With term break upon us, signs of Spring weather beginning to emerge and daylight savings due, I want to wish all students and staff a refreshing break as it will be ‘all on’ next term!  Our senior students will have less than three weeks of term time before prize-givings and study leave. IMPORTANT NOTE: Week 4 of term 4 (October … Read more

When the Covid Pandemic happened in 2020, the closure of our borders meant that overseas travel stopped. After all these years of not being able to expand our wings, we are super excited to announce to our school community that our EOTC Overseas trip is back and is happening now!!! Our first post-Covid trip – to Taiwan – from Tuesday … Read more

Congratulations to two of our debaters Beza Habtermariam and Alice Shepherd! Beza and Alice have been part of the Advanced Open Team in the Auckland School Debating Competition. The team made it the finals in both 2022 and 2023.  This year Beza and Alice were named in the 10 top speakers in the Advanced Open Division. At end of competition … Read more

Ngā Puna o Waiōrea (NPoW) are the 2023 National Grand Slam Champions of WORD - The Front Line, the premier inter-high school spoken word poetry competition in Aotearoa that is run by Action Education in collaboration with YouthLine. WORD - The Front Line is a platform for young people to express themselves, connect with others, and discover how they can … Read more

58th Annual Ngā Whakataetae Mō Ngā Manu Kōrero Taku Manu Kākātarahae, Taku Manu Taiko, Taku Manu Kōrero e After two years of having the national competition online, the 58th Ngā Manu Kōrero live and in-person competition was held in Ōtepoti Dunedin at the Edgar Centre, from Tuesday 19th to Thursday 21st September 2023. Three kura from Tāmaki travelled to … Read more

Malo e lelei, Kia orana, Fakalofa lahi atu, Taloha ni, Ni sa bula, Namaste, Kia ora. Warm Pasifika greetings to you all! Talofa lava, Malo le soifua, CALLING ALL FRIENDS & FAMILIES OF OUR PASIFIKA PRIZEWINNERS! The Pasifika whānau at 'Springs warmly invite the families and friends of all our prizewinners to celebrate their wonderful efforts and achievements. When: Thursday … Read more

In an inspiring display of unity and compassion, three exceptional students, Jaime Black, Draco Ciprian, and Oliver Burton, boldly shed their locks in support of "Shave for Cure," an initiative by Leukaemia and Blood Cancer NZ. Together, they raised over $1600, demonstrating not only financial generosity but also the strength of our school community. With Kyro Thomas-Meleisea (Sports Dept) stepping … Read more

Our Year 12 Western Springs College student, Charli Dunn, was recently selected as part of the 19-player squad announced by NZ Football to play in the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) U-16s Women's Championship for 2023, which is currently being played in Tahiti (13-26th September). Charli was one of two players from our neighbouring Western Springs Association Football Club (WSAFC) to be … Read more

In late August, Year 11 Business Studies classes were treated to Laura Fisher coming to school to explain how Shannon Kelly (her business partner) and herself successfully launched their new product Allmite Gold yeast spread under their Mitey Co Ltd brand. Allmite Gold, a tahini-based yeast spread, has gone on to win NZ Food awards and is now stocked by … Read more

Thank you to everybody who participated in library week this year. Over a beautiful sunny week, we had competitions, a table full of donated books, dress-ups and more. It was great to see how enthusiastic and supportive staff and students are about the importance of reading. And a big congratulations to Moana house for taking out the form class quiz … Read more

Recycling Week coming up! Recycling Week is an annual initiative to raise awareness and educate New Zealand on best practices for waste minimisation and recycling. Encouraging conscious procurement, and disposal of items, creating a waste-free future for New Zealand. Each day of Recycling Week features an easy-to-remember theme that will challenge and encourage you to re-think your waste minimisation and … Read more

WSC Alumna, Sophia Jones, has been selected as one of the Top 120 designers from 22 countries to feature in the 33rd iteration of the world-renowned World of WearableArt (WOW) Show, which started on September 20th and runs through to October 8th, 2023 at TSB Arena in Wellington. Sophia (commonly known as Sophie) was part of Moana House and she … Read more

The WSCW 2024 School Ball will be held at the Ellerslie Events Centre again, but in their biggest ballroom downstairs (Newmarket Room). Please be aware there are only 650 spaces available. To accommodate as many of our students as possible, the 2024 WSCW Ball will be for WSCW Year 13 students and their outside partners (must be at least Year … Read more

Do you like jogging with friends? If you do, our Healthwise team would like to introduce this wonderful event to you. Walk to raise money for refugees across the world! Scan the QR code to sign up and walk the same distance as refugees. Sign Up Today! Read more

Over 6-weeks in Term 3, 15 students participated in an introduction to personal home yoga practice. Each week the group went through a different aspect of practice. And everybody learnt how to use their breath as a means to calm the mind, ground, and feel their connection to the natural world. It was awesome! Here are some words from students … 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 (male or female, long or short term). We offer a remuneration to cover student costs ($340 per … Read more

Created by whānau from Ngā Puna O Waiōrea, two new YouTube channels are promoting Māori language learning. Speak Māori and Waiata Māori are on YouTube and social media channels. Speak Māori (which already has over 17,500 subscribers) can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/@Speak_Maori Waiata Māori can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/@WaiataMaori Waiata Māori is a brand new channel created in collaboration with … Read more

Drowning Prevention Auckland has just released a series of water safety programmes for the September school holidays that will run at pools around Auckland. The Splash Holiday programme is a fun and safe opportunity for children aged 8-15 to improve their water safety competence and knowledge, while enhancing their swimming ability. Places are limited to 25 per day and cost … Read more

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