Hutt Valley High School is a vibrant, inclusive community with exceptional opportunities
Hutt Valley High School, Te Kura Tuarua o Te Awakairangi was founded in 1926. We focus on providing a high-quality education that ensures our students have the best opportunity to develop their strengths and talents and achieve success in a way that gives them a purposeful and rewarding future life.
Hutt Valley High School is a calm, friendly, purposeful campus where students achieve incredible things. Our students are firmly at the centre of all we do – with student wellbeing as important as academic, cultural and sporting success.
In-Zone Enrolments – Apply Now!
We encourage families to enrol now as the Main Office will close for the school holidays at midday on Wednesday, 10 December 2025, and reopen at 8:00am on Thursday, 22 January 2026. Early enrolment helps ensures your child can take part in Year 9 subject selections and make a booking for their enrolment conversation and uniform fitting. To learn how to enrol and for key enrolment deadlines, click here
Out-of-zone enrolments for Years 9-13 for 2026 have now closed and we are no longer accepting applications.
News
Newsletter – Week 8, Term 4
28 November, 2025
Principal’s Update, Message from the School Board, 2026 Musical Production, Year 10 Speech Competition, News from Queer Straight Alliance Group, Christmas Market, Sports News, Latest Duke of Edinburgh Recipients and more!
Newsletter – Week 6, Term 4
14 November, 2025
Principal’s Update, Technology Learning Area, Duke of Edinburgh Award Recipients, Maths Competition Results, Sports News, Senior Art Exhibition, Sewing Bee Volunteers, Free Period Products, Te Kura Summer School, and more!
Newsletter – Week 4, Term 4
31 October, 2025
Principal’s Update, Annual Chromebook Appeal, Upcoming NCEA Exams, Arts Learning Area, YES Awards, Hotuwaipara Awards, New HVHS Careers Website, Science & Maths Helps Rooms, Ministry of Health Notice, Sports News and more!
Newsletter – Week 2, Term 4
17 October, 2025
Principal’s Update, Proposed PPTA Strike Action, Annual Chromebook Appeal, Upcoming NCEA Exams, Maths Learning Area, EPro8 Challenge, Haiku Competition, Panda Perfect & Young Singers in Harmony Competition, Importance of Art History, Sports News and more!
NCEA Exams
17 October, 2025
Helpful information for students, including the NCEA Exam Timetable, what to bring, how to request a device for an exam, reminders for students with Special Assessment Conditions (SAC) and more.
2026 Student Leaders
19 September, 2025
Congratulations to our 2026 student leaders! We’re excited to announce that 74 students have been appointed to leadership roles.
Next year, leading this talented team are our Head Students, Myumi Peiris (12BH) and Sam Worsley (12WD), and our Deputy Head Students, Coco Holland-Waterson (12WL) and Jaxon Cowan (12LE). To read the complete list, click here
Newsletter – Week 10, Term 3
19 September, 2025
Principal’s Update, Year 13 Ball, 2026 Student Leaders, Books Alive, 48 Film Competition, Mathswell, Derived Grade Exams, Premier Sports Awards Winners and more!
Newsletter – Week 8, Term 3
5 September, 2025
Winter Tournament Week, Clockwise The Musical – Tickets on Sale, HVHS Market Evening, Languages Learning Area, Tertiary Enrolment Event, Violin Donations and more!
Newsletter – Week 6, Term 3
21 August, 2025
House Has Talent, Recording E Tipu, Academic Successes, Japanese Speech Competition, Sports News, School Board Elections, Wellington Tertiary Open Day, Haiku Competition, Maths Help Room and more!
Newsletter – Week 4, Term 3
8 August, 2025
School Board Elections, Learning Pathways, Wellington Tertiary Open Day, Year 9 Disco, Maatangi Whenua Wellington Regional Competition, 2025 Pikihuia Awards, Magic: The Gathering Club, ShadowTech, Year 9 Speech Competitions, House Has Talent (Sign Up Form) and more!
Newsletter – Week 2, Term 3
25 July, 2025
School Board Elections, English Learning Area, Term 3 Policy Reviews, D&D Group, Year 9 Disco, Brain Bee Competition, House Has Talent, Poly Club at HuttFest, Year 9 Speech Competition, Ukulele Donations and more!