NCEA Assessment Handbook for Parents and Students
For all parents of students doing NCEA Level 1, 2, or 3 this year, the 2023 Student and Caregivers' Assessment Handbook is now available....
18 May, 2023
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Hip Hop Stars Taking on Worlds
A huge congratulations to five Pakuranga College students – Liam Jennings, Bianca Poru, Peyton Haugh, Emily Cooper, and Skyler Vollenhoven – who are all off to compete in the World Hip Hop Dance Championship in Arizona at the end of July....
18 May, 2023
May Sports Recap
Congratulations to Year 9 student, Emily Cooper, who recently competed at the Papakura Performing Arts Competition against dancers from nationwide and came out on top! ...
18 May, 2023
Dance Students Explore Identity
We had a fantastic opportunity for senior Dance students to attend the school matinee show Ko Au – Disconnected. The performance was relevant and relatable to our students in a variety of ways and inspired students to be proud of and embrace all parts of their identity and culture....
18 May, 2023
Geography Gold
On Monday, the Year 11 Geography classes went on a trip to the Martha Mine, located just two hours away in Waihi. After donning our high-vis vests, hard hats, and glasses, we were able to go and see the mine....
18 May, 2023
BP Challenge Sparks Innovation
Last week our students took part in the BP Business Challenge, learning how to come up with a business idea and develop a confident pitch. They were introduced to the business planning process, and were able to consider how their business would be sustainable. Once their ideas and pitches were set, they presented to the judges from BP, as well as local MP Simeon Brown!...
18 May, 2023
Arts Inspiration at the Zoo
Two classes of Year 11 Art visited Auckland Zoo to collect photographic images from habitats within the six sections of Te Wao Nui Aotearoa New Zealand, as the animal residents played peek-a-boo with our student photographers. ...
18 May, 2023
Students Embrace Sign Language Week
To celebrate and raise awareness, the Cultural Council organised a sign language workshop last week. Through this workshop, students were taught a couple of simple sign phrases with the hope of encouraging them to integrate basic sign language into their lives....
18 May, 2023
Ethics Olympiad Sees Students Debate Issues
Two teams from Pakuranga College participated in the Auckland round of the Ethics Olympiad 2023. They had a wonderful experience sharing their thoughts and opinions on a variety of ethically challenging cases in the competition....
18 May, 2023
Students Take to Skies and Seas with NZDF
Pakuranga College students Depali Lamba (Year 12) and Andrea Hawke (Year 13) had a holiday experience different from most when they each embarked upon a New Zealand Defence Force wahine camp during the April term break....
04 May, 2023
BizTech Promotes New Careers in New Tech
On Friday 30 March, BizTech Labs held a workshop for the budding Scientists, Engineers and Developers of Pakuranga College. It was an awesome opportunity for students to explore the different branches of STEAM - Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics!...
04 May, 2023
Sports Recap
All the latest from our sporting codes including Athletics, Football and Ultimate Frisbee. Plus student success in Sailing and Baseball!...
04 May, 2023
Longest Serving Staff Celebrated
Recently we celebrated the 45th teaching anniversary of Mataī Dean Barbara Scott and the 35th anniversary of Technology teacher Brian Payne, our two longest-serving staff members!...
04 May, 2023
Anzacs Remembered
Yesterday we paid our respects to those who served, with an Anzac Remembrance Service. A special thanks to our guest speaker Mr Ray Sangster, a Pakuranga College alum and member of the Howick RSA, for his beautifully spoken words reflecting on Gallipoli and the work of the Returned Services Association....
04 May, 2023
2023 House Captains Announced
Meet our new House Captains! Read to discover their plans for 2023....
04 May, 2023
Geography Takes to the Mountains
12GEO has been venturing into the unknown recently. After studying the Tongariro Volcanic Centre in class they spent three days in the region gathering data for their assessment, collecting information about soil temperature, wind speed, altitude and even types of vegetation....
04 May, 2023
Te Tuhi Sparks Passion in Young Designers
Our Year 12 Design class has been expanding their creative knowledge recently, visiting the Te Tuhi art gallery on Tuesday. The two featured exhibitions were "Who Can Think, What Can Think", and the "Top Art Folio Show", which featured college 2022 alum Amy Yang!...
04 May, 2023
Cultural Expo Celebrates Diversity
The Cultural Expo performances were a vibrant and outstanding celebration of diversity within Pakuranga College. The expo featured cultural groups celebrating Japanese, Samoan, Cook Island, Indian, Filipino and African cultures, plus Kapa Haka, Chinese Rap Club, Chinese Dance Group and Pakpop, our K-pop group....
