In August of this year we have 70 Yr12 Outdoor Education students going to the Hillary Outdoors center. The five day programme is happening at Hillary Outdoors Tongariro. If this is your thing and you would like to help a…
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…
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…
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 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…
Check out our latest sporting news for Springs-Wāiorea: Archery Congratulations to our Year 13 archer, Jacob Schaffer, who has been selected to compete in the Trans-Tasman competition in Christchurch on 25-30 September. Jacob will compete in the Open Men Barebow…
In the July school holidays an additional 9.5kW of solar was added to our existing array. We now have a total of 160, 370watt panels generating solar on the roof of the Ken Havill Centre for Learning. This means our…
Western Spring College International Team is welcoming applications from local families who may be interested in hosting International Students (male or female, long or short term).
Congratulations to our WSC Alumna of 2021, Isabella (Izzy) Matthews, who has been selected to compete at the 2025 World University Games to be held at Rhine-Ruhr, Germany this year. Izzy will participate in the Women's Recurve event at these…
In loving memory of Melanie (Mel) Webber 11 April 1975 - 9th April 2025 (age 49) Mel joined the staff of Western Springs College Ngā Puna o Waiōrea in 2009 as a teacher of Media Studies and English. She was appointed…