[7][8][9] Police subsequently spoke to a youth who was identified as a "person of interest" and the source of the threat which sparked the lockdown.

[14] Stage one of a new gymnasium was opened on 22 August 2008, after teachers approached the Ministry of Education in 2007 requesting an upgrade to undersized facilities.

[citation needed] Bayfield High School has an ESOL department for overseas fee paying students.

In 2010 there were 40 overseas students enrolled from Japan, China, Brazil, Germany, Slovakia, Switzerland, Taiwan, France and Korea.

They also take trips away from school including visits to Fiordland, the Queenstown's ski fields and Aoraki / Mount Cook.