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GLOW is on Tuesday lunchtimes in Totara on level 2 of the Ken Havill Centre For Learning!  Come for free food, games and great conversations.  Everyone is welcome.

What an absolute pleasure it has been to introduce our students and then the community into our new school.  They joy of seeing our students adapt so quickly to the…

GLOW is on Tuesday lunchtimes in Totara on level 2 of the Ken Havill Centre For Learning!  Come for free food, games and great conversations.  Everyone is welcome.

Gifted and talented students at WSC-NPoW are encouraged to apply for the many scholarships and opportunities offered by external providers throughout the school year. These opportunities are an excellent way…

    As part of Entertainment publications 25th Birthday celebrations we have organised a special gift for you! Follow the steps below to have exclusive 30 day trial access to…

Kia ora school whanau, We’ve been delighted to welcome our students back to the new school this term. I hope you were able to drop in earlier this week to…

ONE DAY ONLY.  Essential information for every couple on how create a united, supportive home life and help children adjust in a step family. Overcome common challenges and learn practical strategies that really work! …

An enthusiastic group of students from year 10 to 12 attended the Peace Ambassadors Training Day in April. Ali and Andrea from the Peace Foundation came to teach us about…

HEALTH EDUCATION: YEAR 9 AND 10 JUNIOR SEXUALITY EDUCATION Year 9 and 10 Health classes will begin their sexuality education later this term. Year 9 classes will begin the sexuality…

In Term 2 this year we have a theme of “UNIQUE ME” for the international student group. A big group of international students by now have met high expectations or…

The first 6 minutes feature Western Springs College Ngā Puna o Waiōrea. Here is the link

Thanks so much to the 50 or so people who made it along on Thursday evening – what an excellent presentation it was.   It’s not too late to donate towards…

QSD Survey – your chance to have your say! We have just completed our New Zealand Council For Education Research Well Being @School surveys with our students and teachers, with…

This is a fundraising initiative to raise money for laptops for WSC/NPoW students that genuinely can't afford them - this is a huge education equity issue! It is about doing…

Western Springs College–Ngā Puna o Waiōrea Board of Trustees 2019 Election and Selection Held under the school’s alternative constitution enabling co-governance. A copy of the alternative constitution, promulgated 14 March…

Dream Team! Success for Titus Andronicus at The National SGCNZ University of Otago Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre! Over Queen’s Birthday Weekend it was an absolute…

You will be aware that there will be rostering home of students, as well as an Auckland Region stike day, if negotiations with Ministry of Education are not forthcoming. We…

Parents will note elsewhere in this Newsletter my outline of the industrial action facing the sector over the weeks remaining in this term.  Today, in a meeting with the Prime…

Traffic Safety Our Year 12 and 13 student drivers are now required to register their vehicles and licences and participate in our student safety plan so they understand the hazards…

At Western Springs College, we embrace and celebrate our cultural diversities and each student’s uniqueness.  At the International Student Assembly on 22 June, four of our international students delivered their…

If you have a game at Western Springs Fields during weekends do not park on the Motat Road or along the tram line side of the fields. Offending vehicles will…

When: Thursday 30 May 2019 Time: 7:30 pm Place: Western Springs College staff room.   Candidate Statements 3 Year term: Belinda DRAKE: My name is Belinda Drake and I am…

Held under the school’s alternative constitution enabling co-governance. A copy of the alternative constitution, promulgated 14 March 2019, is online at gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2019-go1165. Declaration of 18-month term Parent-elected trustees results At…

School Closures:   Wednesday May 29th – National Strike of Primary and Secondary Teachers. Tuesday June 4th –  Teacher Only Day (this is the day after Queen’s Birthday)   Please…

News from Languages Department -- China trip recount An exciting journey to China happened during April term break -- 15 students from year 11 to year 13 Chinese classes plus…

The impact of pornography on young people presented by the Light Project Koha entry The Light Project is the NZ body researching and training communities on the impacts of pornography…

Year 9 chow down on healthy burritos made in class

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…

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…

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…

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. …

Important Rugby Union & League meeting at morning interval TODAY, inside the sport centre...

Amelie Fairclough got a personal best in the 300m (43.25) and finished 5th in the North Island final in Tauranga on Saturday 6 April and a personal best in the 200m…

We have a number of spare copies of the WSC yearbooks. The earliest copy is 2001 through to 2016, although we do not have spare copies for every year.   If…

After the terrible events in Christchurch the WSC NPoW Peace Ambassadors decided to hold a bake sale, with the proceeds going to Victim Support. We also invited students to write…