Given my frequent reference to ‘next steps’ when speaking to students, and parents as well actually, it was hugely pleasing to see the wonderful turnout to our Pathways & Subject Choices evening last week.  We recorded attendance north of 750 people arriving to learn of career opportunities, tertiary learning opportunities as well as next steps in their child’s school journey … Read more

2023 Senior Course Selection Senior Course Selections for current Year 10-12 students are due on Thursday 15th September. Course selection will take place online through the school portal. Information on how to access and complete the course selection process has been emailed to all whānau. There is a Careers Department slide presentation for Year 10 students to assist with course … Read more

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, students, staff and the Board) is invited to review and comment on specific policies and procedures open for review. The policies open for review during Term 3, 2023 are: Inclusive … Read more

Week 7 is Book Week where the library runs a range of events to celebrate all things reading. We have the annual library whanau time quiz and house quiz; dress ups; book cover necklaces; cool displays; shredded-book-in-a-jar competition; and heaps more! Every year we run the book swap where students and staff bring in unwanted books from home. We put … Read more

On Monday the 14th of August a team of Wastewise and Kaitiaki members and Education for Sustainability students headed across the road to the Zoo for Green Jam 2023, our annual sustainability conference. Myself and my fellow Wastewise Leaders Daisy and Lucian, organised the event this year with lots of help from our awesome Wastewise kaiako Ms Hickey. As my … Read more

Kia ora, The Learning Support Department is looking for Reader/Writer and Exam Supervisors for the NZQA exams this year, starting from Monday 6th November 2023. This is a paid opportunity - there are morning and afternoon session and each session pays $100 (4-hour period). To be a Reader/Writer and/or Exam Supervisor you will need to be police vetted. Please email … Read more

We are seeking a friendly & calm member of our community to provide short-term cover (2 weeks) as a Receptionist at our WSCW Student Services Centre (Waiōra) and also provide assistance to our Gateway Department, as required. The 2-week period we are looking to cover is the last week of Term 3 (Monday 18th September to Friday 22nd September) and … Read more

A Spotlight on the Digiwise Panel Our students/ākonga have the opportunity to join a ‘Wises’ panel - students in these groups focus on promoting sustainable behaviours aligned to our school values. The Digiwise panel works hard to promote online safety and a balanced approach to using digital tools. They raise awareness through the Instagram account @wscwdigiwise and school events throughout … Read more

On August 9th we held our 10th annual planting beside the kura's awa Waitītiko. Auckland City Council's Trees for Survival, once again provided our plants and under the guidance of Gail Allende we planted around 200 natives. Wastewise, Life Skills, and the year 9 Waiōrea students attended sessions in our outdoor classroom by the awa, learning about the importance of … Read more

'​WORD - The Front Line' is an inter-high school spoken word poetry competition held every year. This year's team from Ngā Puna o Waiōrea had an excellent performance at the semi-finals against six other teams and were one of three teams that made it through to the finals. They'll be joined by three other teams from a previous semi-final on … Read more

On August 7th, Waiōrea students attended the Mazda Wildlife Career Expo at the Auckland Zoo. They went around to various booths to talk to companies and organisation that work to protect Aotearoa's native wildlife. They also got to hear informal talks from a zoo vet and an animal keeper. After a tour of the zoo, the day wrapped up with … Read more

In a thrilling venture beyond the boundaries of our classroom, our Senior Performing Arts Technology students recently embarked on an eye-opening journey to BodyFX, a renowned professional makeup company specializing in special effects (SFX) makeup. Under the expert guidance of Donna and Yolanda, two of the head artists at BodyFX, our students delved into the intricate world of SFX makeup. … Read more

Looking for infomation on term dates, sports info, how to find the parent portal?  See our Key Information for Whānau on the school website.  You will find this information on the first tab under Student Life on the menu bar, as above.  It contains functional information on reporting absences, signing in and out, our expectations around phones, who to contact … Read more

Opening of the Waiōrea Community Recycling Centre Western Springs College was privileged to attend the opening ceremony of this wonderful new Community Recycling Center, and it looks fantastic. Located at the end of Motions road, you can take almost anything to be recycled, restores, resold. Go and check it out! Drop off and collection Allows drop off: Yes Collection service: … Read more

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Do you need a cool, locally designed tote bag? Eye Bags are a Year 13 Business Studies group. We are dedicated to creating unique, beautiful tote bags that feature designs from local Kiwi artists. Our first line is Sci-Fi tote bags, with four different designs to choose from. These designs have been created by Bad Space Comics, an artist who … Read more

The Judas Zoo Year 12 Drama Production Week 2, Term 3 Term three began with the two Year 12 Drama classes performing their production, ‘The Judas Zoo’ by Gary Henderson. This was a mammoth task with four casts and eight shows over four evenings. The quality of their work was exceptionally high and audiences were transported to Aotearoa in 2045. … Read more

Our Year 13 student, Sam Kenny, recently competed in the 2023 Apollo Projects NZ Short Course Championships, held at the Hawke's Bay Regional Aquatic Centre (8-12 August 2023). Congratulations to Sam on the following results: Silver:  200 Fly Silver:  4x50 Free Silver:  4 x 50 Medley Sam has also been selected to represent Auckland at the NSW Senior State Age … Read more

Maeve Gooder (Year 11) and her horse Waiwai competed in the recent Inter-Schools Show Jumping event at St Peter's College in Cambridge and took home a first place for WSC! This is a great result for the WSC Equestrian Team who are now looking ahead and training for the upcoming North Island Secondary Schools Equestrian Championships in Taupo at the … Read more

Archery NZ Indoor Nationals - Results Brothers, Jacob Schaffer (Year 11) and Toby Schaffer (Year 10), recently competed at the 50th Jubilee of the Archery NZ Indoor Nationals in Palmerston North (19-20th August 2023). Here's an update from Jan Lees (Development Coordinator - Mountain Green Archery Club) to our Sports Coordinator, Sami Va'auli: "Sami, you should be so proud of … Read more

Theo McIntosh who graduated from Springs in 2020 and Hari Pathak Adlard who graduated in 2021, have been selected for the University of Auckland (UoA) Football team (Theo named in the 18 travelling players and Hari is one of five non-travelling reserve players).  UoA beat Christchurch University to be the NZ qualifiers, and then beat University of Western Sydney to … 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

If you're keen to get your child signed up to join the popular Holiday Surf Programme at Orewa Beach over the upcoming school holidays, then please email surf@nzsurfacademy.co.nz to book your spot! Read more

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