Water Polo AGM change of date
AC Water Polo committee advises of a change of date for their AGM from Monday 30th April to MONDAY 7th MAY AT 5:30PM in the College Staffroom.
Principal’s Newsletter Term 1 2018
Kia ora whanau Nga mihi nui ki a koutou me te tangi hoki ki a ratau kua riro atu. As we approach the end of Term 1, it presents an opportunity to reflect on what has been a very busy and positive term in the life of the College, as you will read in this…
Aquinas Year 7/8’s win BOP Zone Swimming Championships
Congratulations to the Year 7/8 swimmers on winning the BOP ZONE Swimming Championships. Aquinas College scored 429 points, well ahead of nearest school Papamoa College (313) and Bethlehem College (259). Top individual results were Henry Scholes who came 2nd in the Year 7 boys and Caitlin Farrell who was 2nd in the Year 8 Girls….
2018 Cross Walk
Our annual crosswalk began with our wonderful group of students and staff meeting at St Thomas Moore Church at 8.15. After prayer and final instructions we commenced our pilgrimage to Aquinas college, sharing our faith with those we met along the way. During the walk we stopped at various points to pray the Stations of…
What is Year 9 and 10 REACH?
All year 9 and year 10 students are part of the REACH academic programme at Aquinas College. This programme operates like a junior diploma where each subject contributes points towards a grand REACH total. The type of certificate awarded at the end of the year depends on the total number of REACH points that have…
NCEA Apps help with tracking academic progress
Information on endorsements can be found on the NZQA website at: http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-standards/qualifications/ncea/understanding-ncea/how-ncea-works/endorsements/ Do check up on your child’s progress. To help parents and students monitor their progress, NZQA have developed two apps for mobiles. NCEA Student NZQA has developed a mobile App called NCEA Student to help students plan their NCEA study programme, set goals…
Swimming success for Millie Quin
Aquinas swimmer Millie Quin was the top points scorer at the NZ Division II swimming championships held over four days in Rotorua in March. Quin won an astonishing five gold medals and one bronze in her 6 events. She started her campaign with a surprising win in the 200m backstroke swimming a massive 13 second…
Swimming Championships Results
Well done to all of our students who competed in the Annual Swimming Championships over the past couple of weeks. There were some great results achieved by our students. In particular a special congratulations to Lochlainn O’Connor, Connor Farrell, Ruby Helm and Caitlin Farrell who all achieved new school records in the pool. Best of…
Lilli Scott takes first prize in local essay competition
Lilli Scott, a current Year 13 student, was announced last night as the senior winner of a youth essay competition created by Taonga Tauranga to encourage youth to voice their thoughts on having a museum on the city’s proposed Cliff Road site. Lilli’s efforts awarded her the $1000 first prize. The competition was judged by…
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