also wear their graduation ring all year.
• No other jewellery apart from a watch
• No nail polish or fake nails are to be worn
• No visible tattoos
• No nose piercings
• No makeup or eyelash extensions
Black Watch House (uniform shop)
Opening Hours
Monday 12.30pm – 4.30pm
Tuesday 12.30pm – 4.30pm
Wednesday 12.30pm – 4.30pm
Thursday 12.30pm – 4.30pm Friday 1.00pm – 4.00pm
Black Watch House will be open varying hours in the holidays. Refer to uniform page here for times. stcuthberts.school.nz/uniform
New students require a full fitting for their uniform. Please book an appointment here or phone or email.
Contact Details
P +64 9 520 9389 E blackwatch@stcuthberts.school.nz
Visitors
In the interests of safety for students and staff, all visitors to the school must sign in at Reception in the Robertson Building or Junior School.
If you are visiting for any reason during the school day please ensure that you do sign in.
