What a pleasure it has been to witness the roll call of prizewinners walking across the stage to receive recognition for their outstanding work in 2022. From the Year 13 Leaver’s awards and special prizes, through to the Year 12, Year 11, Year 9 and 10 (combined) with over 900 people in the new gym; the Sports Awards; The Pasifika … Read more

A huge thanks and congratulations to all of our Ngā Puna o Waiōrea tauira who received awards at our recent Waiōrea Prize-Givings held in our last week of school (full Waiōrea prize-giving held on Tuesday 6th December; Springs-Waiōrea Junior Prize-Giving held on Friday 9th December). A special mention to those tauira who received major awards, including: Geovanni Kimitaunga - WSC-NPoW … Read more

A huge THANKS/Ngā mihi to everyone who supported our WSCW Year 9 Social Studies Christmas Sustainable Market, which was held on Thursday 1 December on Level 2 of KHCL. We raised over $3100 for the following five charities: Sea Cleaners (over $700) Mental Health Foundation NZ  (over $500) SPCA (over $850) Women's Refuge (over $750) St Johns Ambulance (over $350). … Read more

As part of Ngā Puna o Waiōrea haerenga week in week 7, the Year 9 and 10 students took part in the bi-annual Omanga Miharo- Amazing Race. Working in their whānau classes, with a tuakana alongside, they began at kura with challenges involving tangrams, knucklebones, a Te Ao Māori quiz, Māori tongue twisters and taiaha challenges. Once completed they were … Read more

Congratulations to Nina Somerville, who as a member of the Young Shakespeare Company of New Zealand will be performing at the Globe Theatre in London next year! Nina was selected as a direct entry into the National Schools Shakespeare Production after her performance as Lady Macbeth in the West Auckland Regional Shakespeare Festival along with 23 performers from the other … Read more

Our WSCW 2022 Yearbook is now available online here. All of the yearbooks from 2019 are also available on our website here, and these can be accessed from our school website under the "News and Events" tab and then you can select "Yearbook Companion website". Read more

Our Year 11 Western Springs College-Ngā Puna o Waiōrea student/tauira, Skylah Tainui-Takerei, was recently announced as one of 90 secondary school netball players from across Aotearoa New Zealand invited to attend the National Development Camps (NDC), to be held in January 2023. Three, 3-day camps involving 30 players each from across the regions will take place across different times and … Read more

A huge congratulations to our WSC Year 12 student, Rio Faleafa, who was recently announced in the 2024 New Zealand Under 18s Mens Water Polo Squad! Rio will train in this squad, which will be focussing on the 2024 World Aquatics Men's Under 18 Water Polo Championships. The travelling team will be selected in early 2024. Best of luck, Rio … Read more

Learning Support Senior Life Skills Programme This year, some of our senior Learning Support students have been involved in a specialist course called Life Skills. They have participated in a large variety of learning activities and gained some new skills - including budgeting, cooking and friendship skills along with many others. After our senior students left for exams, the Life … Read more

Special Programme for Term 3 and 4 new students While the senior students were sitting the NCEA exams, our Term 3 and 4 senior new students were enjoying the four-week special programmes that were designed particularly for them. In the programmes, the students were not only focusing on improving their English and Maths skills but also learning about New Zealand … Read more

RECYCLING IN TĀMAKI MAKAURAU TOP TIPS FOR A SUSTAINABLE CHRISTMAS PRESENTS 1. Quality not quantity - when buying gifts think: less but better, putting the time into picking a quality item that will last a long time. This reduces the chances of gifts going to waste and can be better for your wallet! 2. Gift an experience: gifting an experience … Read more

WESTERN SPRINGS COLLEGE - HOMESTAY FAMILIES WANTED 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 1 of 2023 (male or female, long- … Read more

Sadly, the HP Tidy Tech recycling programme has closed and you will no longer be able to recycle your old technology items at school.  Please do not bring any IT items into school for recycling. Thanks to everyone who has supported this initiative.  You will be pleased to know that the programme has raised $6,727 and these funds will be … Read more

With families around NZ experiencing increasing financial hardship - we have an increasing number of families who are unable to purchase laptops for their children.  We are raising funds to get these vital learning tools into their hands.  At the moment we have around 55 students who rely on the school to provide them with laptops.  The laptops they currently … Read more

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Outward Bound runs Adapted courses for secondary school students with physical disabilities. These courses are fully funded. The only cost to students is getting a pre-course medical done by a GP and getting themselves to and from Picton. The 8 day Outward Bound courses are based in the Marlborough Sounds. Students build confidence, resilience, and make new friends through activities such … Read more

After receiving fantastic feedback from parents and students last year, Coding NZ has decided to offer free tutored coding holiday activities again this summer. Check out the flyer and link below for more information: https://codingnz.com/freeactivity Read more

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