Four Aquinas ākonga have won a national contest for their ideas to address key social and environmental problems. Monique Faire, Shanya Dewan, Ture Hansson and Niklas Walzak entered the Kaitiaki2Share competition as part of their Y10 social studies classwork on Caritas. The competition, run by Caritas Aotearoa NZ, challenged students to create a video, poem,…
The Aquinas 2022 Cross Country had it all… rain, wind, mud, and even rainbows but our students gave it their all last Friday! Ka mau te wehi to all who took part, you made your House proud. Foy took out the House win, followed closely by Cluny, Heni Pore, and Browne. The top placegetters are…
Aquinas College has unveiled a new school honours system. The strengthened system gives students greater opportunities to be recognised for their outstanding contributions or achievements. The Senior School Honours, unveiled last week, differs slightly from the Middle School Honours introduced today. The Senior system features four honour badge categories: Colour, Honour, High Honour, and Contribution…
Just-released national NCEA statistics show Aquinas College students consistently outperform their peers. The data highlights Aquinas’ incredible achievement rates since 2017 as compared to similar schools and the national average. View the results here: NCEA – 2021 Results Our continued success is very humbling, and we again pay credit to our committed students and staff.
April 29 Letter from Principal Matt Dalton: Tēnā koutou katoa, I hope our students have enjoyed
Emma To Compete Against Top Basketballers for NZ Spot Join us in wishing Y10 student Emma Rogers good luck in her upcoming NZ basketball trial. Emma has been selected as one of the top 30 U15 girls from around NZ to attend a National selection camp in Auckland this week. Just 12 will make it…
Liam Scores Home Run with NZ Selection A huge round of applause for Y13 baseballer Liam Olsen! Aged just 17, he is representing NZ in the U23 Junior Diamondblacks’ three-game series against Australia this weekend. The winner of the Tran-Tasman battle secures the Oceania qualifying spot for the 2022 U23 Baseball World Cup in Taiwan…
Creative Problem Solvers Required Calling all Aquinas students with an innovative idea… We are seeking student entries into the Young Innovator Awards (YiA!) that propose new ways to tackle real-world problems. Up for grabs are some hefty cash prizes and the chance to continue Aquinas’ successful YiA! Winning streak. YiA! Is a school competition to…
Cashing in on Rotorua Business Lesson Y11 Accounting students had a fantastic time swapping the classroom for two of Rotorua’s top adventure enterprises earlier this month. As part of their cash management assessment, the students visited Skyline Rotorua and the 3D Trick Art Gallery to learn how the two tourism heavyweights do business. .
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