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Anna from Physio Action is available  at school everyday from 12-4pm. Students  and staff can book appointments through the receptionist or nurses in Waiora - the health centre.

New Zealand Traveller Declaration Going overseas for the school holidays? Everyone travelling into New Zealand must complete a New Zealand Traveller Declaration, including returning New Zealand passport holders. Its FREE…

Congratulations to all the performers from Ngā Puna o Waiōrea who took part in Te Matatini! We had several performers in different roopu: Our ākonga who performed were: Rawinia Morehu…

Having five International Student Leaders in 2025 is a key highlight of our school’s international student programme. These leaders come from diverse cultural backgrounds, reflecting both the diversity of our…

Since welcoming our new Term 1 students at the end of January, the International Office staff has been conducting individual interviews with international students as part of our routine student…

Kai ora Koutou Please remind your children to always tag on and off the school bus with their AT HOP card. This means Auckland Transport can accurately track the numbers…

Looking for information on term dates, sports info, how to find the parent portal, how to downlaod the school app?  See our Key Information for Whānau on the school website. …

A mammoth thank you to the Waiōrea Community Recycling Centre team for hosting Wises Day 2025. We loved Christine, Esther and Tom's informative tour of the Op shop and recycling…

Recently, a team of kaiako had a weeding bee down at the Waitītiko awa that borders the school.  It was amazing to see the huge difference a small group made,…

In Week 7, our Art History and senior painting students visited Olafur Eliasson's fantastic exhibition 'Your Curious Journey' at Toi Tāmaki. Year 13 Art History students were selecting a work…

We are excited to offer a 3-day free school holiday programme designed to engage children in fun, creative, and eco-friendly activities.  The programme is open to students age 10 to…

Our school welcomes applications from local families who may be interested in hosting International Students. We are looking for families to host & care for our WSC International students (male…

Our student Events Leaders have been busy consulting on leaver's gear options for our 2025 graduates! We are working with a local supplier to ensure we have great quality gear…

“What a great start to the year” is the refrain I hear from colleagues absolutely buzzing about the first few school weeks of 2025. From the moving welcoming pōwhiri, the…

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 term by…

Looking for infomation on term dates, sports info, how to find the parent portal, how to downlaod the school app?  See our Key Information for Whānau on the school website. …

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…

Pasifika Festival returns to Western Springs Park for a celebration of all things Pacific on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 March 2025. Check out the official website here.

Work on the MOTAT tram tracks is currently going on outside our main front school gate (Gate 3), which will be closed until Thursday 6th March.     1. Access…

Our WSCW Winter Sports Sign Ups start next week on Monday 3rd March!

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,…

WSC FOOTBALL REGISTER YOUR INTEREST TO PLAY IN 2025 For all students who might be interested in playing football for WSC this year, can you please register your interest to…

In order to support students/ākonga prepare for the Literacy and Numeracy Common Assessment Activities (CAA) we are running workshops on Wednesdays after school (unless announced otherwise). The workshops will be…

We have several channels by which we keep in touch with you and you can stay informed: Community Updates: From time to time you will receive an email from the…

With the new school year being a shock for everyone, in terms of having to wake up earlier, we recently ran a competition on Instagram to find out what our…

Here at Western Springs College - Ngā Puna o Waiōrea we use devices and digital tools to support our learning and life at school. All new students underwent a digital…

We have had an exciting start to the year with the opening of our second kitchen! It’s a fabulous open and airy space to work in. No pictures of our…

Te Whare Puoro is buzzing once again with the sound of hundreds of musicians and we are LOVING it. We have over 130 students in Year 12 and 13 alone!…

Extended Greetings from Rangitoto and the Visual Arts as we begin 2025. As we settle into the first weeks of term, we’re excited to see our learning spaces abuzz with…

WSCW offers one on one tutoring for students from Springs and Waiōrea through the Learning Centre. We have kaiako available to help students in a wide range of subjects including…

A group of our Year 13 Performing Arts Technology students recently had the incredible opportunity to go behind the scenes at the iconic Laneway Festival. Guided by local sound engineer…

O Week on the Great Lawn was the place to be during lunchtime on Tuesday and Thursday, Week 4. This year there were 27 clubs, activities and organisations ākonga could…

