The summer school was held for the first time last year, and targeted those who had completed NCEA level 3 but were one-10 credits short of university entrance requirements.
Assistant principal Kristan Mouat said the programme allowed pupils to resit assessments so they could gain the necessary credits to get university entrance.
"Most students come for three weeks to a month, or however long it takes to get whatever standard they are going for.
"So they are students who are already very close and focused on going to university."
The next summer school was expected to start about January 20 — after NCEA final results were released — so pupils could get the extra credits before the university semester started for 2017, she said.
Up to 50 pupils from across the country would attend, and there had already been interest from pupils from as far away as Auckland, she said.
The summer school is funded by the Ministry of Education, so the pupils will not have to pay tuition fees. However, the standard NZQA fees will still apply.
Ms Mouat said the programme would help those pupils who might experienced adversity during their academic year, or those who did not get the marks they had hoped for in end-of-year external examinations.
It would help them get their lives back on track.
"A bad day in the exam room doesn’t necessarily mean they have to put their academic dreams on hold for a whole year."
