Ngā Puna O Waiōrea – 2024 Polyfest Champions!
Week 8 of Term 1 was a busy, but successful, one for all of our Ngā Puna o Waiōrea (NPoW) ākonga, kaiako, tutors and whānau involved in the Polyfest 2024 Māori Stage Competition, which was held at the Manukau Sports…
Public transport fares: changes for under 25s from Weds 1st May 2024
Fares for travel on AT buses, trains and ferries are changing for under 25 year olds from Wednesday 1st May 2024. Free travel for 5 to 12 year olds and half-price travel for 13 to 24 year olds on AT…
Business In Service to the Community (BISC) Directory
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Senior (Years 11-13) Student Whānau Interviews, Reports and Traffic Light Reports
Senior student whānau interviews to discuss Term 1 Progress Reports will take place on Thursday 11th April 2024 from 10am-7pm. There will be no onsite learning for any students on that day. The interviews will be held in person at…
Easter stars over Mt Taranaki
Check out this amazing photo snapped over the Easter break by our Year 11 International student, Yisu Wang. In his own words, "I first went to the Mangorei Track Trailhead and then walked on the mountain road for two hours…
Sporting Achievements for T1, 2024
Here are a few of the sporting achievements of students from Western Springs College-Ngā Puna o Waiōrea (WSCW) during Term 1 of 2024. Mountain Biking Results The Auckland Schools Mountain Biking XCO competition was recently held in Riverhead (Sunday, 10th…
Principal’s Notes – April 2024
With the release of the ERO report on student behaviour in New Zealand schools I am reminded how much we in schools depend upon our parents and agencies in the community to manage behavioural issues here at Springs. If we…
Tira Puoro/Music Groups to Join
We have four music groups that run at lunchtimes that are open to anyone (no auditions). They all happen in Te Whare Puoro (Music department) in Puoro 3 (the big room). Anyone is welcome to join, and we are also…
Library News
Term 1 has been busy in the library with over one hundred new books hitting the shelves, including comics, manga, novels, short fiction and non-fiction books on art, sport, and music. Highlights include a box set of One Piece, Nigel…