Ball Announcement
It is almost that time of year when students of Western Springs College Ngā Puna o Waiōrea are invited to attend their annual school ball. This year the theme is The Mad Hatters Tea Party and will be held at…
Parent Election and Waiōrea Whānau Selection Notice
Western Springs College–Ngā Puna o Waiōrea school board of trustees’ election and selection Nominations are invited for the election of five (5) parent-elected trustees, and nominations are also invited for three (3) Waiōrea whānau-selected trustees to the board of trustees…
Volleyball – Senior Girls
Our senior girls’ volleyball team – Central Division 1 Grade, showed a lot of energy and passion on and off court. They each had an impressive serve which made things difficult for the receivers to get the ball to the…
EPro8 Engineering Challenge
We are very proud of the students who put themselves forward to take part in the EPro8 Engineering Challenge this term. Two junior teams, Ngā kōwhai & Ngā mānuka, made it through to the semi-finals, and our senior team (Ngā kahikatea…
Principal’s Notes – April 2019
It has been a real pleasure to host approximately 350 parents and their children through the school during our Open Week. This is their first step towards enrolment for 2020. Of course, there was lots of interest in the wonderful…
News from the International Department
WEEKEND WINDSURFING AND PADDLE BOARDING ACTIVITIES During the past two months, a big group of our international students have been attending the windsurfing and paddle boarding activities on Pt Chevalier beach at the weekends. For most of them, it was…
Change Making at Springs – News from our Sustainability Groups
Travel Wise The travel-wise team aim to improve transport for students and the wider community. We work towards improving sustainability and safety in travel. In Week 10, our group was out offering our yummy home baking to students as a…
Sports News
DRAGON BOATING Recently, twenty-one year 13 students from The Western Springs Dragon Boating Team went to Lake Pupuke to compete in the Auckland Secondary Schools' Dragon Boating Championship Competition. Fortunately the rain cleared up for us to compete in our…