One of the themes I return to time and time again with our students and their parents too, is “what are your next steps?” Focus on your exit qualifications and where are they going to take you – the next steps on your educational journey. Harry Ashton-Ireland (see photo) left us in 2020 to pursue his dream as after many … Read more

Lily Laita was an accomplished and celebrated artist and a dedicated, much loved teacher. As the first Pasifika woman to graduate from Elam School of Fine Arts she paved the way for many to follow in her footsteps. Te Papa holds a number of her works in their collection - a measure of her standing in the art world. Lily … Read more

IMPORTANT NOTES NCEA exams start on Monday 6th November and finish on Thursday 30th November. Students MUST bring their exam admission slip to EVERY exam. Please ensure they are not written on. Check your Examination Admission slip carefully (note that the Year 11 Maths exam is on Thursday 9th November in the morning - it shows on the bottom of … Read more

Need to Know Teacher-Only Day - Thursday, November 16th 2023. School closed for instruction. NCEA exams continue as scheduled. Further Details School across New Zealand have been allocated four teacher-only days (TODs) to prepare for the implementation of curriculum and assessment changes. The timeframe for holding the second of these TODs is between 13 and 24 November. We have opted to hold our TOD … Read more

Kia ora e te whānau, The information below is for parents of students in Kura Auraki/Springs (English medium pathway). Voting in the School Board election is underway and the last day to cast your vote is Wednesday 15 November, 4pm. How to cast your vote If you are the parent or caregiver of a student at Western Springs College (English medium) … Read more

A big CONGRATULATIONS and THANK YOU to all those involved with our end-of-year Prize-Givings for 2023, which we held across Weeks 2 and 3 of Term 4: Thursday 19th October 2023 – Pasifika Prize-Giving Friday 20th October 2023 – Sports Prize-Giving Wednesday 25th October 2023 – Year 13 Leavers Event & Year 13 Prize-Giving Thursday 26th October 2023 – Year 12 … 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 4, 2023 are: Curriculum … Read more

2023 Arts Banner design by Dawa Yeshe (pictured above) Term three ended with a creative bang! Throughout this week WSCW ākonga could experience and participate in pop up Arts events hosted by the Arts Leaders, senior ākonga and the Arts Coordinator. This week-long ākonga focused initiative started with an awesome performance by the WSCW Jazz band on the deck on … Read more

Recently a number of Western Springs College-Nga Puna ō Waiorea Year 13 students won awards in the the Young Enterprise Scheme Tāmaki Makaurau Regional Awards - Auckland West region. In 2023 the Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) ignited the ambitions of 1,800  Yr 12 & 13students across 53 schools, leading to the establishment of 400+ businesses. These awards celebrate and championed … Read more

Towards to the end of Term 3, our long awaited Overseas EOTC trip departed to Taiwan. Here is a trip recount from one of the students. Taiwan Trip Recount - by Year 13 student Rose Perry On the 19th of September, 10 students from our Western Springs Year 13 Chinese class travelled alongside Ms Liao and Ms Ruland to catch … Read more

Recycle your Tetra Pak cartons Tetra Pak cartons are no longer to be put in the recycling bins collected by Auckland Council. Instead, you can find alternatives, like Mylk Made for plant based milk, or send the cartons to the Waiōrea Community Recycling Center. The Waiōrea CRC will take your cartons by 40L crates and it will be $2.  The … Read more

We are in the process of gathering material to upload to the WSC 2023 Yearbook companion website. Please contact Deputy Principal, Geraldine Victor via email - victorg@wsc.school.nz - to request removal of your child's photo(s) if you do not want them published on the website. Read more

When we think of any career planning we reflect on our personal values, strengths and interests. In whanau class last week, Year 9 students were asked to develop their own self awareness through an online "Who Am I?" activity. Students used a online program called 'Career Central' to write their personal qualities, activities outside of the classroom and used a … Read more

Early in term 3 the Life Skills class from Learning Support was invited to take part in some regenerative native tree planting by Waitītiko stream which runs between Western Springs College Ngā Puna O Waiōrea and Pasadena Intermediate. We created a mural showing some of our native birds and trees based on our field trip. Each student chose a tree … Read more

Sabina Tunnicliffe has been named for the NZ U18 representative Ice Hockey travelling team.  She is one of only two players from Auckland on the 18-strong girls team who will be traveling to Sofia Bulgaria for the Division 2 World Tournament from January 8-14, 2024.  This is the 2nd year in a row that Sabina has been named to the traveling … Read more

The Auckland Under 18's Ice Hockey team took the Gold medal at the New Zealand Midget Ice Hockey League (U18 NZMIHL) National Championships in Dunedin recently. The NZMIHL features four teams: Auckland, Canterbury, Dunedin and Queenstown. Drew Cunningham was the Assistant Captain of the team. In the last round of games, Auckland were undefeated and Drew was 6th overall in … Read more

Wiremu Godfrey competed in Secondary Schools Judo competition on Saturday 16 September.  In his weight category (under 81kg) he won BRONZE & in the open weight he also won a BRONZE.  An awesome achievement as he was fighting much heavier opponents. In the NZ Nationals he received GOLD in Cadet under 81kg, BRONZE in Cadet Open weight & SILVER in … Read more

Librarian’s choice for this month goes to “Weird Sea Creatures” by Erich Hoyt. A collection of high definition deep sea photographs of the strangest creatures you’ve never seen; including the Hydromedusan Jellyfish; the Solitary Salp; and the Pram Bug. This book delivers! Gavin Bishop’s new masterpiece Patu has also arrived. The book is an illustrated history of Aotearoa that neatly … Read more

University of Auckland is offering a special 4-week Calculus programme for Māori and Pacific Year 12 students to give them clear pathways into Engineering. The details are as follows: Focus: Year 13 Calculus - NCEA Level 3 differentiation Cost: Free Dates: Monday Dec 11 - Friday Dec 22 2023 AND Thursday Jan 4 - Tuesday Jan 16 2024 Days: Monday, … Read more

As a part of IEEE women in engineering leadership summit, University of Auckland is offering a free STEM workshop for Y11, 12, and 13 students to attend. The workshop is designed to encourage and inspire the next generation of women in Engineering. The workshop will be held on Tuesday 12th of December from 8 am - 1:30 pm. Participants can … Read more

Final event of 2023 There is still one more competition ahead in the Schools Equestrian calendar for 2023 – the Auckland Secondary Schools Three Day Event at Puhinui (Dec 8-10th). If you would like to know more about representing Springs in this, we’d love to hear from you. Please contact WSC Equestrian Team Manager via e-mail (gerardene@hotmail.com). Great results for … Read more

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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

Thanks so much to everyone who made it along at short notice to our Term 4 PAG meeting on Tuesday the 7th November, and thank you to everyone who's been in contact to be put on the PAG mailing list.  PAG is made up of a group of parents who work together to support our school and strengthen the school … Read more

With the support of Ponsonby Rugby Club and some keen whānau, we have the opportunity to reinvigorate Junior Rugby at Western Springs College-Ngā Puna O Waiōrea. If you are interested in your child playing rugby next year for WSCW either in a Junior Boys team or a Girls team, please indicate your interest here:  We will be in touch early … Read more

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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

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