You will see elsewhere in this Newsletter that Ngā Puna o Waiōrea has again taken out first place in both Division 1 (the Premier division) and Division 2, and second place in Division 3 of the Maori stage at Polyfest 2023.  Another awesome achievement that reflects the dedication of the ākonga, kaiako, tutors and whānau for this rōopu. The current … Read more

The last week of the term was a busy, but successful, one for all of our Ngā Puna o Waiōrea (NPoW) ākonga, kaiako, tutors and whānau involved in the Polyfest 2023 Māori Stage Competition, which was held at the Due Drop Event Centre in Manukau. NPoW had a three competitive teams and one non-competitive team entered this year: O Rehu … Read more

Bright and early on a Sunday morning thirteen dedicated performers and their Drama Kaiako headed off to this year’s SGCNZ University of Otago Sheilah Winn Regional Shakespeare Festival 2023, hosted at Kristin College. This year our five WSCW teams creatively presented short scenes from Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, King Lear, As you like it and Taming of the Shrew. All … Read more

The WSCW Y13 & Y12 School Ball will be held at the Ellerslie Events Centre (Level 3 Guineas Rooms) on Saturday 27th May 2023. There is a limit of 500 students. Priority will go to Y13 and Y12 students of WSCW first. After the deadline - Friday 5th May 2023 - we will start processing Y13 ball partners and if … Read more

Great weather, no lockdowns and a school/BoT that supports EOTC have made it a great year to be a Geographer. Geography is the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments. As a department we are endeavoring to give our students as many “real world” experiences and contexts as possible because the best place to study Geography … Read more

Geography teacher Sarah Carr would like to thank her colleagues and the leadership of Springs - Waiōrea for allowing her to take leave in order to complete a Postgraduate Diploma of Geospatial Science last year. Sarah was able to use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to undertake wide-ranging research. Topics included the use of satellite data to assess... the potential habitat … Read more

We are always looking to improve our communication with whanau and community and would appreciate your feedback on our newsletter. Click here to complete a brief 5-10 minute feedback form. Ngā mihi nui  Read more

On the 31st of March, the Healthwise leaders had organized a karaoke session at lunch. Teachers sang their favorite songs, and there were even duets with students! Mr Dan started off the lunch with a metal rock song. A duet occurred shortly after with Ms Wong and Henri Woodley (student), who sang ‘Stand by me’ by Ben E King. Following … Read more

This term the year 12 Dance class have been developing their understanding of hip hop and street dance with their Dance teacher Sam Wood Rawnsley. The outcome of this learning will be a NCEA performance assessment. Unitec and WSCW Dance Alumni Taniora Motutere has returned to share his extensive movement knowledge and teach two short sequences of movement. Students have … Read more

In the final week of 2022, our Arts Departments shared a very special celebration of Junior Arts here in TAPAC theatre. Our foyer and theatre were filled for two sold out shows!  Thank you to all of the kaiako and tauira who worked very hard at the end of a busy year to bring this event to life. Ma whero … Read more

ECO TIP Auckland is aiming for zero waste by 2040 and keeping your food scraps out of the rubbish is a great way you can help, this is why this year the council is rolling out the food scraps collection service. Why food waste? Food is a valuable resource, however when food goes to landfill it produces methane and CO2 … Read more

On Sunday 12th March, a group of 23 Waiōrea students performed a "Wero" on court to the Sydney Kings, on behalf of the New Zealand Breakers at the trans-Tasman battle in the Hungry Jack’s NBL Championship Series. It was an exciting opportunity for our Waiōrea ākonga to showcase their talents in front of almost 10,000 fans! Photo Credit: NPoW kaiako, … Read more

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 are looking for families to host & care for our WSC International Students starting in Term 1 of 2023 (male or female, long- … Read more

With families around NZ experiencing increasing financial hardship - we have an increasing number of families who are unable to purchase laptops for their children.  We are raising funds to get these vital learning tools into their hands.  At the moment we have around 55 students who rely on the school to provide them with laptops.  The laptops they currently … Read more

The NZ Sailing Trust has two trips (Hinemoana & Tikapa Moana) during the school holidays to help ākonga complete their Duke of Edinburgh Gold Journey or residential trips or just to experience something new and exciting. Check out the attached flyers for more information... Hinemoana Tikapa Moana Read more

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