The annual Senior Mathex Competition was held at lunchtime on 25th October. All six houses submitted a team of four top mathematics experts. The competitors had 30 minutes to solve 20 highly specialised questions, each worth five points. It was a most impressive performance from all...
The Auckland KBB Music Festival was held 6th-11th August at the Holy Trinity Cathedral and St Mary’s Church in Parnell. This festival involves more than 4,000 students and includes Jazz Bands, Concert Bands, Symphony Orchestras and Chamber Orchestras from schools all across Auckland. It is an incredible...
Pictured: 1st XI Boys celebrating a goal! They're on a 5 game winning streak at the moment/Photo By Ben Campbell Kia Ora, CLICK HERE for this weeks sports draw Get down and support our teams, as there are only a few more games left in the season! (Note: 1st...
A fantastic achievement for Year 10 student Gina Gao, who during the last school term holidays, attended two piano competitions: West Auckland Performing Arts Competition (WAPAC) and The South Auckland Performing Arts Competition (SAPACS), these competitions lasted for 3 days: from July 17th to 19th. In...
Pictured: Year 11 Aleck Wu, finishes at the rim vs Northcote in last Friday's Senior A Basketball win, in front of the Pakuranga Home crowd/ Photo: Ben Campbell Welcome back to term 3, as we head into the closing stages of the winter season. CLICK HERE for...
What a truly magical night of dance and culture. We are incredibly proud of the amazing talent, skill and dedication our students showed at last weekends Dance Showcase. The showcase also highlights the incredible talent of our teachers, Natalie Sangster, Stacy Guttenberg and Shanna Rope, who...
On Friday June 22, students from level 1 and 3 Te Reo Māori travelled to Nukuhau Marae in Taupō to sit their speaking assessments. The trip was a two night Marae stay. Students managed to improve their knowledge and understanding of Te Reo as part...
Students from years 12 and 13 went to the New Zealand Game Developer’s Meet-up on Friday 22nd June. The meet-up is an exciting opportunity that brings together professional game developers, students studying game design and other professionals with an interest in the area. The students presented the...
Arts Challenge to Benefit City Mission Pakuranga College held its annual House Arts Challenge. Over 230 students participated, and they just had 2 days to prepare (10 am to 4 pm on each day), this is called the “Creative Burst” in which they have to come...
Pictured: Congratulations to students (left to right) Wendell Stanley, Kheva Potatau and Tyler Moran who competed in the 34th annual North Island Golden Gloves tournament that was held in Taupo over Queens Birthday Weekend. This is the biggest boxing tournament in Australasia and Wendell, Kheva and...
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