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Spotify Wrapped tells us we have listened to 248 genres this year so that demonstrates just how diverse and exciting the musicians at our school are! We have been a…

The First year intake for Toiu Whakaari is highly contested with only 20 auditionees selected. This year Ocean Michael, Addison Matagi-Pritchard and Vi Poutukua-Rua were successful in auditioning for the…

Just a quick reminder that Kindo is our new school payment system and this is our preferred method of payment. Kindo offers you a simple and quick way to view and…

Please note these important dates at the start of the year. They can also be found in our school calendar: JANUARY 2026 Wednesday 21st January - School offices open Wednesday…

We have vacancies for two permanent, part-time (term-time only) Support Staff positions at Western Springs College-Ngā Puna O Waiōrea, beginning from Tuesday 27 January 2026 (start of Term 1): Waiōra…

  Year 9 Tikanga ā-iwi/Social studies students worked hard and produced amazing stalls for our Christmas shoppers.  Their sustainable goods sold like hot cakes, with 50% of the profit going…

College Sports Awards - WSCW success The 35th Annual Young Sportsperson of the Year (YSPOTY) awards were held at Eden Park on Thursday 27 November. It's a special evening celebrating…

We’re thrilled to announce that our students starred in the The Wizard of Oz recently! Lucie, Trelise, Charlie and Tessa performed in their lead roles on Friday 28th November and…

AHUREA SUCCESS Ka rawe/congratulations to Ngā Puna o Waiōrea (NPoW) who placed second at Te Ahurea Tino Rangatiratanga, a secondary school competition recently held in Te Kura Māori o Nga…

We’ve teamed up with OfficeMax to make your back to school shop super easy. And if you order in December, you’ll go in the draw to WIN 1 of 5…

  On Monday 17th of November 2025, our new teaching block Te Wharau was blessed and opened by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei. Our Ngā Puna o Waiōrea Year 9 akōnga responded…

We were lucky to have Professor Ian E. Smith visit and lecture our Year 10 tauira for our Ruaumoko unit this year. He brought his rocks and a wealth of…

Congratulations to  Pierre Donsimoni! Pierre's Year 13 Media Studies documentary 'The Last Lap' has won Best Documentary in the OnScreen Nationwide Youth Film Competition. 'The Last Lap' is about a…

Students are going on hikes, camps and outdoor excursions and we are in need of back up gear. Do you have reasonable quality used gear you could donate? Having a…

The Social Studies/Tikanga ā-Iwi Department warmly invites you to our Annual Sustainable Christmas Market. It takes place on Thursday, 27th November from 9:00 - 12:30 and is on Level Two…

There is now measles in Northland, Auckland, Manawatu, Nelson and Wellington, and we expect further cases across New Zealand. Please do not send students to school with any of these…

Year 11 student Olivia Sandbrook recently won a Zony award for Best Supporting Actress in a Youth Production. The Zony awards are given for community musical theatre performances throughout the…

Year 13 WSC Business Group ASAE won a Young Enterprise Scheme Business Award for 2025. The group of Biba Hermann, Krisha Kothari,Stevie Hall and Hana McLean won the 2025 Excellence…

Tahatū Career Navigator has been rolled out into all secondary schools and kura kaupapa across the country. Tahatu.govt.nz is designed to give you, and your rangatahi a new way to…

Kia ora koutou, The PPTA union has confirmed strike action this week for 2 hours on Wednesday 5 November, 1.15pm - 3.15pm. Students in Years 9, 10 and 11 will…

NCEA exams begin Nov 4th 2025. Students/ākonga can find all the information they need on this slideshow The exam timetable can be found here If students/ākonga do not have an…

Kia ora Springs-Waiōrea whānau, Next week on Thursday, October 30th, school closes at 2:30pm for all year levels to prepare for our Y13 Leavers' Event (3pm start in front of…

Kia ora Western Springs College Ngā Puna ō Waiōrea whānau. The process for Year 10 option choices opens on Tuesday October 28 and the deadline is a week later on…

Kia ora koutou, The PPTA and NZEI unions have confirmed strike action this week on Thursday 23 October 2025 (covers both teachers and support staff in schools). This is a…

PunaFest 2025, our very first festival, is happening this Saturday at school! It's boutique, it's intimate. And you're all warmly invited! PunaFest 2025 comes to life with live music, haka,…

SIGN UP FOR AN ADDITIONAL WESTERN SPRINGS TOUR An additional school tour with the Principal (or a Senior Leader) will take place on Tuesday 21st October 2025. The tour will…

Kia ora koutou, The PPTA union has advised us of further strike action this week.  These are rolling partial strikes and affect different year levels each day. Union members will…

Congratulations to the 'Flip Phone' team, winner of Best School Film in the Vista Foundation 48hr film competition, Auckland/Tamaki Mākaurau regional final. We are very proud of our film makers…

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)…

Jacob Schaffer presented NZ shirt for Archery! A special congratulations to our Year 13 student, Jacob Schaffer, who was presented with his NZ shirt on Friday 29 August 2025 after…

We have a special relationship with our neighbours, MOTAT, whereby our Springs-Waiōrea students can take their current Student ID cards along and visit MOTAT for free! Please note the free…

Our school policies and procedures are maintained through SchoolDocs, which follows a 3-year review schedule to keep them up to date. Each term, the whole school community (whānau, parents, caregivers,…

