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 our community by providing: |
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• Skilled and effective teaching delivering high academic standards
• A safe, disciplined and supportive learning environment
• Access to a rich range of extra-curricula opportunities. |
Open Week 2011:
Monday 13 June.
Information Evening:
Monday 13 June from 7.00 pm to 8.30pm in the college hall.
School Tours:
Tours for interested students and parents will be held on:
Monday 13 June,
Tuesday - no tour today,
Wednesday 15 June,
Thursday 16 June,
Friday 17 June,
leaving from the hall foyer at 9.15 am each day and finishing around 11am.
Year 9 Enrolments for 2012:
In-zone applications only can now be submitted to the school office.
Interviews with students and their parents/caregivers will be scheduled thereafter.
Home Zone:
All students who live within the home zone shall be entitled to enroll at the school.
The boundary starts at the North Western motorway / Pt Chevalier on ramp and travelling North following the coastline towards the container terminal to the inlet between Freyberg Wharf and Fergusson Wharf.
Then travelling across the intersection of Tamaki Drive and the Strand (Northern side only) and along The Strand (Northern side only) to the intersection of Parnell Rise and Stanley Street (not including Stanley Street).
From the intersection of Parnell Rise and Stanley Street (West side only) to Alten Road (North side only) through to the intersection of Waterloo Quadrant (North side only) and Kitchener Street. Then travelling along Bowden Avenue (North side only) to Victoria Street (North side), up along Queen Street, to Upper Queen Street, then the boundary leaves Upper Queen Street travelling across the motorway to Exmouth Street, Newton Gully to New North Road then follows the railway line through to St Lukes Road, travels along St Lukes Road to the North Western motorway then back to the Pt Chevalier on ramp.
Special Programmes:
The school operates the following special programme: Nga Puna O Waiorea Rumaki te reo Maori immersion, years 9-13.
Students who live out of zone are able to apply for enrolment into this special programme. Students who live within the school’s home zone and meet the criteria for enrolment in the special programme will be enrolled ahead of out of zone students.
In 2012, there will be places for up to:
20 students at Year 9
5 students at Year 10
7 students in toto from out of zone in Years 11 – 13.
The criteria for acceptance into the programme are as follows:
The students must have a demonstrable commitment to the learning of te reo Maori and tikanga Maori. The student’s family must make a commitment to the full participation in the affairs of the immersion Kura.
Out of Zone Enrolments:
Enrolment at Western Springs College is governed by an enrolment scheme adopted by the Board of Trustees.
The Board has decided that there will be no out of zone places available in 2012, except for the te reo Maori immersion special programme
Please download an Enrolment Form; these are also available from the Western Springs College office.
Western Springs College Board of Trustees |
