Rubbish Collection Changes
Auckland Council has signed new contracts for waste collections across mainland Auckland for the next 10 years. Rubbish collectors will be using new and improved routing, so residents may notice the rubbish truck arriving at a different time of the…
Young Enterprise Scheme (YES)
Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) success at the West Auckland Regional Finals A Western Springs College Company was among the prizewinners at the YES West Auckland Regional Finals held at the B:HIVE, Smales Farm, on Wednesday 21st October. Zuli, a company…
Interschool Mathex Competition
Last Wednesday we took three teams out to the annual Auckland Mathex Competition at the Barfoot Stadium in Kohimarama. Let's just say we came in the top 70. There were about 100 teams from each year level competing which was…
“Meet the Candidates” Evening 9 November 2020
Meet the Candidates” evening for the nominees standing for the 2 parent-elected board vacancies at Western Springs College. When: Monday 9 November 2020 When: 7:30 pm Where: Western Springs College staff room. Candidate Statements Josh DOUBTFIRE I’ve only been…
Library News
FORM CLASS QUIZ RESULTS 1st - Kapura 2nd - Whenua 3rd - Moana 4th - Atea 5th - Oranga Inter House Lit Quiz -This event which has been successfully…
School Dress and Appearance
Here at Springs we are proud of our non-uniform policy. Students value the sense of freedom from conformity that it gives them, and our parents and staff frequently comment on the ‘campus feel’ of this place. We are one of…
Principal’s Notes
Principal’s Notes: It was a pleasure to host Richie Hardcore at a junior school assembly last week. Our photo shows Richie with his audience of 600 Springs kids. His anti-bullying message was simple but powerful. “Stand up, don’t stand by!” …
Bring your own Devices – BYOD
Western Springs College operates a fully wireless network and is integrated into the high speed Network 4 Learning providing an always on internet connection. As a result of this we are able to support a full BYOD learning environment for…
News from the International Department
We had two amazing dance showcases by our Dance students at the end of Term 3 and the beginning of Term 4. Dance is one of the popular subjects for our international students, and seven of them performed at the…