We held a very successful reunion of ex-students from the 1970’s year group here at Springs over King’s Birthday weekend. This got me thinking of all the well-known (even famous) people who have attended the College over the years that…
There have been several announcements from the Minister Of Education over the last couple of weeks that I think it would be fair to say go ‘against the grain’ here at Springs Waiōrea. The first of these announcements calling time…
Many of you will have noticed from multiple postings on various sites that we have changed our approach to out of zone enrolments for students in the junior school (Years 9 and 10) for 2026. The main driver here has…
Five weeks into the term and the school is abuzz with activity. It is wonderful to be able share some student voice from our student representatives on the Board to illustrate this. For Year 12 and Year 13 students, the…
As our summer sporting season draws to a close even though our ‘endless summer’ keeps on keeping on, it is timely to report on events and participation stats, as well as reminding all intending players in our winter codes to…
“What a great start to the year” is the refrain I hear from colleagues absolutely buzzing about the first few school weeks of 2025. From the moving welcoming pōwhiri, the outstanding efforts of our Year 13 leaders in the Tuakana…
What a pleasure it has been to witness the roll call of prizewinners walking across the stage to receive recognition for their outstanding work throughout the year. From the Year 13 Leaver’s awards and special prizes, through to the Year…
The press has recently featured an article referencing lateness at an intermediate school. The Principal at that school was concerned that 10% (85) of the children at his school had signed in late on a single day in the previous…
Our packed season of performances - the Year 11 and 13 Drama productions/performance evenings; the senior Dance showcase featuring 70 performers and Finale a choreographic showing by our Year 13 Dance students amply demonstrate how strongly the performing arts feature…
Education is a hot topic politically at the moment – as it should be, and the two hottest items appear to be attendance and mathematics achievement in Year 8. Let’s just focus on ATTENDANCE for this Newsletter piece as there…