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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…

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…

On Thursday the 31st of July WasteWise, Kaitiaki and the trappers got their gloves on and their shoes dirty to plant 200 native trees along the northern boundary of our…

For 2026, Western Springs College will accept enrolments for students in Year 9 or Year 10 who are living out of zone (zone defined by the Western Springs College Enrolment…

CAA (Common Assessment Task) digital exams will be held in the first week of September. Year 10 students/ākonga and any senior student/ākonga who have not yet passed these compulsory Literacy…

Term 3 is course selection time for 2026 for Year 10-12 students. Information will be sent to whānau in the next week so look out for that; when you receive…

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…

Our Learning Support Department is now recruiting volunteer Exam Assistants for the external Derived-Grade Exams (DGE), which will be held in Weeks 8 and 9 in Term 3 (5th –…

Kia ora e te whānau, This term, there will be an election and selection for the Western Springs College-Ngā Puna O Waiōrea (WSC-NPoW) School Board. These elections and selections happen…

Many of you will have noticed from multiple postings on various sites that we have changed our approach to out of zone enrolments for students in the junior school (Years…

2025 marked the 60th celebration year/Matariki celebration of Ngā Manu Korero - Tāmaki Ki Te Waitemata, with Ngā Puna o Waiōrea-Western Springs College hosting this prestigious national event on Friday,…

Our 2025 WSCW School Ball recently took place again at the Ellerslie Event Centre, in the ground floor Newmarket Room. The theme, chosen by the 2025 Events Leaders (Kahukura Harrison-Rudolph…

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,…

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…

OPEN WEEK TOURS AT WESTERN SPRINGS COLLEGE-NGĀ PUNA O WAIŌREA School tours with the Principal (or a Senior Leader) will take place from Tuesday 15th July 2025 to Friday 18th…

Kia Ora tatou, Targeted for years 10-13, our unique Matariki Pathways and Subject Selection will be held on July 17th from 4:30 pm to 7 pm. Subject teachers and a…

We have finally reached the end of an epic term here in Te Whare Puoro. Term 2 is one of our busiest terms for music events and we have loved…

Term 2 has been a dynamic and hands-on journey for our Year 11 PE students, packed with opportunities to put their learning into action! A major highlight was our camp…

From Term 3 we will be using the Google AI tool Gemini for both teachers/kaiako and students/ākonga. We are introducing Gemini as it is now part of the Google Workspace…

In May (Term 2, 2025), the International Student Leaders and the International Student Office launched the International Student Photograph Competition to encourage international students to share their positive experiences in…

Western Spring College International Team is welcoming applications from local families who may be interested in hosting International Students (male or female, long or short term).

Congratulations to our WSC Alumna of 2021, Isabella (Izzy) Matthews, who has been selected to compete at the 2025 World University Games to be held at Rhine-Ruhr, Germany this year…

Workshops to help students/ākonga prepare for the Common Assessment Activity (CAA) Exams coming up at the start of September. Most of the students sitting this round of exams will be…

Five weeks into the term and the school is abuzz with activity. It is wonderful to be able share some student voice from our student representatives on the Board to…