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Business in Service of Communities (BISC) is a local business networking group who have been supporting Western Springs College-Nga Puna o Waiōrea for many years, and it is now seeking…

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…

We welcome all our staff, teachers/kaiako, students/ākonga and their families/whānau back to the 2026 school year at Western Springs College-Ngā Puna o Waiōrea. Thank you to all who attended our…

Developed by NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi and ACC, Drive is designed to help people learning how to drive and support people teaching others how to drive. You’ll be able…

Congratulations to all of our Western Springs College students and Ngā Puna O Waiōrea ākonga who achieved a New Zealand NCEA Scholarship(s) in their selected subjects, who achieved a total…

SAFETY REMINDERS MOTAT staff have asked us to remind parents & whānau waiting for their child/children: PLEASE DO NOT PARK ON THE YELLOW LINES, THE  GRASS, OR THE GRAVEL AREA…

At Springs Waiōrea, our tauira/learners experience nationally recognised learning support, cultural activities, comprehensive sporting programme and smaller class sizes in the junior years that are made possible by the support…

Check out some of the sporting achievements of our Springs-Waiōrea students and staff in 2026, so far!   ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************ ATHLETICS - Auckland Track and Field Championship Success Daequan Su competed…

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…

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,…

Western Springs College Ngā Puna o Waiōrea have a mobile app for news and events, daily notices and other important school messages.  Use the app to notify us of absences,…

Join us for our first Springs' Community Car Boot Sale! Saturday March 21st 10am -1pm Located in the teacher's carpark behind the TAPAC building. Buying or selling - with sausage…

Supporting your child’s career journey Dear Parents and Whānau, Choosing a career path can feel overwhelming, but we are here to support our students every step of the way. We’ve…

Advanced screening: I Swear - "a funny and moving biopic you won't want to miss" Gather your friends and family for our first community movie night of the year – let's have a sell out!…

Last Sunday, the second Sunday Weeders, Urban Ark and a crew from Springs - Waiōrea smashed out a huge weeding bee along the banks of the awa that borders the…

Scholarship Success in Visual Arts and Art History It is with immense pride that we congratulate our 2025 Y13 Visual Arts and Art History students who have achieved wonderful results…

Hello everyone, for those who don’t know us, the WSCW Parent Action Group, or PAG for short, is our school's PTA - a group of parents who work together to…

Attendance continues to be a top priority for the government, which has set a target of 80% of students attending school for more than 90% of the year by 2030…

The Numeracy CAA is an important requirement for gaining your NCEA qualification through the New Zealand Qualifications Authority. These workshops are designed to support you in strengthening key numeracy skills…

Key Start of Year Messages:  All students must go to the classes on their timetable, including whānau class. Please also note there are no options changes for the first 2…

Sports registrations are now being taken on KINDO for the following codes: Archery, Cricket, Dragon Boating (Yr13's ONLY), Orienteering (Juniors & Seniors), Tennis (Jnr Girls & Snr Boys), Volleyball (Snr…

** APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED ** [updated 10 Jan 2026] We have an opportunity for an innovative and enthusiastic International Office Service Administrator to join our International Department at Western Springs…

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…

A big CONGRATULATIONS and THANK YOU to all those involved with our end-of-year 2025 Prize-Givings, which we held across Weeks 3-9 of Term 4. We celebrated Sports Prize-Giving (October 21st),…

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…

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 Toi 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…

Congratulations and thanks to the Year 11 Food Technology classes for their delicious catering. They prepared a range of tasty food for the Year 13 Design & Visual Communication (DVC)…

  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,…

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…