SENIOR STUDENTS: As you know, teachers are holding tutorials throughout the week in the lead-up to NCEA exams. Quiet study spaces have also been made available. A copy of the Aquinas tutorial schedule is available here: 2023 SDL Timetable
For those of you who missed last Thursday’s informative online safety talk by Rob Cope… Producer of the documentary ‘Our Kids Online,’ Rob gave a thought-provoking and sobering view of what our children are exposed to online. Adopting safe cyber practices, he underscored, is a community responsibility. “When you protect your kids online, you are…
IMPORTANT TOOL FOR AQUINAS PARENTS: Have you downloaded the SchoolBridge App yet? Make life easier and use the App to report an absence, complete permission forms, book parent interviews, receive group-specific school notifications… the list goes on. Download it free from Apple or Play Store and follow the instructions on the flyer below.
Aquinas students have achieved simply outstanding NCEA and University Entrance results! Our students again eclipsed national and local pass and endorsement rates despite 2022’s disrupted school year. Achieving an Endorsement is no easy feat. Students must obtain 50-plus Excellence credits to endorse with Excellence. To endorse with Merit, they must attain 50-plus Merit and Excellence…
Aquinas is thrilled to announce that seven students have gained NCEA-level Scholarships! Five Aquinas Yr 12 students attained Scholarship passes in 2022 as did one Yr 11 student. Four of those were in Biology, again underscoring the Aquinas Science Faculty’s prowess. The achievement is phenomenal given that 2022 was the toughest school year of the…
In the lead-up to Term 1, Aquinas staff members were blessed to spend time with the Sisters of St Joseph of Cluny, nourishing relations and learning more about the order’s charism. Sister Allison, accompanied by Sr Emeli, encouraged staff to continue to spread the Catholic essence. “Together, let us strive to become missionary disciples for…
Aquinas kick-started Term 1 on Tuesday (Feb. 7) by welcoming new and returning students with our customary school pōwhiri and liturgy. More than 150 new students and several new staff members were officially welcomed into the Aquinas family by Mr Dalton and college Kaumatua Turi Ngatai, among others. The principals of St Mary’s, St. Thomas…
Kia ora whānau, 2023 school bus routes to Aquinas are now available. Click here.
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…
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