Waiorea Alumni Student: Rongomai Grbic-Hoskins shares her experience of receiving an Internship at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
E te iwi tēnā hoki tātou i ngā ahuatanga o te wā. He uri nō Ngāti Hau ki Whakapara, nō Ngāti Moroki ki Ahipara hoki. Ko Rongomai Kapiri-Mārama Grbic-Hoskins tōku…
Support WSC – NPoW students through Entertainment Book
If you are into this fantastic book packed with excellent offers for activities, attractions, shopping, travel and all kinds of tasty treats - from cool cafes to fabulous fine dining,…
Parent Election and Waiōrea Whānau Selection Notice
Western Springs College–Ngā Puna o Waiōrea school board of trustees’ election and selection Nominations are invited for the election of five (5) parent-elected trustees, and nominations are also invited for…
Senior Whanau Teacher Interviews – Thursday April 4th
Thursday 4th April 2-7 pm Book Online Now
New Families BBQ 6 March 6-8PM
Come along and enjoy our new families BBQ 6th March 6-8pm - Village Green
Meri Kirihimete!
What a blast 2018 has been, with all the ups and the downs Ngā Puna o Waiōrea are very grateful to all tauira, whānau, sponsors, kaiako, and Friends of the…
New way of buying school stationery
Go to myschool.co.nz, search Westerns Springs College, select list for appropriate year of student and whether enrolled at Springs or Nga Puna o Waiorea. You can then add or remove items…
New way of buying school stationery
Go to myschool.co.nz, search Westerns Springs College, select list for appropriate year of student and whether enrolled at Springs or Nga Puna o Waiorea. You can then add or remove items…
2019 Start Dates
Here are some important dates for the start of Term 1 2019. Date Event 24th - 25th January School Open for Year 11/12/13 Course Changes 29th January Teacher Only Day…
Becoming a new school
Here are four published documents that explore the ILE model. Please download and have a read for an enlightening look into what the future holds for Springs. The impact of physical…
Congrats Bella Ashby!
Bella applied for the Te Ara a Kupe Beaton scholarship and made the shortlist of 20 who were invited to a ceremony which was held last night the top 5 applicants…
Nau mai Haere mai Matariki – Reach for the Stars Pō Rapuara – Careers Night
Māori and Pasifika Students Tau 10-13 Week 4: 15 August 6-8 pm Speed date a career: Spend 15 minutes with Māori and Pasifika role models currently working within five professions…
Congratulations Ngā Puna o Waiōrea Kapa Haka!
Ngā Puna o Waiōrea have managed to secure yet another top placing at this years Secondary Schools National Kapa Haka Competition which took place in Palmerston North during the last…
Waiōrea Enrollment Interviews
Waiōrea will be holding Enrollment Interviews for 2019 on the 23rd of August 2018 - Time to be confirmed. Please ensure an enrollment pack has been filled out and sent…
Senior Whanau Teacher Interviews – Thursday June 28th
Thursday, June 28th 2-7 pm Book Online Now School Code: 3g7ph
Ngā Manu o Waiōrea – Manu Kōrero 2018
(Photo left to right: Ayziah, Piripi, De Vhante, Atakura) A huge congratulations to our 4 speakers who partook in this years 2018 annual Ngā Manu Kōrero Regional Speech competition. Ngā…
Junior Whanau Report Evening – Thursday 24 May 2-7pm
The Student/whanau/teacher interviews to discuss junior reports are on Thursday 24th May from 2pm until 7pm. School will finish at 12.40pm on the 24th May for ALL students. Periods 1, 4 and 5 will run in…
Te Kahui Ako
Since the end of 2015 Western Springs College - Ngā Puna o Waiōrea has been working to develop closer links with the local primary and intermediate schools that many of…
The Addams Family Musical
Western Springs College presents ‘The Addams Family’ - a spectacular musical comedy from the writers of the multi award-winning hit musical JERSEY BOYS, with music and lyrics by TONY…
Basketball Senior Premier Relegation Game
Tough game against Mt Roskill who coming into the game we knew very little about except that they have had two warm up games against two teams from the Top…
NZ Herald – School says axing streaming boost its NCEA results
This recent NZ herald article talks about our schools continued academic success and features a clip from Ruth Roberts and Chris Selwyn
Sports Academy
What an action packed term it has been for our Sports Academy students!! The year 11 class has just completed their open waters PADI diving certificate with a couple of…
ASB Polyfest Success 2018
Congratulations to all whom participated in the annual ASB Polynesian Festival! Our school was represented well across all three divisions of the Māori Stage, and managed to place 1st overall…
