Kapa haka is practised and performed throughout the year at Carterton School and is part of our curriculum. A local Kapa haka performace is held in Masterton each year in September. Kapa haka is open to students across the kura.

Camp Quality is dedicated to bringing fun, hope and happiness to children (aged 5-16 years) living with cancer. Students (and staff) at Carterton School volunteer to Shave/Cut their hair to raise money for this cause.

Calves and Lambs are reared for the school Pet Day and then taken on to the Group Day at Clareville Showgrounds.  A huge variety of pets come to the school pet day in October. Pet Day is usually held on the first Friday of Term Four.

Open to Year 7 and 8, students are able to take part of Run and Become and complete Round the Bays.

Every year we are lucky to have many student artworks selected to be displayed in a student exhibition located in Aratoi in Masterton .

Held in Term 4, our schoolwide Talent Show provides an opportunity for children to display their talents.

Movin' March encourages all tamariki and staff to get movin'! Run, walk, bike, scooter, rollerblade or skateboard to school if you can and recieve stamps on your passport.

The Speech Competition is for all Year 7 & 8 students in a Wairarapa Schools. This competition is in Term 2.

Held on the school’s own Confidence Course, students compete in Term 4 for the fastest times. 16 finalists (8 boys and 8 girls) then compete again to find the Champion Boy and Champion Girl. Students can use the course throughout the year. 

Matharapa is an interschool challenge held in Masterton each year involving teams with Year 5 - 8 students.

Home Gardens are a competition for students to prepare, plan and plant a garden at home and keep a record in a diary or other format. They can be flower, vege, themed, potted or a creation entirely new. Judging is generally in November or December. 

Team Kawakawa head out to Forest School for a fun day in the outside classroom.

Each year in December, we celebrate our Year 8 Leaver's with farewell speeches, dinner and a dance. This gives students a final goodbye before finishing their primary school  journey.

Each year our  Year 8 leaver's plant a tree for our kura to remember their legacy. Our kura can look back at trees and think of our ex-students who are continuing on their learning journey and our ex-students will always be part of us.

 Held in late Term 3 or early Term 4 all Year 8 children are challenged to climb Mt Holdsworth and stay overnight at Powell Hut.  This is a demanding physical and mental challenge into snow and alpine conditions.  An exciting and confidence-boosting activity.