Pā Harakeke o Waiōrea – Official Opening
On the 9th of March, the kura officially opened our pā Harakeke, NgaUri o Pakoti (the descendants of Pakoti). Pakoti's offspring according to Maori tradition was harakeke (flax). This opening and naming brought to fruition the vision of one of our students,…
Construction Works at Seddon Fields
We have received the following communication from Western Springs Football Club. The resurfacing of the Artificial turf fields at Seddon Fields commences on Monday 14th March. The turf fields will be fenced off and will be taking up a significant amount of…
Library News
It has been a busy start to the year in the library with over 25 class visits, orientations, and research sessions. 500 books have gone out since term began! We were excited to receive our first shipment of books from…
News from the International Department
Living and studying in a foreign country as a teenager is a challenging but valuable experience. It can be more challenging than usual when students are faced with the pandemic. Asal Ghaderi, our Year 11 student from the United Arab…
Principal’s Notes
Our rostering home schedule will continue next week (week 7 of term) so that we can maintain on-site learning for the 75% to 80% of our student population still able to attend. The rostering home programme enables a pool of…
Mathematics News
Pi-Day March 14 i.e. 3.14 is Pi-day. It is a day to celebrate the well-known mathematical constant Pi, the relationship between the circumference and diameter of a circle. The celebrations usually include eating lots of circular food including pies and…
Learning Centre
Kia ora koutou 2022 has seen the introduction of lots of changes to our Learning Center. We have sadly said goodbye to Helen Thorpe and Trina Sellers but have been lucky enough to welcome four new staff members. In 2022…