Principal’s Notes – Sep 2026
Chloe Swarbrick’s visit to Springs this week to meet with our Year 13 students has highlighted the valuable work we have been doing with the Electoral Commission NZ (Orange Guy) to get Year 13 students eligible to vote onto the…
Pānui from WSC-NPoW Board Meeting #6 (21 Sep 2026)
We, your Board, want to do more to tell you about what we are working on for you, our school community so we plan to send out regular updates after our meetings. Farewell to our amazing 2025/2026 student reps, Jojo…
Visual Arts – Celebrating Creativity
Kia ora koutou and warmest greetings from the team in Visual Arts. It is portfolio season and we are heading into the busiest time of our year for senior students who have moved into the Art rooms and seem at…
Exclusive student discount – New Zealand Game Developers Conference (Sep 30th-Oct 3rd)
The New Zealand Game Developers Conference (NZGDC) is New Zealand's premier event for game development, and this year, a dedicated High School Pass for $200 plus GST per student is being offered to our school. The conference runs from 1…
Outdoor Education giving back to the whenua
Over the last few weeks our Outdoor Education classes have been contributing to Kaitiakitanga projects around the school. Year 11, 12 and 13 classes have been weeding and planting down beside the Waītītīko awa, which borders the school grounds. The students planted…
WSCW Blood Drive a Success!
Thanks to Atea House for organising the recent Blood Drive and to NZBlood for their support. And of course thanks must go to our wonderful students/ākonga and staff/kaimahi who donated blood. It was our most successful Blood Drive to date!…
Our Students in The Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Congratulations to the following students! We are proud of their artistic endeavors: Archie Smith, Maya Robbins, Iris Hockey-Casson, Saskia Mok are all in Year 9. Year 10 students are Isla Crowther, Juliet Schaevitz and Indigo Devereux. The Diary of a…
Year 12 invention for our environment!
Do you have a wasp problem? Or want to prepare for the spring wasp outbreak. My name is Aiden Teviotdale and I'm a year 12 student at Southland Boys High School. My team and I have designed TrapCap. Trap Cap is an…
Sports News – September 2026
Check out our latest Springs-Waiōrea sports news for Term 3, 2026! Matilda Michael - Surf Lifesaving Championships Matilda Michael (Yr 9) competed in the Surf Lifesaving Northern Region Pool Rescue Championships for Muriwai in early September. She achieved a gold…