We hear lots in the press and media generally about declining standards in education. If you have been on any of my school tours during our Open Weeks you will know that I vigorously challenge that notion and demonstrate that by showing parents what our kids are doing and are capable of doing. I often challenge parent visitors with the … Read more

Measles Alert

Are you and your family/whānau protected from measles? With people travelling overseas again, there’s a risk that someone with measles could unknowingly bring the disease back to Aotearoa New Zealand.Measles spreads easily and quickly, usually between people who are unimmunised or only partially immunised. It can be serious and life threatening. In the 2019 measles outbreak in Aotearoa New Zealand … Read more

Everyday Upstander Kaitiaki ia rā.  You have the power to prevent bullying! Research shows more than half of bullying situations (57%) stop when tauira/students intervene. Our school will have a lot of activities on Friday. Dress up in pink and bring your koha. Read more

Our top scholar for dance, Minh Anh Tran, personally received her Premier Scholar Award from the Prime Minister at the Wellington ceremony.  Congratulations again on this outstanding achievement. Minh Anh Tran is in the second row to the right of the Prime Minister. Read more

To encourage collaboration between students in our year 9 maths classes, the maths department elected to participate in a collaborative activity with escaping a digital escape room as the theme. Designed by the Collaborative pedagogies WSC team, the task encourages students to see the positives of sharing ideas, understand the perspectives of others while completing tasks in an attempt to … Read more

The Y13 statistics students from WSC visited Pasadena Intermediate school during term 1 as a part of the statistics topic they were working on. During the visit, the WSC statistics students conducted the experiments they designed and collected data using the Pasadena intermediate students as participants. This visit provided the year 13 students with an opportunity to visit one of … Read more

This is happening Tuesday May 23rd.  Please bring your clothing and accessory donations to the hall foyer before the event day. Ngā mihi nui Read more

Come work as part of our excellent grounds team. 40hrs per week Mostly gardening - 30hrs, plus some grounds team work - 10hrs 52 Weeks per year. Requirements and skills A love of the outdoors and plant life Experience as a Gardener preferred, but not essential Willingness and ability to do physical work, including some heavy lifting Enjoy working in … Read more

This year Springs - Waiōrea are offering students the opportunity to take part in a weekly workshop run by well known Shortland Street actor and motivational coach Lynette Forday. Lynette became a household name on New Zealand television and was a pioneer in getting a minority face into the mainstream media.  Her passion lies in helping young people believe that … Read more

Interested in taking your scientific knowledge and understanding to the next level? Read on. Science: Otago University runs a Senior Science Quiz. Registrations close for this soon (12/05/2023)! Register here. Biology: The NZIBO (New Zealand International Biology Olympiad) is an examination that has 3 levels, the first of which happens in August 2023. Register here. Animal Use in research: ANZCCART (Australian & New Zealand Council … Read more

A full term of local training and racing had the Springs Orienteering team primed for 3 days of racing in the North Island SS champs.  A 5am start plus long drive to Whanganui had no ill effects or energy loss for the team on a lightning fast local high school campus sprint course. Speedsters, Max and Ollie took full advantage … Read more

The WSC sailing team competed in the Auckland Cup for Teams Racing, run out of the Royal Akarana Yacht Club over April 30-31. For a team that was put together “last minute” and which had very limited teams racing experience, they performed incredibly well, racing against some of the most experienced and best teams in the country. What impressed me … Read more

We are always looking to improve our communication with whanau and community and would appreciate your feedback on our newsletter.  Thank-you to those that have already given feedback. Click here to complete a brief 4-5 minute feedback form. Ngā mihi nui  Read more

Each year WSC - NPOW enters teams in the interschool Epro8 engineering competition. This has been impacted by Covid restrictions since 2020, but it should be all go for 2023. Students wanting to join the Epro8 engineering group and participate in the interschool competiton in Term 3 should check the notice on level 3 of KHCL for details. Read more

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 3 of 2023 (male or female, long or short-term). We offer a remuneration to … 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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