One of the most delightful features of our school year at ‘Springs/Waiōrea is the Annual Beach Picnic that we hold for Year 9 and 10 students at Long Bay Regional Reserve.  This is a 25 year ‘institution’ here! This year we have the picnic scheduled for Tuesday, December 12th.  Our teachers are organised with BBQ’s, games, equipment and water safety … Read more

There's a handy little list of the final key dates for the 2023 Springs-Waiōrea school year: Thursday 30th November 2023 - NCEA examinations end Friday 1st December 2023 - PAG Lunch for WSCW Staff Monday 4th December 2023 - Final Board Hui Wednesday 6th December 2023 - Social Studies Sustainable Christmas Market (CASH-ONLY EVENT; 9:30am to 12:30pm on Level 2 … Read more

The Social Studies/Tikanga ā-Iwi department would like to invite you all to our Annual Sustainable Christmas Market that will take place on Wednesday 6th December from 9:30am to 12:30pm. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A CASH-ONLY EVENT. Our students have been working very hard on a range of wonderful Christmas sustainable items and 50% of the profit made will go to our … Read more

Held under the school’s alternative constitution enabling co-governance. A copy of the alternative constitution, promulgated 14 March 2019, is online at gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2019-go1165. Declaration of Parent-elected Board Member Results Parent-elected Board Member votes: Louise Gardiner 219 Alicia Murray 105 Ben Norrie 73 Arwen Vant 68 Kirsten Lacy 56 Geoff Devereux 43 Chantel Meiring 30 Lara Nettle 26 Invalid 4 I hereby … Read more

TAPAC was a hive of activity again this year with our annual Junior Arts Festival. The weeks leading up to this event were filled with creativity and collaboration as kaiako and tauira worked tirelessly to bring their items to life. This year's line up consisted of fifteen exciting works by Dance, Drama, Music, Media, Visual Art and Ngā Puna o … Read more

Desperately Seeking Crutches! If your child has borrowed crutches from the WSCW Student Health Centre (Waiōra) and not returned, can they please be returned as soon as possible....we have none left!! If there are any family/whānau who have crutches they no longer need, then we would gratefully accept these. Please bring them into the main school office and we'll get … Read more

A huge CONGRATULATIONS to our WSC Mixed Junior Water Polo team that won Gold medals at the North Island Secondary School (NISS) Year 9 & 10 Cup (23rd-26th November 2023) - an annual event that is open to all Year 9 & 10 school teams on the North Island of New Zealand. The team won their last game 6-4, at … 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 week in 2024). If you are interested in becoming a host family please contact our Service … Read more

To our Senior students and Year 10 students, If you are no longer intending on taking Physical Education (PE) as an Option from Year 11 onwards, we would appreciate any donations of used, good condition WSC green PE t-shirts and WSC black shorts. Please drop any donations to the main office or give them to your PE teacher at the … Read more

Kia ora WSC-NPoW whānau, You're invited to the Parent Action Group (PAG) movie night fundraiser ADVANCE screening of Next Goal Wins, directed by Taika Waititi Bridgeway Cinema, Tuesday, December 5th 6.45pm drinks for a 7.30pm screening   Click here to purchase your tickets. Tickets are $25 and include a glass of wine OR an ice cream OR popcorn. The booking fee is capped … Read more

We’ve teamed up with OfficeMax to make your back to school shop super easy...and if you order in December 2023, you’ll go in the draw to WIN 1 of 5 $1000 cash prizes*. Your child’s class list is already loaded. Just go to myschool.co.nz. Simply add your details, check that you want everything on the list, then click and confirm … 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

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

TAPAC’s Summer Holiday Programmes – Enrolments Open Now! 18 – 22 December | 15 – 26 January | 9am – 3pm | $140 - $325 We're offering special  programmes designed to bring out the best in your tamariki filled with drama, dancing, music, and arts – all aimed at boosting your child's confidence and letting their creativity shine! From Stop-Motion … Read more

Coding NZ is running its FREE coding holiday activities again this summer - check it out! With the increasing amount of digital technology in our world today, Coding NZ believes every student deserves a chance to enjoy discovering more about how coding works. Their free holiday workshops are a great way for students to stretch their existing coding skills, or … Read more

2023/24 Events The 2023/24 summer events are back! We can’t wait to see you all again so let’s hope this summer is kinder to everyone! Please stay in touch via Disabled Surfers Assn NZ Facebook page We are always needing support to run the DSA so please get in touch if you can help the team. (Especially if you can help … Read more

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