Much Ado about so much! This was the overriding response from Year 12 and 13 students who made the happy trek to Auckland to attend one of the final performances of Shakespeare’s classic comedy, Much Ado About Nothing. And no-one was disappointed! The fantastic performance was full of outrageous humour and superb acting. With full…
Our students experience leadership opportunities during their schooling, learn to build relationships within teams, define identities and perform various tasks effectively. Leadership also provides an opportunity to hone personal skills of effective communication, self-management and taking responsibility. Congratulations to all the students selected in these special roles for 2020: From left: Head Boy Nic Scott;…
An analysis of the NCEA results for 2019 indicates that the senior students at Aquinas College have once again performed exceptionally well and have had outstanding success in their studies. The percentages of Aquinas College students gaining NCEA certificates are compared with the national equivalent schools in the table below: NCEA Achievement Aquinas College Decile…
Level 2 Biology – Ecology Field trip Education Outside the Classroom: In early March Aquinas Level 2 Biology students visited the Tauranga Moana at Beach Road to investigate the ecology of the organisms that live in our local harbour. While there, they took the opportunity to link the site of study Bishop Pompallier’s landing in…
Media Studies new to Aquinas in 2020New this year to Aquinas College is the Media Studies class for Year 12 & 13 students. As part of the programme students experience “real life” voices and contexts from people in the industry who can challenge them to think critically about how they use media products and the…
Since 2006, from the very first Leavers’ Dinner for Year 13 students graduating from Aquinas College, a parent whose last child is leaving Aquinas College, is asked to speak on behalf of the parents. This year, Monique Balvert-O’Connor was asked to deliver that speech, and here it is…. I have been to many, many parent…
Aquinas Year 13 students photographed with Sir Martin Poliakoff (Left-Right) Amy Bewsher, Issie Dekker, Georgia Jones and Jess Thomas at the London International Youth Science Forum (LIYSF) this week. Sir Martin Poliakoff is a world-leading scientist in the fields of developing environmentally sustainable materials and processes. LIYSF is a two-week residential student event held annually…
Senior students participated in the Cross Walk from St Thomas More to Aquinas College yesterday. At different points of the pilgrimage students stopped to pray the Stations of the Cross. We were warmly welcomed at St Mary’s School for morning tea and their senior students came out of class to pray a station with us….
It has been a busy start to the year for our International Students as they get used to a new school, a new language, new friends and new host families. Everyone is smiling as they quickly adjust to these changes and get focused on study. Mrs. Tanya Gray, our new ESOL Teacher, has begun specialist…