During the year students/ākonga learn about digital citizenship and digital safety. This important aspect of their digital life is delivered through whānau class activities and we also run a whānau…

For more than a decade restorative work has been carried out at the Waitītiko awa (Meola Creek) by Waiōrea and Springs students, kaiako and whānau.  The work is driven by…

What a pleasure it has been to witness the roll call of prizewinners walking across the stage to receive recognition for their outstanding work throughout the year. From the Year…

Our WSCW 2024 Yearbook is now available online on our Yearbook companion website here. All of the WSCW Yearbooks from 2019 are also available on our website here, and these…

Once again our juniors and hardworking teachers put on an impressive market day, with a wide variety of goods available for purchase and all delivered with big smiles and good…

Beach Day 2024 was a roaring success! The weather played ball both students/ākonga & teachers/kaiako enjoyed a fun day out at Long Bay, swimming, digging holes in the sand, and…

This year the Dance Department took six trips to amazing Dance shows: Station by Freshman’s Dance Crew, Ka Mua Ka Muri by Atamira Dance Company, Tolu by Pacific Dance Fest…

The Annual College Sport Auckland's Young Sportsperson of the Year (YSPOTY) Awards Dinner was held at Eden Park on Thursday 28 November. We're very proud to announce that our Year…

What a year… It is hard to believe we are already at the end of 2024 but it is amazing to look back and see how much music we have…

To ensure our students are meeting their potential as writers and problem solvers, hardcopy checklists will be made available to all junior students in 2025.  These may look a little…

Year 10 Sports Academy concluded its term four activities with an awesome Muriwai Camp. The students were fantastic during all aspects of the camp. They really enjoyed surfing, playing beach…

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…

Why the name ‘Wises’? Well, a long long time ago the idea of different groups in the school focusing on different areas of sustainability was mooted. The idea was rapidly…

The Near West A history of Grey Lynn, Arch Hill and Westmere Tania Mace Place your order here, putting a message into the comment box noting your purchase is for the…

The press has recently featured an article referencing lateness at an intermediate school. The Principal at that school was concerned that 10% (85) of the children at his school had…

A big CONGRATULATIONS and THANK YOU to all those involved with our end-of-year Prize-Givings for 2024, which we held across Weeks 2, 3 and 5 of Term 4: Thursday 24th…

Kia ora to all our Springs-Waiōrea (WSCW) whānau, below are our final key dates for Term 4, 2024. NOVEMBER 2024 Thursday, November 21st - Junior Arts Festival (JAF) - 2…

NEED TO KNOW Paid Union Meeting – Thursday November 28th 1.00pm to 3.30pm Normal school timetable 8.47am to 12.30pm Students released – 12.30pm Supervision in school available by request.  …

I am sad to report that Cyril, Principal of Seddon High School from 1969 until 1983 has passed away in his sleep on the morning of Wednesday November 6th aged…

Pt Chev Community Centre have kindly offered our senior students a space to study!

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…

  The Social Studies/Tikanga ā-Iwi department would like to invite you all to our Annual Sustainable Christmas Market that will take place on Tuesday 3rd December 2024 from 9:30am to…

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 (whanau, parents,…

Thank you to our Wastewise leaders for 2024, Isla Hodge and Mila Sokolich. Wastewise have had a year packed with wide-ranging activities. We began with a Wises Day in March…

The 3x3 Basketball Tournament at Western Springs College was a fantastic way to encourage more girls to get involved in basketball. The four-week mini-tournament was full of energy, with the…

Te Ahurea Tino Rangatiratanga is a significant Māori Performing Arts event for Auckland Secondary Schools. This year, this event was held on the North Shore, at Westlake Boys High School…

Congratulations is due to Radha Patel - Western Springs Nga Puna ō Waiorea Alumni 2023. Your vision of our students crossing Meola Road safely to the bus stop has come…

NCEA examinations will be held from November 5th-29th this year. The examination timetable can be accessed here, and on the back of the hardcopy Information Sheets students/ākonga should have received…

Congratulations to our Year 13 Western Springs College student, Charli Dunn, who was recently selected in the New Zealand U-17 Women's Football Team to play in the 2024 FIFA U-17…

We have gone digital with our Western Springs College – Ngā Puna o Waiōra, Seddon High School or Seddon Memorial Technical College yearbooks. If you are interested in looking at…