Principal’s Notes
Let’s start this month with the power cut at the beginning of last week! I believe Western Springs College and the Zoo both made midday news on TV1 as a result of this interruption to normal services. The reason I…
Carparking & Safety Concerns at WSC/NPOW
If you drive to Springs, Waiorea or TAPAC you will be aware that the Auckland Council car park is very congested. This has become a major health and safety concern. We have logged the issue with Auckland Transport and NZ…
Media News
Excellent news for our student filmmakers (past and present) this month. Intensive Care Former students Donald Mayo and Sharn-Konet Reitsma have won the student section of the Documentary Edge Festival Competition with their documentary 'Intensive Care' made in 2017. It's…
Geography Trip to Hawaii
Expressions of interest are required for a proposed Year 13 GEOGRAPHY Field Trip to HAWAII in 2019. Proposed dates are Friday 22 March 2019 to Friday 29 March 2019 This fieldtrip would replace the current Queenstown study of a tourist…
40 Hour Famine
Western Springs College / Ngā Puna O Waiōrea participated in the 40 Hour Famine this year to raise money for refugee children from South Sudan. Conflict, famine and drought have led thousands of South Sudanese children to flee their homes,…
MAX University Course
MAX UNIVERSITY COURSE "MAX is a first semester course in university mathematics at University of Auckland for high achieving high school students throughout New Zealand. MAX stands for Mathematical Acceleration and eXtension. The programme is designed for students who enjoy…
2019 World Vision Youth Ambassadors
The 2019 World Vision Youth Ambassadors have been announced and this year there is one student who has been selected from Western Springs College, Year 13 student Tobey Keddy. Tobey (alongside Helena C, Khushee J and Miss K Johnson) helped…
News from International Student Department
International Office and international student groups have received outstanding support from the International Student Leaders since the beginning of the year. Well done, Logan, Cathy, Mikayla and Alice, and thank you for your service to international students and the school…
Library News
THE WALL We arrived back this term with less space due to the construction of ‘The Wall’. Since the library is destined to become the new cafeteria the fiction area and the Careers Office had to go. We have successfully…