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Chloe Swarbrick’s visit to Springs this week to meet with our Year 13 students has highlighted the valuable work we have been doing with the Electoral Commission NZ (Orange Guy)…

We, your Board, want to do more to tell you about what we are working on for you, our school community so we plan to send out regular updates after…

Thanks to Atea House for organising the recent Blood Drive and to NZBlood for their support. And of course thanks must go to our wonderful students/ākonga and staff/kaimahi who donated…

Do you have a wasp problem? Or want to prepare for the spring wasp outbreak. My name is Aiden Teviotdale and I'm a year 12 student at Southland Boys High School…

The New Zealand Game Developers Conference (NZGDC) is New Zealand's premier event for game development, and this year, a dedicated High School Pass for $200 plus GST per student is…

Check out our latest Springs-Waiōrea sports news for Term 3, 2026! Matilda Michael - Surf Lifesaving Championships Matilda Michael (Yr 9) competed in the Surf Lifesaving Northern Region Pool Rescue…

Kia ora koutou and warmest greetings from the team in Visual Arts. It is portfolio season and we are heading into the busiest time of our year for senior students…

Market Day for Sewers, Knitters & Crafters Calling all sewers, knitters and crafters! Market Day is coming to Selwyn Village Theatre, Point Chevalier, on Saturday 10th October, from 10am–1pm, with…

Ka rawe/congratulations to our newly appointed Student Representatives on the Western Springs College-Ngā Puna o Waiōrea (WSC-NPoW) School Board: Mary Folau (Year 12) for NPoW Ethan Stuart-Harrison (Year 11) for WSC. Mary…

Over the last few weeks our Outdoor Education classes have been contributing to Kaitiakitanga projects around the school. Year 11, 12 and 13 classes have been weeding and planting down beside…

WSC PAG presents a very special screening of the critically acclaimed New Zealand film CATERPILLAR, including a Q&A session with writer/director CHELSIE PRESTON CRAYFORD and producer ANDREW MARSHALL.  WHEN: TUESDAY…

Did you know you can sign up to get Guardian summaries once a week for your child's Google Classrooms? These summaries show: - Missing work—Work not turned in when the…

Book Week Book Week this year saw a fund range of literary competitions, quizzes, dressing up, and free book giveaways. Congratulations to Oranga house who took out the Inter-House Quiz…

Congratulations to the following students! We are proud of their artistic endeavors: Archie Smith, Maya Robbins, Iris Hockey-Casson, Saskia Mok are all in Year 9. Year 10 students are Isla…

The 2026 General Election will be held on Saturday 7 November 2026. To vote in a general election you need to be enrolled by midnight, 13 days before Election Day…

Desperately Seeking Crutches! If your child has borrowed crutches from Waiora (WSCW Student Health Centre) and no longer require them, can they please be returned as soon as possible....we have…

Year 13 student Ollie Jurd has the responsibility of being one of the MCs for the 2026 Auckland Youth COP (Conference of the Parties). We are proud of Ollie's achievements…

Did you know that each blood donation can help save up to 3 people? Blood donors are literally lifesavers! New Zealand Blood Service (NZBS) will be holding a mobile blood…

With health services experiencing high demand, online GP care is an option for accessing care and the service is now free for all ākonga up to, and including, the age…

Congratulations to our Girls 2nd XI Football team for topping their division in the interschool competition. Congratulations also to Springs Netball Prems for winning their division, along with Waiōrea Prems…

We are thrilled with the positive changes in the attendance rates in comparison from Term 2, 2025 to Term 2, 2026. This shows that the enormous effort going into attendance…

Auckland Transport have been in regular contact with the school and Senior Leadership Team about the amount of students fare jumping on a regular basis on the designated school bus…

2026 represented the 6th season of Autaia - an annual youth haka theatre showcase held last week (20 & 21 August) at Aotea Centre. First introduced in 2021 by Hawaiki…

Check out our latest Springs-Waiōrea sports news for Term 3, 2026! BASKETBALL What a year it’s been for our basketball programme! We’ve had athletes competing and excelling at some of…

Ensuring the safety of our ākonga/students and kaiako/kaimahi/staff is our top priority at WSCW. We work with Harrison Tew who specialise in structured emergency management systems for schools. To prepare…

The 2026 General Election will be held on Saturday 7 November 2026. To vote in a general election you need to be enrolled by midnight, 13 days before Election Day…

Literacy and Numeracy Corequisite Exams - reminder for all Year 10 whānau In early September, all students in Year 10 will be sitting their NCEA Common Assessment Activities (CAA) exams…

Please join us for the Opening Night of LOMU DATE: Thursday 3rd September - 7pm for 7:30 screening PLACE: The Bridgeway Theatre, Northcote Point Book your tickets here There is…

Supporting your child through senior subject selection can feel like a major milestone, but you don't have to navigate it alone. Here is how you can help guide them through…

Kindo is getting a fresh new look from early August 2026, designed to make paying and completing forms simpler. Keep an eye out for the update, and check your email…

Staying on top of school payments just got a whole lot easier. Did you know you can set up your Kindo account so it gets topped up automatically? Kindo’s latest feature, Autopay, works…

Just a friendly reminder that OfficeMax (our All Of Government [AOG] supplier) has a website that shows our school's stationery requirements for each year level, which are all customisable depending…

