Our school welcomes applications from local families who may be interested in hosting International Students. Ever thought of hosting an International student? Do you have a spare room available? We are looking for families to host & care for our WSC International students (male…
NEW TERM 3 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS After the NZ border closure to international students for two long years, the international department welcomed a group of 31 new international students for Term 3. We ran a two-day orientation workshop for them covering…
One of our Year 13 English classes had a wonderful visit to the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki last week. We were guided through the exhibition "Declaration! A Pacific Feminist Agenda" and "Manpower: Myths of Masculinity" by Mosese Uhila…
Frazer Tavener (19 years old) competed in the final for the Men's 3m springboard and in the Mixed 3m Synchronised Springboard. Despite not making the final in the Synchronised Springboard, he and partner Maggie Squire showed huge promise as a…
When: Week 7, 5th September to 9th Our wonderful librarians Sharda and Andrew have an exciting week lined up to celebrate all things literature and language. A famous New Zealand author (to be revealed) will be visiting the school to…
Do you have any spare calculators at home or work that are not being used? Then please hunt them out and consider donating them to our school for use during the upcoming exams. These can be dropped in to our…
ECO TIP - What can you compost? Photo credit @ethiqueworld PLASTIC FREE JULY We had some amazing entries into the Ethique Giveaway staff and students draw. Huge thanks to everyone who sent an entry. 💚 The winners got sample packs…
In the first week of Term 3, 49 students and 3 staff visited Rotorua to learn first hand about spatial and temporal patterns of tourism development in Rotorua. From the hot seat at Whakarewarewa and hot mud pools at Hells…
Outward Bound runs Adapted courses for secondary school students with physical and intellectual disabilities. These courses are fully funded thanks to Outward Bound’s generous supporters and donors. The only cost to students is getting a pre-course medical done by a GP…
We were delighted to welcome back 7 ex-students, mainly from 2020 and 2021. There was a mixture of Engineers, Medical students and Film-makers. Despite Covid interruptions and usual academic challenges, these students' journeys went very well and they shared a…