Opportunities

Tahuna prides itself on the wide variety of opportunities that students have available to them. Opportunities in all areas of the curriculum are enthusiastically planned by staff and students enjoy the challenge and the variety.

Opportunities in:

• Art - including Art extension - outstanding art work seen around the school.
• Reading - including the Tahuna Reading Awards scheme
• Mathematics - including extension classes, mathletics & Otago Problem Solving
• External examinations for those keen for the challenge
• Spelling extension - including the Extra Spelling Competition
• Written language with workshops that really appeal to our keen writers. - students submit work for publication and in many competitions.
• Tahuna has won the Extra Current Events quiz for many years and students thrive on the challenges of these Tahuna workshops.
• Classics is an area some students really get into. Tahuna is proud to have again won the University of Otago Classics Competition.
• Science Fair - excellent opportunity for students to investigate and present their findings. The Tahuna Fair shows outstanding skills, efforts and scientific processes.
• Music - including tuition and orchestra. Music sessions continue throughout the school week.
• Music - creating amazing compositions, recording and presenting original and challenging items.
• Tahuna has a large number of sports teams in a variety of sports. Teams enjoy competition and aim to develop skills, teamwork, sportsmanship and a love of sport.
• Tahuna badges in fitness, performing arts, citizenship, and reading encourage students to strive to improve and to succeed.
• Leadership - including school council.