MoneyHub, a consumer finance website, has published a guide to hundreds of scholarships for any student planning to start university in 2020. The comprehensive list includes scholarships offered by every university as well as those specifically available to local students. A list of privately-funded, Maori, Pacific and International university scholarships completes the list. Applications close…
By Phoebe Watson and Molly Flynn Aquinas College 1 – Phoebe Watson, Molly Flynn (Year 8), Monique Faire and Beth Mosley (Year 7). Regionals – Tuesday 21st May Aquinas enters the Kids Lit Quiz every year, just for fun. We have never won not until now. Us, Aquinas College 1 were the first Aquinas team…
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…
Incredibly, we are almost one third of the way through the senior academic year. All students should be well underway with internal assessments and have a number of results from standards already completed. Remember that a student needs to gain 50 credits at Excellence for a certificate endorsed with Excellence. If a student gains 50…
On the 10th of April 20 students, four members of staff from Aquinas College, and Father Prakash participated in the annual Cross Walk, covering 18 kilometres on foot from St Thomas More to Aquinas in preparation for Holy Week. In pairs, we took it in turns to carry the cross making our way down Matapihi…
Shoes are something that most of us take for granted and we don’t know the struggle that other people have going without shoes. At Aquinas College we are fortunate enough to have shoes to keep our feet warm, but there are children in Tauranga going to school in bare feet, on cold frosty mornings. This…
The events of the Resurrection bring hope in the knowledge that Christ is alive and he wants us to be alive too. Pope Francis in his recent Apostolic Exhortation spoke of the hope and youth that Christ brings to each of us and the entire world. We are renewed by him! Christ is alive and…
International students are learning that being part of Aquinas College means having a whole lot of fun at school! This Term they have taken part in lots of events including Fiddler on the Roof, Funky Tie / Wacky Hair Day, Pink Shirt Day, Cross Country and Service Day. The whole department travelled into Bay Court…
It has been a busy start to the season for all of our Winter Sports teams. There are many sports teams playing most nights of the week if you want to head down and support any of our teams. Monday you can watch Y78 Basketball and Girls 2nd XI Hockey. Tuesday is when you will…
