From our Principal
Those alumni who attended Seddon from 1967 to 1983 will, I’m sure, remember Cyril Hicks as the principal at that time. On August 23rd this year Cyril celebrated his 103rd birthday!!! Cyril - one of his sons and one of…
Alumnus Rafael Hosking – finalist for the Todd Young Composers Award.
Since graduating Springs in 2021, I have been studying at Te Kōkī, New Zealand School of Music at Victoria University. I had rather varied interests during my time at Ngā Puna o Waiōrea so choosing a single subject to major…
Yearbooks throughout the decades
We have gone digital with our Western Springs College – Ngā Puna o Waiōra, Seddon High School or Seddon Memorial Technical College yearbooks. If you are interested in looking at an old yearbook see here. You can also find a…
Freshwater Champion celebrations
We had two special celebrations to acknowledge the award Whaea Alice Heather won in the annual Cawthron 2024 Freshwater Champions awards - the award recognised her work with rangatahi. The school put on scones for morning tea and some lovely…
Dr Victoria Hawkins – life changing work for individuals and their whānau
Dr Victoria Hawkins is a scientist at Waipapa Taumata Rau, The University of Auckland, within the Faculty of Medical and Health Science. After leaving Springs, she attended UoA to study Biomedical Science, where she discovered a passion for neuroscience and…
48 Hour Film Competition – The National Grand Finals
The National Grand Finals of the 48 Hour Film Competition were held in Wellington/Te Whanganui a Tara on July 27th. We were thrilled to have two of our teams represented in the final. A huge congratulations to both teams! Archie…
Whaea Kaukura Tepaki (Māmā Kau) – sunrise 21 Dec 1964, sunset 10 Jul 2024
To our school community, “Kua hinga he tōtara i te wao nui a Tane.” “A mighty tōtara has fallen.” It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of one of our beloved teachers, Whaea Kaukura (Māmā…
Kapa Haka Nationals success for NPoW!
Whakatū, Nelson, recently played host to Te Huinga Whetū National Kura Tuarua Kapa Haka Competition, gathering together 42 of the top secondary schools across Aotearoa, showcasing their skills in traditional Māori performing arts. Each performance was a breathtaking display of…
Arushi Gupta pursuing her STEM passion
Our 2023 Dux Arushi Gupta won 5 scholarships in the subjects of Biology, Calculus, Chemistry, History and Technology. Arushi was a student among the Top Scholar awardees at Parliament in May this year, and received $5,000 per year for three…
Kura finalist in the NZ Biosecurity awards
It was wonderful to have our kaitiaki mahi acknowledged by being shortlisted as one of three kura finalists in the NZ Biosecurity awards. Our Waitītiko awa (Meola Creek) restoration work has been running for 12 years. The work is driven…