In November 2019, our school submitted an education brief to the Ministry of Education to inform a future planning process for the school. At the time, we were experiencing some roll growth and estimates of capital works required for the school were approaching $10,000,000 with considerable work needed on the old Alington concrete blocks. An […]
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Open Evening 2025 – Monday 9 June
Open Evening 2025 Our Open Evening will take place on Monday 9 June. We will be offering three sessions. Tickets for all sessions must be pre-booked. 4.30pm – tour followed by Principal’s address at 5.45pm 6.00pm – tour followed by Principal’s address at 7.15pm To book, click here: https://www.trybooking.com/nz/XCR For our rangatahi Māori and those ākonga […]
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Key dates – Term 2, 2025
Term 2 will start on Monday 28 April. It is a busy term and there are a few key dates, and adjustments to some school days, that we’d like you to note: Monday 28 April: Junior student parent-teacher meetings 2.00pm-6.00pm. School will close at 1.20pm. Monday 19 May: Senior student parent-teacher meetings 2.00pm-6.00pm. School will […]
You will receive an email this week indicating your student’s attendance for this term. The government has emphasised that attendance is crucial for achievement and I agree with the strong messaging around this. I have been saying the same for many years as I have looked at data that shows the link between attendance and […]
Kia ora koutou When I arrived at school on Friday 21 February, our contractors for our music room refurbishment had already started to dissemble the scaffolding. The renovation of our music spaces has been going on since late last year but we were able to welcome our students into the new spaces on Tuesday 25 […]
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Awards 2024
Visit our photo galleries for memories from the 2024 celebration assemblies, Senior Celebration Evening and Sports Awards Award winner lists: Junior award winners and Junior special awards Senior award winners and Senior special awards Gateway certificates Sports awards
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Start of Year information for 2025
Kia ora koutou, The following information, regarding the start of year in 2025, was sent to parents and caregivers of all enrolled students on Wednesday18 December 2024. New Year 9 students New Year 10-13 students Returning Year 10-13 students Please ensure you check your spam folder and add no-reply@whs.school.nz to your safe email address list.
Dominic’s Principal’s Message for the end of Term 4 is his address to our Year 13 students from their Senior Celebration Evening on Monday 2 December. Tēnā koutou katoa Firstly, I watched the final game of our senior A boys volleyball just over a week ago. They asked if I would mention them in a […]
A lot can change in a year, particularly in education. The new coalition government was sworn in on 27 November 2023 and immediately decided to implement a phone ban in high schools across New Zealand. Since then there have been a raft of changes and re-prioritising in the education sphere. The new government has been […]
I am handing my Principal’s message over to one of our staff for this term. Our very own Tessa Prebble has written an op-ed piece on the co-requisite exams which has been published on Emily Writes.