Art Club is a fun, creative group of students that meets weekly to celebrate their inner artists!
This year we have a dedicated Year 11 Book Group, and will be starting a Year 9 Book Group in Term 2.
Smokefree Rockquest is New Zealand’s only nationwide, live, original music, youth event.
Smokefree Tangata Beats is a live, original music, nationwide, youth event that recognises and reflects the unique cultural identity of Aotearoa New Zealand and the South Pacific.
Stand Up, Stand Out is an initiative that gives young, aspiring entertainers the chance to take their first steps down the path of a career that could change their lives.
Established in 2003, Play It Strange exists to provide pathways of creativity through not only songwriting but also the recording, performance and celebration of those songs.
Kaipātiki Sounds is a musical event on Auckland’s North Shore that generates solidarity between the local highschools through the creation of an annual music festival, as well as other smaller musical events throughout the year.
There are many Drama extra-curricular opportunities available at Birkenhead College and there are often opportunities during the year to work with professional theatre companies and outside performing arts organisations.
Auckland Live Showdown is an Auckland secondary school production competition.
International Day is a true highlight of the calendar at Birkenhead College.