Nīkau Balme wins at Ngā Manu Kōrero Nationals in Dunedin!
58th Annual Ngā Whakataetae Mō Ngā Manu Kōrero Taku Manu Kākātarahae, Taku Manu Taiko, Taku Manu Kōrero e After two years of having the national competition online, the 58th…
WSC Alumni playing Water Polo at US Colleges
WSC Alumni, Bailey Hollick (formerly in Moana) and Bella Raynes (formerly in Whenua) are playing Water Polo at two different colleges in the USA, and they recently competed against each…
NPoW are 2023 National Champions for WORD – The Front Line!
Ngā Puna o Waiōrea (NPoW) are the 2023 National Grand Slam Champions of WORD - The Front Line, the premier inter-high school spoken word poetry competition in Aotearoa that is…
ECO News – Sep 2023
Recycling Week coming up! Recycling Week is an annual initiative to raise awareness and educate New Zealand on best practices for waste minimisation and recycling. Encouraging conscious procurement, and disposal…
Charli Dunn in NZ OFC U-16s Women’s Football squad!
Our Year 12 Western Springs College student, Charli Dunn, was recently selected as part of the 19-player squad announced by NZ Football to play in the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) U-16s…
Drowning Prevention Auckland – Term 4 holiday programmes
Drowning Prevention Auckland has just released a series of water safety programmes for the September school holidays that will run at pools around Auckland. The Splash Holiday programme is a…
Exciting news from Languages Department!
When the Covid Pandemic happened in 2020, the closure of our borders meant that overseas travel stopped. After all these years of not being able to expand our wings, we…
Principal’s Notes – September 2023
With term break upon us, signs of Spring weather beginning to emerge and daylight savings due, I want to wish all students and staff a refreshing break as it will…
Sophia Jones – WSC Alumna in WOW 2023!
WSC Alumna, Sophia Jones, has been selected as one of the Top 120 designers from 22 countries to feature in the 33rd iteration of the world-renowned World of WearableArt (WOW)…
Māori YouTube Channels Created by NPoW Whānau
Created by whānau from Ngā Puna O Waiōrea, two new YouTube channels are promoting Māori language learning. Speak Māori and Waiata Māori are on YouTube and social media channels. Speak…
Grey Lynn Park Senior Playspace Renewal – Auckland Council seeking your feedback
As a community stakeholder, Western Springs College is updating our school community on the ‘Have Your Say’ campaign for the renewal of the senior play facility (Dryden St end) at…
WSCW Ball 2024
The WSCW 2024 School Ball will be held at the Ellerslie Events Centre again, but in their biggest ballroom downstairs (Newmarket Room). Please be aware there are only 650 spaces…
Western Springs College – Homestay Families Wanted
Our school welcomes applications from local families who may be interested in hosting International Students. Ever thought of hosting an International student? Do you have a spare room available? We…
Debating Success
Congratulations to two of our debaters Beza Habtermariam and Alice Shepherd! Beza and Alice have been part of the Advanced Open Team in the Auckland School Debating Competition. The team…
PASIFIKA PRIZE GIVING – Thursday 19 October 6pm
Malo e lelei, Kia orana, Fakalofa lahi atu, Taloha ni, Ni sa bula, Namaste, Kia ora. Warm Pasifika greetings to you all! Talofa lava, Malo le soifua, CALLING ALL FRIENDS…
Students Brave the Shave for a Cure 2023
In an inspiring display of unity and compassion, three exceptional students, Jaime Black, Draco Ciprian, and Oliver Burton, boldly shed their locks in support of "Shave for Cure," an initiative…
Y11 Business Studies – Guest Speaker Laura Fisher
In late August, Year 11 Business Studies classes were treated to Laura Fisher coming to school to explain how Shannon Kelly (her business partner) and herself successfully launched their new…
Library Week Success
Thank you to everybody who participated in library week this year. Over a beautiful sunny week, we had competitions, a table full of donated books, dress-ups and more. It was…
Students Complete 6-Week Yoga Programme for Wellbeing
Over 6-weeks in Term 3, 15 students participated in an introduction to personal home yoga practice. Each week the group went through a different aspect of practice. And everybody learnt…
The Red Cross Journey
Do you like jogging with friends? If you do, our Healthwise team would like to introduce this wonderful event to you. Walk to raise money for refugees across the world!…