Year 12 Class of 2025 on their last day of school 

Welcome to our School Newsletter for Week 3, Term 4 2025.

The start to Term 4, there has been much to celebrate across Kapunda High School:

Year 12s: End of School Year

Congratulations to our Year 12 students, who had their official last day of Year 12 subject lessons on Friday, 24th October. Well done on your dedication and efforts throughout your final year of studies. On behalf of our school community, we wish you the best of luck and much success for your final assessment tasks and exams. We look forward to celebrating your achievements and successes in the near future.

End of Year Preparations

Kapunda High School Year 12 Graduation Evening will take place on Thursday, 13th November at the Kapunda Institute. This event will focus on celebrating the success of our graduating class of 2025.

The Years 7-11 Presentation Evening will be held on the evening of Monday, 8th December. As in previous years Academic achievements, Service to our Community and Volunteering will be recognised on the night.

Year 12 Taster Day

Monday, 24th November is the last official day for our Year 11 students. This is an opportunity for students to review and finalise their subjects for 2026. For the majority of subjects our teaching staff use the day to introduce the course and provide resources that may allow students to get a head start to next year. This is a compulsory day for all Year 11 students.

Finishing Date for Year 9 and 10

The official last day of term for Year 9 and 10 students is Friday, 5th December (Week 9).

Further information will be distributed in the weeks to come.

Governing Council

Our final Governing Council meeting will be held Wednesday, 26th November. The main focus of this meeting will be to present the draft budget for 2026 along with recognising the contributions of our 2026 Governing Councillors. We will also be farewelling some who have had a long-standing association with our Governing Council who have now had all of their children finish at Kapunda High School.

Tim Jones

Principal

Year 11 Business & Tech Excursion Monday, 3rd November (T4W4)

Year 11 Legal Studies Excursion Thursday, 6th November (T4W4)

Eringa Award Nominations Close Friday, 7th November (T4W4)

Year 10 Aquatics Camp Wednesday, 12th November- Friday 14th November (T4W5)

Year 12 Graduation Evening Thursday, 13th November (T4W5)

Barossa Combined Schools Concert Band Workshop Friday, 14th November (T4W5)

Year 10&11 Tomorrow Man, Tomorrow Woman Workshop Tuesday, 18th November (T4W6)

Morgan Cultural Day Thursday, 20th November (T4W6)

Year 10 Drama Production Evening Thursday, 20th November (T4W6)

Year 12 Taster Day (compulsory for all Year 11 students) Monday, 24th November (T4W7) 

Year 7 Camp Wednesday, 26th November- Friday 28th November (T4W7) 

Governing Council Meeting 6:30pm Wednesday, 26th November (T4W7)

Statewide Transition Day Thursday, 4th December (T4W8)

Last Day of Classes- Year 9&10 Friday, 5th December (T4W8)

Years 7-11 Presentation Evening Monday, 8th December (T4W9)

Year 8 Tree Climb Excursion Wednesday, 10th December (T4W9)

Year 7 Bowland Excursion Thursday, 11th December (T4W9)

Last Day of Term 4- Early Dismissal 2:15pm Friday, 12th December (T4W9)

In Week 2, our Year 12 cohort celebrated their last week of school. There was many activites throughout the week to celebrate this occasion. 

On Monday, there was a dress up day, with the theme of 'groups'. This was an opportunity for students, and even staff, to get creative with their peers and friends.

On Tuesday, it was Crazy Hair Day. 

On Wednesday, it was 'Anything But A Bag'. 

On Thursday, 'Dress As Your Younger Self' / Primary School Uniform. 

On Friday, for their last official day of school, students wore their uniforms. 

We marked the occasion with a special assembly, followed by a morning tea hosted by staff.

After thirteen years of schooling, the Class of 2025 leaves us with many fond memories, having made lasting contributions to our school community. We wish them all the best for their upcoming exams and exciting futures beyond Kapunda High School.

Congratulations and good luck- your journey is just beginning!

On Monday, 27th October, we welcomed Jarrod Walsh, known as "the voice of live sport in Australia", to KHS. Jarrod, who is the Match Day MC for the Socceroos, Cricket Australia, the Australian Boomers, and Port Adelaide Football Club, ran two sessions for our Year 7/8 and Year 9/10 students. He spoke about the importance of "creating a moment" and shared his life experiences.

Thank you to Jarrod, for his valuable insights, and also to Light Regional Council, who made his visit possible!

On Wednesday, we farewelled Miss Alana Dunn as she prepares to embark on a new teaching journey in South Korea. Miss Dunn has been a dedicated Temporary Relief Teacher at Kapunda High School for the past two years. During this time, she has become a valued and popular member of our school community, and her presence will be greatly missed by students and staff alike. We wish Miss Dunn all the very best as she sets out on this exciting next chapter in her teaching career! 

On Wednesday, 29th October, we had a Wellbeing Breakfast to raise money for Foundation Barossa. 

Miss Ahrens with the 'Eringa Triptych' artwork and some of the Year 10 students who worked on it 

The Term 3 Remaking Eringa Award has been presented to a group of students who have been working on the 'Eringa Triptych' artwork project. Students from Miss Ahrens' Semester 1 Year 10 class and her Semester 2 Year 11 class have collaborated throughout the year to bring this meaningful piece to life.

The 'Eringa Triptych' tells a powerful story through three distinct panels: the history of Eringa and its appearance before the fire; Eringa during the event of the fire; and finally, our collective hopes for Eringa after the fire, reflecting a promising future for Kapunda High School.

Although this project is not yet complete, the creativity, effort, and vision demonstrated by Miss Ahrens and her students are truly commendable and worthy of recognition.

Congratulations to all involved for your commitment and the positive impact on our school community.

On Thursday, 17th October Aunty Mel and Aunty Violet facilitated a Bush Medicine Workshop for our First Nations Students. They taught us how to make Bush Rub. A healing balm made with gum leaves. We all joined in crushing the leaves to bruise and extract the oils, stirred the pot as the heat drew out further oil and then added the fats to create the rub. This rub has been used for 1000’s of years by Ngadjuri people. We all got some to take home to our families too. 

Nicola Winkworth 

Aboriginal Education Teacher

On Tuesday, 28th October, some of our Year 9 & 10 students travelled to Balaklava to compete in the Lower North Basketball Competition. The boys team won 2 out of their 3 games. The girls team won 3 out of 3 games, and will compete in the Grand Final next week.
Well done everyone!

On Wednesday, 15th October, our Year 12 Food and Hospitality class hosted a lunch. As part of their final assessment task, students prepared a three course meal to serve to staff. Students also served coffees from Kappy Brew, showing off their barista skills.

The meal was delicious, and was very much enjoyed by all who attended. 

KHS Reception has hats available for students and parent/caregivers to purchase. All hats are $14. 

We have navy blue hats with the KHS logo:

We also have reversible house colours hats: