Sports News
DRAGON BOATING Recently, twenty-one year 13 students from The Western Springs Dragon Boating Team went to Lake Pupuke to compete in the Auckland Secondary Schools' Dragon Boating Championship Competition. Fortunately the rain cleared up for us to compete in our…
Peace Ambassadors
After the terrible events in Christchurch the WSC NPoW Peace Ambassadors decided to hold a bake sale, with the proceeds going to Victim Support. We also invited students to write a peace message which was attached to our Peace Wheel.…
Technology News
Year 11 and 13 Design and Visual Communication classes were treated to a visit from freelance Art Director and Graphic Designer Andrea Lo Vetere, last week Andrea has worked for various design agencies, including Colenso. He inspired students, sharing his…
Alumna Allanah Colley on how Springs values have shaped the person she has become.
When I was a student at Springs between 2006 and 2010 I don’t think I quite realised just how much of an impact it would have on my life. I thought that high school was just high school. Although I,…
Library Art Collection
The commissioning of students to create artwork for the school library began in 2001. The then HOD History Maggie Mackenzie was retiring (to take on the role of Canteen Manager) and had organised a work by a senior painting student…
Western Springs College | Ngā Puna o Waiōrea Is Awarded Living Wage Accredication
We are proud to be the first high school in Aotearoa New Zealand to be awarded the Living Wage Tick! This means that all our directly employed and indirectly contracted employees will receive at least the Living Wage (currently $20.55…
Marlon Drake – Changemaker
What I’ve been up to: After finishing at Western Springs Marlon Drake moved to Wellington to study law at Victoria University. In his first two years he got involved with the Victoria University of Wellington Students’ Association (VUWSA), running for…