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Students are expected to do at least an hour of homework every week in Maths. Among other benefits, homework teaches students to take responsibility for their own learning and be…

Extended Greetings from Rangitoto, Despite the disruptive start to the year, it has been a whirlwind of activity as students have settled into the first term - introducing them to…

This year we are fortunate to have four new creative and driven Arts Leaders joining our team. Oliver Burton, Oscar Lyons, Ruby Judson, Isabella Benson. Hi! I’m Bella, one of…

Amelie Fairclough (Y13) was selected in December last year to be in the NZ Secondary Schools touring athletics squad to complete in the televised Classic Competitions in NZ in January…

The Year 12 Philosophy class have been learning about addiction and the brain, so this weeks lessons they have been having practical lessons in making different neurons out of pipe…

Eco tip - Choose local Local food, local artists, local clothes makers, local menders… not only is this beneficial financially, it is also a more environmental choice as products don't…

Wises liaison teachers; Ada Wong, Jared Hockly, Deb Thompson and Marie Hickey, had the pleasure of spending a productive and inspirational camp with a great group of student leaders and…

Congratulations to all past and present kaiako and ākonga who took part in various rōpū at Te Matatini this year. Ngā Puna o Waiōrea was well represented in Angitū by…

We welcome all our staff, teachers/kaiako, students/ākonga and their families/whānau back to the 2023 school year at Western Springs College-Ngā Puna o Waiōrea. Last week on Thursday (16 February), we…

Blue Light is a registered charity that works in partnership with the NZ Police to provide young people of Aotearoa New Zealand opportunities that empower and challenge!  All of the…

Jacob Schaffer has had a fantastic start to the year, where he competed at the Youth North Island Championships in Tauranga earlier this month. Jacob won Silver in both his…

We have an opportunity for an experienced, innovative and enthusiatic Accounts Officer to join our Office Administrative team at Western Springs College-Ngā Puna o Waiōrea (WSCW). This is a 25 hours/week, term-time…

The Su brothers, Benaiah (Year 11) and Daequan (Year 10), both competed at both the North Island (Whanganui) and the South Island (Timaru) Colgate games over the summer holidays and…

If you're interested in playing Summer Sports for WSCW, then please head along to Te Whakamanu (adjacent to the new gym for our new students) and register your interest in…

The Mount Albert Lions Rugby League Club Under 16s Boys team are looking looking for the 2023 season. Pre-season training has commenced Tuesday and Thursday nights. 6.20pm Fowlds Park Mt…

The Top Dance Scholar for NZ in 2022 was our very own dance student Minh Anh Tran. Congratulations Minh Anh on this huge achievement! We also celebrate the success of…

Our teaching and learning at Western Springs College - Ngā Puna o Waiōrea is complemented by digital devices and the excellent digital tools we have available to us. In our…

We are delighted to receive notification of the success of Springs - Waiōrea students in the 2022 New Zealand Scholarship Examinations. Congratulations to the students who gained scholarships in the…

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,…

This has been a tough past few weeks for families with flooding damage to homes and paddocks, many with concerns about horse welfare, both within and outside of the Western…

Our school values, with the aim of strengthening relationships in a positive environment, are reflected in our school culture, and enable us to remove barriers to engagement and improve students’…

A huge congratulations to our WSC Year 12 student, Rio Faleafa, who was recently announced in the 2024 New Zealand Under 18s Mens Water Polo Squad! Rio will train in…

After receiving fantastic feedback from parents and students last year, Coding NZ has decided to offer free tutored coding holiday activities again this summer. Check out the flyer and link…

A huge thanks and congratulations to all of our Ngā Puna o Waiōrea tauira who received awards at our recent Waiōrea Prize-Givings held in our last week of school (full…

Our Year 11 Western Springs College-Ngā Puna o Waiōrea student/tauira, Skylah Tainui-Takerei, was recently announced as one of 90 secondary school netball players from across Aotearoa New Zealand invited to…

What a pleasure it has been to witness the roll call of prizewinners walking across the stage to receive recognition for their outstanding work in 2022. From the Year 13…

Our WSCW 2022 Yearbook is now available online here. All of the yearbooks from 2019 are also available on our website here, and these can be accessed from our school…

Congratulations to Nina Somerville, who as a member of the Young Shakespeare Company of New Zealand will be performing at the Globe Theatre in London next year! Nina was selected…

A huge THANKS/Ngā mihi to everyone who supported our WSCW Year 9 Social Studies Christmas Sustainable Market, which was held on Thursday 1 December on Level 2 of KHCL. We…

Outward Bound runs Adapted courses for secondary school students with physical disabilities. These courses are fully funded. The only cost to students is getting a pre-course medical done by a GP…

