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On Saturday 18th October, Alex Bull (Year 12) was invited by the NZ Board of Geography Teachers to the final stage of the NZ iGeo Olympiad team selection, for the 2026 International Geography Olympiad to be held in Istanbul, Turkiye. The three stage selection process began in Term 2, with 172 entrants from 39 secondary […]

What a wonderful celebration of our Māori Rangatahi Leavers last night, Wednesday 22nd October. Their kaiako-māori, deans, ako teachers, SLT members and teachers, who all knew them so well, shared stories with their whānau present. They were then presented with a pounamu and a meaningful, personalised Whakataukī (Māori proverb) to take with them. It was

This week, the English Learning Area published The Obvious Choice, a magazine designed to celebrate the work of ākonga within English and Media classes. The 2025 edition has amazing fantasy writing, creative pieces about identity, grief and guilt, and non-fiction on topics as diverse as Star Wars fans, the politics of pirates, and the beauty

On Tuesday night the 21st October, we held the OC Film Awards. Students, friends, and whanau packed into the Arts Center to watch the year 12 music videos, the year 13 short films, and a few extra-curricular films that students have made throughout the year. Having a live audience is exactly what these media projects

We are incredibly proud to celebrate the success of our students who have been awarded the DELF (Diplôme d’Études en Langue Française) French proficiency diplomas. The DELF is an official, internationally recognized certificate awarded by the French Ministry of Education. Valid for life and based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR),