Cultural Day Celebrations

As part of our Cultural Day Celebrations students are invited to wear their cultural attire to school tomorrow.  This gold coin donation day has been organised by our prefects and is dedicated to celebrating the unique cultures we have here at school. Students have selected Kidscan as the recipient of donations from this weeks event.  […]

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Pae Tata

Tomorrow our Year 9 students will spend time reinforcing their understanding of our school values: Te Tūāpapa o Panuku. We refer to these activity days as Pae Tata which is an abbreviation of the whakatauki: ko te pae tawhiti- whāia kia tata, ko te pae tata whakamaua kia tīna. This means: Seek to bring distant […]

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Celebrating Student Success

Jacinta recently travelled across the ditch to compete as a member of Auckland’s U16 girls’ hockey squad. They took part in an exchange against New South Wales teams. It was an incredible experience for Waitakere Hockey Club member Jacinta who had the opportunity to play against some of the best up and coming hockey players […]

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Auckland School’s Teacher Training Programme (ASTTP)

We were delighted to be able to host 100 teacher trainees for a professional learning day this week. The Auckland School’s Teacher Training Programme (ASTTP) is a joint venture between 40 Auckland Secondary Schools and the University of Waikato. This hands-on programme accelerates learning as teachers train in a school environment. Thanks to Ms Durkin […]

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