As part of Ngā Puna o Waiōrea haerenga week in week 7, the Year 9 and 10 students took part in the bi-annual Omanga Miharo- Amazing Race. Working in their…

Special Programme for Term 3 and 4 new students While the senior students were sitting the NCEA exams, our Term 3 and 4 senior new students were enjoying the four-week…

Outward Bound runs Adapted courses for secondary school students with physical disabilities. These courses are fully funded. The only cost to students is getting a pre-course medical done by a GP…

Learning Support Senior Life Skills Programme This year, some of our senior Learning Support students have been involved in a specialist course called Life Skills. They have participated in a…

RECYCLING IN TĀMAKI MAKAURAU TOP TIPS FOR A SUSTAINABLE CHRISTMAS PRESENTS 1. Quality not quantity - when buying gifts think: less but better, putting the time into picking a quality…

A big CONGRATULATIONS and THANK YOU to all those involved with our end-of-year Prize-Givings for 2022, which we held across Week 3 of this term: Monday 31 October 2022 -…

In November 2022, Ngā Puna o Waiōrea (NPoW) took part in the Auckland Secondary Schools' Kapa Haka competition, known as Te Ahurea Tino Rangatiratanga, which was established in 1996 to…

Dress For Success Auckland is holding it one of it's events - Fill A Bag Sale - at the Western Springs Garden Community Hall on Saturday 3 December 2022, from…

Our Year 9 WSC student, Amaya Tan-Peters, recently represented New Zealand at the Noumea Open International Climbing event held in New Caledonia between the 13th-15th October 2022. Amaya came 2nd…

Our Year 13 student Avery Longhurst, CEO of the company called Buzz Shots, recently won two awards at the Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) for the West Auckland region…

As you can see in this latest Newsletter ex ‘Springers’ are aceing it out there. Well done to all of you...and don’t forget to visit your old school. We would…

Alumna, Football Fern Daisy Cleverley continues to be a bright presence in the women's football scene. She currently plays for the Danish first division club HB Køge, enabling her to…

Pearl Little is the Green Party Press Secretary based in Wellington. Her job involves helping to amplify the work of Green MPs through the media. She was the Strategic Communications…

After two years of cancelled events, the Springs Dance Department made up for lost time with a buzzing array of events - trips, performance opportunities, guest tutors and more! Trips…

On Thursday 1st December (week 7), just about all of the WSCW Year 9 cohort will be involved in our Annual Social Studies Christmas Sustainable Market. This will take place…

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…

On Wednesday last week, we welcomed on to the site for the first time our new Evaluation Partners from the Education Review Office (ERO).  ERO has shifted to a more…

It’s been a great wrap up to 2022 in the library with some new purchases, a pizza lunch for the library monitors, and a new story-time initiative to boost engagement…

Dillon Lovrin, a year 10 student, and dedicated soccer player, was nominated and won the FUYA Academy Sportsperson of the Year award for 2022. The football academy awards were held…

Visit from the Waiōrea Community Recycling Centre The Waiōrea Community Recycling Centre held a Logo Design Workshop for some of our Year 9, 10, 12 and 13 students. The WCRC…

Sadly, the HP Tidy Tech recycling programme has closed and you will no longer be able to recycle your old technology items at school.  Please do not bring any IT…

Alumna, Frances Sauvao Va'auli was a recipient of the‘Tulī Takes Flight’ scholarship which was presented at the Dawn Raid Commemoration on 27th August, 2022. The scholarships are a part of…

As the year is zipping by, we thought we'd share with you the dates for our Western Springs College-Ngā Puna o Waiōrea 2022 Prize-Givings so that you can save the…

Western Springs College-Ngā Puna o Waiōrea (WSCW) have been kindly nominated by the NZ Sailing Trust as the successor of any donations they receive as a recipient of the GOOD…

Ngā mihi nui ki a koe (congratulations) to our Ngā Puna o Waiōrea (NPoW) ākonga, Year 10 Rehutai Appleyard, representing our region Tāmaki Makaurau – Ki Te Waitematā, who achieved…

Following COVID related-disruptions, our second-ever Winter Tournament Week took place between Monday 29th August and Friday 2nd September 2022. A huge THANK YOU to all those involved with this amazing…

As we head into Term 4 soon, our WSC Cricket season will be starting for our school teams. If there are any Year 9 or Year 10 Boys interested in…

Just a reminder that parents should have received an email from PhotoLife about ordering of WSC Sports Teams & Club Photos. If you haven't, please check your Spam folder or…

On Thursday 29th of September 2022, a sold-out performance in the Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre in Aotea Centre showcased original works of haka theatre through Autaia - a unique blend…