TERM 4, 2025 OCTOBER 2025 Mon 20 October – Board Hui (Mtg 7) – 5pm start in staff room Tues 21 October – Sports Prize-Giving, 2pm in Te Rehu - **PLEASE…

Here are some support networks our guidance counsellors recommend: Free text 1737 to speak to a counsellor Youthline  or Free text 234 Allright? The Lowdown Small Steps Mental Wealth Headspace…

NCEA external exam revision has begun! Exams begin on Tuesday 4th November and run through to Friday November 28th. Students/ākonga can find information on what to expect in their exams…

Last Saturday night our ākonga from NPOW competed against 6 other schools in the finals of the highly contested whakataetae - Word the Frontline Grand Slam. We are very proud…

Last month, 50 of our students took part in the 48 Hour Film Challenge, an intense filmmaking event where teams had just one weekend to write, shoot, and edit a…

Kia ora Alumni, Elsewhere in the Newsletter you will read of the very successful reunion of the 1970’s year group held here at Springs over King’s Birthday weekend. This got…

Western Springs College–Ngā Puna o Waiōrea - School Board 2025 Election and Selection Held under the school’s alternative constitution enabling co-governance. A copy of the alternative constitution, promulgated 14 March…

Kia ora koutou, Last week we advised you of possible rolling strike action by PPTA union members next week. The PPTA has now confirmed that 'rostering home' strike action will…

Library week was huge this year. We had hundreds of free books given away, dress-up day, staff wearing a picture of their favourite book, as well the annual inter-house quiz…

Kia ora koutou and warmest greetings from the team in Visual Arts. We are heading into Spring and the busiest time of our year for senior students who really are…

The annual environmental sustainability conference hosted by WSCW was organised by Wastewise students with the support of the kaitiaki roopu.  We had students from 10 schools who were inspired by…

Over the weekend of the 9th and 10th of August, two teams of students designed and created amazing outfits. These talented and resourceful rangatahi transformed pre-loved garments, accessories and fabric…

Western Springs College Parent Action Group would like to invite you to attend a four week Yoga class starting Wednesday October 8th at 7pm. Everyone is welcome and no previous…

It offers you a simple and quick way to view and pay for school donations, trips and course costs, support fundraisers, purchase event tickets. This is our preferred method of…

Netsafe are hosting a free webinar for parents & whānau for children/rangatahi aged 12-16. It will take place during Child Safeguarding week. This is an excellent opportunity to learn practical…

The government is asking for feedback on its proposal to replace NCEA with a new qualification. You have until Monday 15 September 2025 (5pm NZST) to provide your feedback so…

Congratulations to artist Janet Lilo – who has been appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the arts in the King’s Birthday Honours! Lilo…

During King's Birthday weekend a reunion was held for students that attended Seddon High from 1972 to 1976. We had a fabulous turnout of Seddon Alumni including an ex-student who…

Petra Tang taught at Western Springs College: full-time 2015–2019, casual 2020-2022. I’m now working in astrophysics, researching in the field of gravitational wave astronomy, and I still teach alongside my…

Derived Grade Exams for Yr's 12 & 13 begin on September 5th and end on September 12th. Students/ākonga can find the timetable on the student landing page and it has…

Sunrise 20th April 1974; Sunset 22nd August 2025 Tena Koutou Katoa, It is with the deepest sadness & regret that I am informing you of the passing of past Waiōrea…

A Meet the Candidates event will be held at school on Tuesday 26 August at 7pm in KHCL. For those who can't attend in person, please join online via this…

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…

Check out our latest sporting news for Springs-Wāiorea: Archery Congratulations to our Year 13 archer, Jacob Schaffer, who has been selected to compete in the Trans-Tasman competition in Christchurch on…

He mihi nui ki te rōpū Spoken Word, arā ki a Taaniko Lyon-Elzen, Milan Moala, Deyton Heta, Kirimangu Cowley, Kirimaia Noel rātou ko Valerie Thompson. The above-mentioned Ngā Puna o…

Following on from our recent news article regarding our WSC-NPoW School Board election & selections here, the following update can be provided to our school community at this time. Ngā…

Quick, easy online payments - 24/7 We’re excited to introduce Kindo. This user-friendly platform will allow you to purchase school items, register for sports and support fundraisers 24/7, with one…

The following senior students competed in the heats for EPro8 electronic and robotic challenges competition : Izzy MacDonald, Austin Wheeler, Saahil Saxena, George Jones (these guys made it into the…

It started with a good idea, but not an original one. Thank you, Chip Packet Project, for inspiring our creative project. The next step was to eat, over quite a…

Homestay Families Wanted for our growing number of international students! Please contact WSC International office for more information.

Choosing your school subjects can feel like a huge decision, but don't worry, there's lots of support available to help you figure it out! Here's how to get started:  Explore…

Digiwise is running a campaign in Term 3 to support WSC/NPOW students/ākonga who are currently or have previously faced cyberbullying. We know we can’t do this alone, so we extend…

Does your student/ākonga want to know what an apprenticeship involves?   They can find out from our industry speakers on August 15th. The event will run from 12:30 – 1:00…

In the July school holidays an additional 9.5kW of solar was added to our existing array.  We now have a total of 160, 370watt panels generating solar on the roof…