Senior ‘Derived Grade’ Exams 990 students were involved in this year’s derived grade ‘mock’ exams over 7 days – beginning at 9.00 am with session 1 and session 3 concluding at 5.30 pm to emulate the external exam schedule which begins this year on November 7th and finishing on December 2nd. For the first time we have used our new … 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: Jackie FLOYD - 268 Joshua Mark HOSKING - 158 Joseph McCREADY - 227 Alicia MURRAY - 160 James Alex STEWART - 14 Sarah TIZARD - 205 Invalid Votes - … 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

Kia ora Community, The Learning Support Department is turning their attention to the November 2022 exams and recruiting for Exam Assistants (Reader/Writers) - a three hour session where you will be paid by NZQA. If you have good literacy skills, and enjoy working with young people - please email Pella Perston perstonp@wsc.school.nz (HoD Learning Support) to indicate your interest.  If … Read more

Ngā mihi nui ki a koe (congratulations) Ngā Puna o Waiōrea (NPoW) for taking out 2nd place at the recent Kapa Haka Nationals 2022 Competition, Ngā Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua o Aotearoa 2022! This year's national Kapa Haka competition was held over two days and in five different rohe (regions). The Tournament kaikorero (speaker) Harley Emery said that this year's … Read more

Kia ora tātou, Our team, Piremina Ngapera, Ava & Kaiya Walker, Arahi Sionetali-Rattray and Koromiko Jacobs-Williams came 3rd  in the WORD - The Front Line finals behind Marcellin and the winners Papakura.  An awesome achievement! This is the third year that the girls have performed together and they have got into the semi-finals before, but never into the finals. We have had a group … Read more

Western Springs College-Ngā Puna o Waiōrea (WSCW) have been kindly nominated by the NZ Sailing Trust as the successor of any donations they receive as a recipient of the GOOD IN THE HOOD Z Energy Point Chevalier community fundraiser, which started on the 26th September 2022 and will run for approximately 1 month. The NZ Sailing Trust deliver youth development … Read more

We have a new tab on our website... Key Information for Whānau.  You will find this information on the first tab under Student Life on the menu bar, as above.  It contains functional information on reporting absences, signing in and out, our expectations around phones, who to contact for what,  and sports information. Read more

Just a reminder that parents should have received an email from PhotoLife about ordering of WSC Sports Teams & Club Photos. If you haven't, please check your Spam folder or get in touch with PhotoLife here. Within the email, you'll find information about your unique Access Key Code that you can enter at the below link: https://photolifeonline.co.nz/ordering/access Please note that … Read more

Skill building, creating, connecting, refining, rehearsing and much more! It has been a busy term here at WSCW in all of the Arts learning spaces. This term has seen many performance  and assessment events for Music, Dance, Drama and Kapa Haka. The Visual Arts spaces are now home to many ākonga busily working to meet their folio deadlines. Seniors have … Read more

On Thursday 29th of September 2022, a sold-out performance in the Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre in Aotea Centre showcased original works of haka theatre through Autaia - a unique blend of kapa haka traditions and contemporary performing arts to celebrate the richness, diversity, and importance of Toi Māori. The programme was pioneered by Kura Te Ua (Te Rarawa, Te Aupōuri, … Read more

Congratulations to Archie Crayford and Finlay Trelease-Hughes (Team Shole)! Their film 'Maybe Crazy' made for the 48Hours 2022 Film Competition was nominated for Best School Team Award in the Auckland Regional finals that was held on Wednesday 5th October. Archie and Finlay took part in the competition in August along with 9 other WSCW teams. They had 48 hours to … Read more

In the first week of Term 4, on Tuesday 18th October 2022, the Stars are the Limit Careers Evening will held for Māori & Pasifika students of Western Springs College-Ngā Puna o Waiōrea - offering them the opportunity to see and korero with Māori & Pasifika adults from the community offering them a wide range of work roles to consider. … Read more

Ngā mihi nui ki a koe (congratulations) to our Ngā Puna o Waiōrea (NPoW) ākonga, Year 10 Rehutai Appleyard, representing our region Tāmaki Makaurau – Ki Te Waitematā, who achieved a 3rd-equal placing in the Sir Turi Carroll/Junior English Section of the recent 2022 Ngā Manu Kōrero competition! Another NPoW ākonga, Year 12 Nikau Balme, also represented our region Tāmaki Makaurau … Read more

Green Jam 2022 was live and enlivening! The sustainability conference on the 29th of August was an amazingly informative and inspiring event. A result of the collaboration of students from Wastewise, Year 12 Education for Sustainability and the Kaitiaki rōpū.  The Zoo generously allowed us to use its Domes and Classrooms to host the conference. The workshop facilitators; Para Kore … Read more

Our Year 13 Biology class went to the Auckland Zoo for an educational session on trends in human evolution. The session covered changes from quadruped great apes to biped intelligent apes and covered humans and their ancestors. It was great fun working as a class to sort skulls out from the oldest species to the youngest species. At the end, … Read more

ECO TIP - Plastic free options to store food Did you know that the average household bin in Auckland is about 45% food waste? Uneaten food is a major contributor to food waste so storing food right can help combat waste. Best of all, it means your food lasts longer so you get to eat it all and save money … Read more

Each year, The Peace Foundation (Te Rōpū Rongomau o Aotearoa) puts on a Youth Peace Symposium Event. It is held on a school day at the Western Springs Community Centre, where rangatahi from high schools can come together in a celebration of peace, to discuss serious issues in our modern world. There are inspiring speakers from different organisations in Aotearoa … Read more

Following COVID related-disruptions, our second-ever Winter Tournament Week took place between Monday 29th August and Friday 2nd September 2022. A huge THANK YOU to all those involved with this amazing sporting week for Western Springs College-Ngā Puna o Waiōrea - from all the Coaches, Managers, parent/whānau helpers, supporters, behind-the-scene helpers - we couldn't have pulled this week off without you … Read more

A huge CONGRATULATIONS to Grace Cory-Wright (Year 10 student from Moana House) who was selected in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Orienteering Team. This week, Grace participated in the Australian Schools Championships on 26-28 September 2022. The championships were held in rural area Victoria between Melbourne and Bendigo as part of the Australian Championships carnival, which runs from 24 September … 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 being $310 per week. ($320 per … Read more

The New Zealand Eating Disorders Clinic (NZEDC) is hosting a free event called HOPE NIGHT on Wednesday 19 October 2022 (4pm to 6pm) in Newmarket, which is for individuals and their families who are struggling with eating disorders and body image. Please see the below poster for more information, or email kelliel@nzedc.co.nz Read more

As we head into Term 4 soon, our WSC Cricket season will be starting for our school teams. If there are any Year 9 or Year 10 Boys interested in joining our WSC Junior Boys Cricket team in Term 4, then please get in touch with Joseph McCready (also one of our newest WSCW Board Members) via email (mccreadyj@wsc.school.nz) for … Read more

As the year is zipping by, we thought we'd share with you the dates for our Western Springs College-Ngā Puna o Waiōrea 2022 Prize-Givings so that you can save the dates! Monday 31 October 2022 - Pasifika Student Prize-Giving Assembly Tues 1 November 2022 - WSC Sports Prize-Giving Weds 2 November 2022 - Year 13 Leavers' Event and Prize-Giving Thursday … Read more

Do you have any spare calculators at home or work that are not being used? Then please hunt them out and consider donating them to our school for use during the upcoming exams. These can be dropped in to our main school office. Many thanks in advance! Read more

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