Open Week 2018
Western Springs College is a co-educational secondary school with a proud record of academic, sporting and cultural achievements. We are dedicated to offering excellence in secondary education to families in…
Science News
Antarctica The Level 2 Environmental Sustainability class & 10AE called Antarctica earlier this term, as they are learning about Climate Change. Dr Rosa Hughes-Currie, a new Science & Physics teacher…
Principal’s News
We are in celebration mode here at Springs/Waiorea with yet another clean sweep of all three divisions of the Maori stage at the annual Polyfest competition at Manukau Stadium. The…
Peru Fundraiser – Quiz Night
World Challenge Quiz Night Join us for a movie - themed quiz night Friday 23rd March 6:30 - 10:00pm Tickets $25 RSVP andersonru@wsc.school.nz WC Quiz Night Flyer A4
Congratulations to our 2018 Polyfest winners
Congratulations to all our students who performed exceptionally at the 2018 ASB Polyfest this year. All three teams placed 1st in their respective divisions, their amazing performances can by view…
Download the new WSC and NPoW mobile school app
Western Springs College/ Nga Puna o Waiorea now have a mobile app for news and events, daily notices and other important school messages. Use the app to notify us…
New Families BBQ
Kia ora koutou, Our Western Springs College/Ngā Puna O Waiōrea New Families’ BBQ is on Wednesday the 7th March from 6-8pm. This is an annual event for any students new…
Principal’s News
Foundations set for the big build After 9 months of site preparation, building proper has begun at the school with foundations, footings and reinforcing steel in the new main teaching…
MOUNTAIN BIKES/HELMETS WANTED!
The Sports Academy department is looking for any mountain bikes and helmets that anyone may have. We are currently looking for around 10 mountain bikes and helmets that students can…
Actress in the Making!
Congratulations to our very own Ria Sionetali-Rattray who has landed one of the lead roles for this years WSC-NPOW school musical, The Addams Family. Ria will play Morticia Addams, and…
Open Week 2018
Western Springs College is a co-educational secondary school with a proud record of academic, sporting and cultural achievements. We are dedicated to offering excellence in secondary education to families in…
Te Puna – Māori TV Series
Click the link to follow the new series Te Puna - a documentary based series portraying the busy lives of our tauira, whānau and kaiako here at Waiōrea, inside and…
Co-Governance
Te Kāhui Ako
The Kāhui Ako has evolved from the Waitematā Network, a grouping of Western Bays schools who in 2015 decided to establish a “Network of Learning” to facilitate better liaison and…
Waiōrea ki Tāwahi
A trip of a lifetime – please see below an overview of our trip to Poland/Spain/Dubai
Waiōrea Prizegiving
Our annual prize giving yet again was a hit. Thank you for sharing in and being a part of your children’s success. Bitter sweet feeling as we farewell our Whaea…
We are on the move! Rebuild Update
As the year comes to an end – our new journey is in full motion! Waiōrea is looking different already!
Congratulations – WSC Netball Success
Congratulations Western Springs College Senior Gold 2017 Plate championship winners Ngā Puna o Waiōrea Karoro Team who are the championship winners of their grade Congratulations to all!
A Kiwi teen serious about sustainability
Nikki Mandow Photo Credit: David Tong Source: www.newsroom.co.nz Na'or Tal Alfassi Berman was the youngest member of the NZ youth delegation chosen to travel to Morocco to the annual leaders meeting…
Ngā Manu Kōrero ki te Waitematā
Ngā Puna o Waiōrea did exceptionally well last week at the annual Manu Kōrero regional competition held at Ngāti Whātua ki Orākei. We had four representatives who managed to place…
Lions visit Western Springs College Ngā Puna O Waiōrea
Western Springs College Ngā Puna O Waiōrea had the honour of hosting a group of the UK Lions rugby team ahead of their game against the Auckland Blues. The experience was…
Rhona Robertson, flying high
Nikki Mandow Photo Credit: Alphapix Photography When 17-year-old Western Springs College student Rhona Robertson taught herself a front flip as a kid on her backyard trampoline, she never imagined that…
Western Springs College student selected to perform at London’s Globe Theatre
HUGH COLLINS Source: stuff.co.nz Tagging along with a group of friends to a Shakespeare festival has payed off dramatically for Ella McIntosh. The 17-year-old Western Springs College student has been chosen…