Ella Svendsen has just passed her NZ Theory Test for Umpiring netball. This is an outstanding achievement and the first step to the NZ C Award. It means that Ella will umpire at a Regional – the top adult teams in Tauranga (Premier league). Last year Ella was chosen out of over 100 students to…
With National Volunteer Week taking place in June, we would like to make time to thank all of our volunteers within our school community, parent community and extended Tauranga community. National Volunteer Week celebrates the collective contribution of the 1.2 million volunteers who enrich Aotearoa New Zealand. This year’s theme was “Te Hua o te…
The Cross Country event looked a little different this year as we came out of Lockdown and had restrictions on gathering numbers. However, the shortage of spectators did not equal a shortage of enthusiasm from students and staff alike. The Year 7 and 8’s are to be commended on their gusto as they ripped through…
Top Place in Brass Aquinas College Year 9 student, Ned Shaw has been selected for the 2020 National Secondary Schools Brass Band. Ned has earned the position of Third Cornet in the band and is the only student accepted from the Bay of Plenty region. This is an amazing opportunity for his age and he…
Cross-country is back on this year…just a little different! Friday 29 May 2020 This is normally a whole school event but due to Covid 19 restrictions, we are having to alter our organisation accordingly. The event is COMPULSORY for all Y7-Y10 students, while U16 and U19 athletes have the option to compete. All U16 and…
Athletics Day 2020 Our year always starts well with the annual school Athletics Day and this year was no exception with some very good performances last Friday. The weather was very warm and allowed for some very good performances across both track and field events, despite problems with the sprinkler system at the Domain. Well…
Year7/8 Swimming Sports: We had an awesome day at the Y7/8 Swimming Sports on Thursday 5 March. Congratulations to our Age Group Winners: Year 7 Girls: Jemima Helm; Year 7 Boys: Austin Roper; Year 8 Girls: Ariana Workman; Year 8 Boys: Hunter Sands. Full results will be released once the Y9-13 Swimming Sports has taken place….
Eve Mischewski – Maori Footballer Year 11 Eve Mischewski was selected into the inaugural Maori Football NZ U14 Girls team, “Nga Kotiro Whanapoikiri” and was named in the starting line up for the test match against the highly-rated Australian U14 Girls team. New Zealand Maori went on to win the game convincingly 4 goals to…
Winter Sports Registrations are now OPEN for 2020. Please see below for a list of codes offered at Aquinas College in Terms 2 and 3 2020 and all of the information you will need to know about them. Badminton Badminton is held as a social club at Aquinas College one afternoon a week. Registration is…
Friday 21st February at the Tauranga Domain Dear Parents, Caregivers, Friends and Supporters, Welcome to the Aquinas College Athletics Championships for 2020. Here is an outline of Athletics Day for parents. You can also follow the event on the AC Facebook Page. All students are expected to participate fully in five events. These are the…
