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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Full Winter Uniform from Term 2 A friendly reminder that students are required to start Term 2 in their full winter uniform. We ask for parents’ assistance in ensuring students leave home in the correct uniform. A full description of the winter uniform for girls and boys is outlined below. Please note that senior students…
Forging Friendships and Getting Active In an inspiring display of tuakana-teina, the Y13 Sports Committee has taken to the field to build bonds between the school’s oldest and newest members. Twice a week, the committee – superbly led by Spencer Wills, Sinead Simpson, and Taylor Harris – has made lunchtime magic happen for Y7 &…
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