Carol Gunn resigns from Board Chair role  I wish to inform the school community that at Monday evening’s Board meeting (28 March 2022), Carol Gunn stood down as Board Chair after 5 years in the role.  Louise Gardiner has stepped up to the plate and taken on the vacant Chair/Presiding Member position.  She has experience as the current Presiding Member … Read more

Ngā mihi nui ki a koe to Ngā Puna o Waiōrea (NPoW) who were placed FIRST at the 2022 ASB Polyfest - the Auckland Secondary Schools Maōri & Pacific Islands Cultural Festival, which was held last week at the Manukau Sports Bowl. For the first time in 46 years, Polyfest was an ONLINE event only and was operated under the … Read more

Our school welcomes applications from local families who may be interested in hosting International Students. We are recruiting new host families for when the NZ borders open to overseas students in July. 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 … Read more

Following the PM's announcement that vaccine passes will no longer be required (unless venues want to continue enforcing them), Ellerslie Event Centre has confirmed they will NOT be requiring a vaccine pass for our ball attendees. Year 13 and Year 12 students wanting to attend the Ball must complete this form and submit it to the Admin Office, together with … Read more

On 24th February 2022, the news of Russia invading Ukraine sparked across the globe. With the invasion occurring, 3.8 million Urkrainians were forced to leave their homes and millions have become refugees. After more than 30 days of invasion, approximately 7.5 million children have been affected by the war, and 4.5 million of them have become refugees in neighbouring countries … Read more

WSCW's Kaitiaki roopu and Wastewise group in conjunction with the Albert-Eden Youth Board launched the Biodiversity project on Wednesday 30 March 2022. The project began with a workshop on the importance of biodiversity restoration on the banks of the Waitītiko (Meola) Stream. The team learnt to identify native plants and invasive weeds as well as a discussion around predator tracking … Read more

HOWZAT! WSC Girls T20 Champions!! On Wednesday 23 March, our WSC Girls Cricket team won their College Sport Auckland T20 competition against a very competitive Lynfield College team. Under the threat of thunderstorms, we lost the toss and were sent into bat. We started cautiously but ended up putting on 160 runs in 20 overs - with strong batting from … Read more

A huge CONGRATULATIONS to the WSC Girls Water Polo team who recently competed (26-29 March) in the North Island Secondary Schools (NISS) Division 1 (i.e top division) Championships - finishing with a 5th placing in the 5th/6th playoff at AUT Millennium. We're so proud of this team's efforts to be amongst the top schools in the country, and many thanks … Read more

From Garden to Plate Our LIfe Skills Programme students, (a programme run by Learning Support teacher Jane Tan and ILA Nick Westerling), have been busy this term growing a variety of herbs and vegetables for the School Canteen.   Yesterday the day came to harvest their crop, and Vinnie from the Canteen was very impressed and appreciative of their fabulous contribution.  … Read more

Many thanks  to our wonderful teaching staff & ILAs who have supported our students during the current Omicron outbreak via hybrid learning. Hybrid learning means students have been able to continue learning whether they are at school or at home. This approach has necessitated upskilling and consolidating of digital skills and online teaching and learning methods. Our staff have risen … Read more

The Year 13s have voted for their Leaver’s Gear this year to be sourced from Canterbury Clothing and the options are below. An order form has been emailed to all Year 13 students to be completed by Friday 13/5/22 and payment due by Sunday 29/5/22. Options: Jersey - $110 - Black and Forest Green striped; WSCW (in white) on the … Read more

ECO TIPS 3 week old Ezra McCrorie in his newborn sized cloth nappies from Bear and Moo When you crush your cans, they become too small for the sorting machines at the recycling plant to detect them. That means they are likely to be sorted to landfill. Just have them nice and big - no more can squashing, regardless … Read more

Here are details of two Outward Bound NZ courses that are now open for enrolment: OUTWARD BOUND NZ - YOUTH ACTIVATE The fully funded Youth Activate is an 8 day course for physically disabled youth aged 16-17 years. Our next course date is  10–17 May 2022. Find more information about Youth Activate here. OUTWARD BOUND NZ - LEAPS & BOUNDS ACTIVATE … Read more

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