Principal’s Notes – May 2026
Let me start off with a question – “What is the sport with the largest number of participants in NZ?” Everyone I’ll bet knows the answer – NETBALL! Indicative of that huge level of participation, I can share with you…
Principal’s Notes – April 2026
Welcome back to Term 2…and a busy term it is! The number one priority and focus for students this term must be in relation to the Common Assessment Activities (CAAs) or Lit/Nums – the Literacy and Numeracy assessments that are…
Principal’s Notes – March 2026
We are in celebration mode here at Springs Waiōrea with a really excellent start to the school year. Attendance is strong, classes are settled, our annual Athletics Day was the best ever and our Academic Results from both NCEA and…
Principal’s Notes – Dec 2025
Tēnā koutou katoa, As the last bell of the year rings on what has been a truly remarkable and memorable school year, I write to you all with immense warmth and gratitude. The year 2025 has been, as we often…
Principal’s Notes – Sep 2025
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…
Principal’s Notes – Aug 2025
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…
Principal’s Notes – June/July 2025
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…
Principal’s Notes – May 2025
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…
Principal’s Notes
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…
Principal’s Notes – February 2025
“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…