Two of our Aquinas College teams competed in the 2021 EPro8 Challenge – an inter-school science and engineering competition which took place in Tauranga and Katikati. The AC Dynamos nabbed a second placing while the The AC Force gained 5th place in their comp, just missing out on a semi-final spot. All students enjoyed the…
The 2021 Aquinas College Academic Honours Assembly celebrated the Year 11 and 12 NCEA achievements at Level One and Level Two. They also recognised some outstanding Scholarship achievements by our Year 12 students. This years Assembly hosted special guest Dr Lauren Barnett, an Aquinas College foundation pupil in 2003. She became Head Girl in 2009. …
The first round of visits from Universities and Tertiary Providers has been completed. All Year 13 students are welcome to attend visits from the following Universities and Tertiary providers: Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology: Monday 29 March P3 Room 36 The University of Waikato: Thursday 01 April P1 Room 39 The University of Otago: Wednesday…
School debating kicks off Tuesday lunchtime, Week 7! ‘It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.‘ Everyone welcome in the H-block rooms, to hear some of our best argumentative students share their opinions in public! External Speech competitions – For Years 11-13, these competitions are a…
Level 2 Barista Course Our first group of students have made a great start on their Level 2 Barista course through the Gateway Work Experience scheme. Designed to give the students practical customer service and retail work experience, Gateway means students will be skilled to apply for part-time work to help support them while studying…
Student Progress Reporting at Aquinas College enables teachers to share achievement outcomes, future pathways, and identify development needs and next steps in learning. Student reports and subject results can be viewed on SchoolPoint in the tab ‘My School Report’. We encourage parents and students to engage with SchoolPoint as an additional medium to communicate by enabling parents to leave comments for subject teachers. The 2021 Student Progress Reporting cycle is outlined below; Term 1 Week 7 – Progress Report for Attitudes and Results Week 11 (15 April) – Year 7-13 Parent-Teacher Conferences (1:00pm – 6:30pm) Term 2 Week 3 and 7 –…
Aquinas College 2020 NCEA Results Despite several challenges throughout 2020, students who completed NCEA at Levels 1-3 (Year 11-13 students) achieved very strongly, maintaining Aquinas College’s high academic performance compared to previous years and other Decile Eight schools. We acknowledge the work put in by students to achieve these outstanding results and the support of…
WELCOME TO OUR NEW STAFF FOR 2021: Back Row: L-R: Anna Frances – Assistant LOL Religious Education; Hannah McCall – Year 7 Homeroom Teacher; Bruce Buckton – Assistant Principal – Middle School Pastoral Care, ASA Teacher. Front Row: L-R: Gill Oosthuizen – Drama & English Teacher; Anita Boros – Mathematics Teacher.
New Zealand Scholarship results were released on 4 February. Through an examination or portfolio submission at the end of 2020, the top 3% of students in the country studying each subject at Level 3 are awarded a New Zealand Scholarship, while the top 0.3% are awarded an Outstanding Scholarship. We are proud to announce that…
Emerging Writers Youth Mentorship Programme Four New Zealand secondary school students have an opportunity to be mentored by one of our professional writers in order to develop their craft and hone their skills. The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) Youth Mentorship Programme for 2021 offers four aspiring…
