Student Portfolios (Years 7 and 8) Student portfolios are again being completed this year in Years 7 and 8. These provide a comprehensive record of each student’s learning accompanied by teacher feedback. Portfolios help to provide students, parents, and teachers with the right sort of information to help set goals and improve the learning that…
With entries now confirmed we are excited to announce that Aquinas College has 120 athletes competing in the following codes for 2019: Badminton Basketball Boys Basketball Mixed 3×3 Cross Country Football Boys Futsal Boys and Girls Gymnastics Hip Hop Hockey Mixed 6 aside Mountain Biking Multisport Netball Rock Climbing Rugby Sevens Squash Swimming Table Tennis…
Aquinas College has been celebrating success across all age groups in running over the past month. Our top 24 Year 7/8 runners competed at Waipuna Park for the WBOP Champs on 19 June. It was a spectacular day with many top finishes! Congratulations to the below students: Year 7 Girls Holly Fausett 2nd Emma…
Avalee Donovan (Year 11) is a member of Tauranga Synchro, Tauranga’s synchronised swimming club. Tauranga Synchro competed in the North Island Synchronised Swimming Championships that were held in Wellington last weekend (18-20 May). The competition attracted over 80 athletes from six different clubs from around the North Island. Avalee achieved the following results: 13/14/15 Solo…
On Friday 14th June the Technology Faculty took 46 students across to experience the Fieldays at Mystery Creek. Fieldays is one of the biggest annual agricultural events in the calendar for the Southern Hemisphere and is “the ultimate launch platform for cutting edge technology and innovation.” (New Zealand National Fieldays Society, 2019). A highlight for…
A packed itinerary which includes visits to the Apple, Google and Facebook campuses, NASA Ames Visitor Centre, Tech Museum of Innovation, Intel Museum, San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank, Stanford University and UCLA awaits 26 Year 12/13 students on the Aquinas College inaugural 2020 Digi Tech and Business Studies trip to the USA. Taking in San…
MoneyHub is regularly-updated list details 1000s of scholarships available to Year 13 students intending to study at university in New Zealand and overseas. MoneyHub has recently re-launched, with a new design, navigation and, best of all, new guides and tools – providing advice, comparisons and information on many of the issues affecting students about to…
The Mass of the Spirit was made even more special this year with St Thomas More School and St Mary’s School joining us to mark Catholic Schools’ Day. Students from each school participated in readings, prayers of the faithful were shared in different languages, and senior students were extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist. Although the…
Aquinas College Jazz band students were offered an amazing opportunity on 13 June to work with Matt Harris – renowned arranger, composer, jazz pianist and educator. Students workshopped repertoire that they are performing for the up and coming Performing Arts Night on the 7 August. Pieces included: Prayer Meeting – written by Matt Harris and…
On Wednesday, 19 June, we had four girls represent Aquinas College at the Mount Maunganui RSA BOP Girls’ Chess Tournament, held at Mount Maunganui Primary School. Each of the girls played six games during the day in this tournament which is open to all girls in the Bay of Plenty region. This annual tournament is…
