Staffing is very stable, with a few changes in recent years. Cultural involvement is promoted through choir, recorder, dance groups and speech contests. Children participate in local music, choir and art festivals. Each year, one syndicate of the school presents a musical production. Sporting success is tradition at Sunynook School, especially in netball, cross-country, rugby league, athletics, miniball and hockey.
Teams participate in local competitions and sports inter-changes with other primary schools.
Our school roll of approximately 500 shows we are multi-cultural with many migrants to NZ coming to our school. There have been new housing areas developed in the area. Most children are transported to school by car daily. A strong sense of community pevails with parents being very active in school activities including parent help in class, stationery distribution, lunchroom operation and road-crossing supervision. Our PTA is an active and energetic group of people organising varied activities for fundraising.