Year 12 student Max Wang was selected as a finalist for 'Walk the Line 2026', taking place as part of New Zealand Fashion Week. We are very proud of Max's…

Kia ora, The timetable for our NCEA Derived Grade Examinations is attached. These run from Friday 11 September to Friday 18 September 2026. Exam Timetable (link) Please look at the…

ACTIVATE WSCW Dance Department were fortunate again this year to host Unitec Performing and Screen Arts Director Katie Burton and third year students in their annual ACTIVATE dance workshop. This…

Would your business like to partner with Western Springs College -Ngā Puna o Waiōrea to support students in the Gateway programme? Western Springs College would like to invite any businesses…

Kia ora koutou, As a leadership team, we have made the decision to adjust the end-of-year teaching and learning programme for Year 11 Springs students to include end-of-year examinations in…

Currently we have around 200 students away sick each day. This equates to 11% of our current roll and normally at this time of the year I would expect absences…

Scooter accidents are occurring at an alarming frequency.  The nursing team are seeing students with injuries on weekly basis, including a student walking to school who sustained a severe injury…

Our school policies and procedures are maintained through SchoolDocs, which follows a 3-year review schedule to keep them up to date. Each term, the whole school community (whānau, parents, caregivers,…

Another win for the environment!  Students from the Kaitiaki roopu, the Trapping crew and Wastewise gave our northern field ngāhere some love. Over 200 plants were added including new species…

Congratulations must go to Adele Dawson, Izzy MacDonald and Austin Wheeler and Anya Gupta, who came a very convincing first place in the Heats in August, taking them to the…

Calling all Juniors!  If you are interested in representing Western Springs College - Ngā Puna o Waiōrea next term, make sure you register before the closing date. Registrations close: Friday…

Recently eight of our students appeared in the National Youth Theatre's presentation of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'. The show took place at the Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre. Holly Broom, Isla…

In July Hana Shimada, a Year 13 student at WSCW traveled to Phoenix, Arizona to take part in the World Hip-Hop International competition as part of the IDCO group young…

Last term we spent a day tidying up and planting trees near our awa, Waītītīko. A group of students from the Rōpū Kaitiaki, all of Year 9 Waiōrea, Life Skills…

We have 70 Year 12 Outdoor Education students going to the Hillary Outdoors Education Centre. The five-day programme is happening at Hillary Outdoors Tongariro.  If this is your thing and…

Kia ora koutou, We have been advised that some WSCW students have been receiving direct messages on social media from accounts posing as other students, or the school itself. The…

  Following on from our Open Week Tours (and yes! – we are running additional tours on Wednesday 29th July, Thursday 30th July, and Friday 31st July 2026), it is…

Urban Ark are teaming up with STEPS (St Lukes Environmental Protection Society) to give Motions Reserve some love! Come help us clean up the litter from around the reserve which…

Many of you will have read the piece from a local principal in the NZ Herald recently, extolling the virtues of the new approach to curriculum and assessment, basically asserting…

The Western Springs College–Ngā Puna O Waiōrea School Board is seeking expressions of interest from a suitably experienced person to join the Board as a co-opted member, with a focus…

Ngā Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua o Aotearoa 2026 (Kapa Haka Nationals 2026) took place at Mercury Baypark, Mount Maunganui during the last week of Term 2 (30 June-2 July), bringing…

We'd like to offer our special congratulations to our WSC Director of Sport, Peter (Pete) McIntyre (Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Hauā), who was appointed as the Tonga National Touch Association's National…

Kia ora Springs-Waiorea (WSCW) whānau, below are the key dates for Terms 3 & 4, 2026 for WSCW: TERM 3, 2026 SEPTEMBER 2026 Mon 21 September - WSCW Board Hui…

Re:mix is a Young Enterprise business created by four Year 13 Business Studies students. They have developed a nutritious brownie mix made with whole-food ingredients, including kumara powder, oats, chia…

A reminder that now is a great time to pay your child’s school donation. School donations enable us to offer a wide range of educational opportunities and resources that enhance…

Open Week Tours - Western Springs College School tours at Western Springs College with the Principal will take place from Tuesday 21 July 2026 to Friday 25 July 2026 (Term…

We have a special relationship with our neighbours, MOTAT, whereby our Springs-Waiōrea students can take their current Student ID cards along and visit MOTAT for free! Please note the free…

On Friday, May 29th, Western Springs College celebrated the vibrant return of its iconic Colour Run—the first since pre-COVID times! Welcomed back with an opening introduction by Ivan, the event…

We have had another busy term in the library with hundreds of new titles added to the collection. Have a look at our top ten non-fiction recent arrivals: The Shape…

In Week 9 of Term 2 our Year 13 Outdoor Education class completed a two-day hike through Te Wao Nui a Tiriwa (the Waitākere Ranges). Beginning with the Ōmanawanui Track…

Ngā mihi/thank you to all of our Springs-Waiōrea whānau who supported the Year 10 Social Studies/Tikanga ā-Iwi Annual Auckland City Mission appeal, which marked the 10th year that our school…

Te Whare Puoro has been a hive of activity in Term 2 with all sorts of musical happenings! Bear with us - this is going to be a long article!…