Student Film Success
Last month, 50 of our students took part in the 48 Hour Film Challenge, an intense filmmaking event where teams had just one weekend to write, shoot, and edit a complete short film. The challenge began with the reveal of…
Principal’s Notes
Kia ora Alumni, Elsewhere in the Newsletter you will read of the very successful reunion of the 1970’s year group held here at Springs over King’s Birthday weekend. This got me thinking of all the well-known (even famous) people who…
Library Week 2025
Library week was huge this year. We had hundreds of free books given away, dress-up day, staff wearing a picture of their favourite book, as well the annual inter-house quiz and author visit. Congratulations to ATEA house for winning the…
Visual Arts – Senior Portfolios and upcoming Exhibition of Student Work
Kia ora koutou and warmest greetings from the team in Visual Arts. We are heading into Spring and the busiest time of our year for senior students who really are starting to ‘live’ in the Art rooms as they track…
Green Jam was AMAZING
The annual environmental sustainability conference hosted by WSCW was organised by Wastewise students with the support of the kaitiaki roopu. We had students from 10 schools who were inspired by all of our awesome presenters and panel members. Thank-you so…
Kindo is our new payment system
It offers you a simple and quick way to view and pay for school donations, trips and course costs, support fundraisers, purchase event tickets. This is our preferred method of payment. Set up your account now to make school payments easy. All…
Janet Lilo – New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to the arts.
Congratulations to artist Janet Lilo – who has been appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the arts in the King’s Birthday Honours! Lilo (Ngā Puhi, Sāmoa, Niue) is an educator and advocate for…
Seddon High Reunion, 1972 – 1976
During King's Birthday weekend a reunion was held for students that attended Seddon High from 1972 to 1976. We had a fabulous turnout of Seddon Alumni including an ex-student who was in the very first class at Motions Road in…
Petra Tang – a journey in science
Petra Tang taught at Western Springs College: full-time 2015–2019, casual 2020-2022. I’m now working in astrophysics, researching in the field of gravitational wave astronomy, and I still teach alongside my research. My time teaching at Western Springs College was really…
EPro8 team successes!
The following senior students competed in the heats for EPro8 electronic and robotic challenges competition : Izzy MacDonald, Austin Wheeler, Saahil Saxena, George Jones (these guys made it into the semi finales), with a podium finish. Findlay Sharp, Ellora Sidwell…