04 May, 2023
New International Students Welcomed
This term we have welcomed new international students from Thailand, France, China, Japan, Germany, and Macau. Our Pakuranga College community welcomed them with a beautiful pōwhiri last week. What a wonderful opportunity they have to experience our school and our Kiwi lifestyle!...
04 May, 2023
World Vision Opens Eyes to Charity
This year’s World Vision Conference was centred around the global water crisis, which affects hundreds of millions of people. Aiming to educate and guide students in facilitating World Vision events at their schools, the event was packed with eye-opening information and advice....
04 May, 2023
Wayfinding Designers a Way of the Future
Friends of the Art Department, Sophie and Jordan from Maynard Design Consultancy, visited the school on Thursday 27 April to speak to Year 13 Design students. they discussed their line of work as wayfinding designers and the various large-scale design projects they are part of, such as the Auckland City Rail Link and the Auckland Airport....
04 May, 2023
Connect with the World, Become a Host Family
We are looking for host families for the upcoming 2023 school year. Hosting an international student is a great way to bring the world to your home, create lifelong relationships with people around the world, and earn an extra income....
24 April, 2023
March Sports Recap
As we held our annual Swimming Sports last week, we saw competitive spirits arise once again! Both the Boys' and Girls' events were hotly contested....
30 March, 2023
Talanoa Night a Success
On Wednesday 22 March, we were very fortunate to host our very first Talanoa Night for the year. The purpose of Talanoa is to provide an opportunity for our Pasifika students and aiga to gather together to connect through their passion for Pasifika values, celebrate the journeys and successes of our students, and explore identity as young aspiring Pasifika leaders in New Zealand....
30 March, 2023
Coding Club Quest
The Pakuranga College Coding Club took part in the Coding Quest international coding competition, running from 6 to 17 March. The competition involves students solving one problem a day for 10 days, using a coding language of their own choice, with the problems becoming increasingly difficult as the competition progresses....
30 March, 2023
Ice Cream and Business: A Match Made in Heaven!
Our Level 1 Business and Economics students learned from their trip to the Tip Top ice cream factory that not just cream is needed for a good ice cream company, but also marketing, sales, and effective resources!...
30 March, 2023
Pakuranga Pasifika Represented at Polyfest
A group of students went to the ASB Polyfest Speech competition on Thursday 9 March. The students went to experience ASB Polyfest and support Janae-Ann Pasi, Year 13, who competed in the Samoan speech competition....
30 March, 2023
Principal Photography
Year 12 photography student Sienna Kenrick recently convinced Principal Michael Williams to take a turn as a model for her Level 2 portfolio. We asked her about the experience....
30 March, 2023
NCEA Ma Le Pasifika Workshop: Invitation to our Pacific Island parents, students, and community
Want to know more about NCEA, how it works, STEM, University Entrance, and literacy and numeracy? And what it all means for your child, and how you can support them? Come along to our NCEA Ma Le Pasifika Information Evening....
16 March, 2023
Rimu Rhinoes Claim Gold at Athletics Day!
Nothing gets in the way of sports and House spirit! Kicking off our annual Athletics Day with a BANG from the starting gun last Wednesday, we saw the true glory and competitive spirit from each House in its prime!...
15 March, 2023
Howick Youth Council’s Principal’s Breakfast
Pakuranga College students Depali Lamba, Myra Singh, and Cerys Gibby represented the college by speaking at the Howick Youth Council's Principal's Breakfast attended members of the Howick Local Board, and local MPs Naisi Chen and Simeon Brown....
15 March, 2023
Interactors Help Out at Rotary Carnival
On Sunday 12 March, Pakuranga Rotary held their annual carnival at Bramley Reserve, and a team of our school’s Interact Council members came along to help the 'Rotarians' run the event. The event was a major success, with Interact operating the sausage sizzle, mussel fritters sale, and even making candy floss and popcorn for carnival attendees!...
15 March, 2023
YES Budding Entrepreneurs
Every year, our Year 13 Business classes are tasked with forming innovative enterprises that will appeal to students and the wider public as part of the Young Enterprise Scheme (YES). The advice and ideas gained at the annual Kickstart programme set the tone for the year and spark the creative thinking that has seen Pakuranga College businesses compete at the YES nationals in past years....
15 March, 2023
Year 9 Wellbeing Survey
Pakuranga College continuously seeks way of improving the overall wellbeing of our students. Since wellbeing has many facets, improving students’ wellbeing in schools requires a whole-school approach that considers all aspects of our ākonga hauora (wellbeing)....
15 March, 2023
SchoolTV resources help ease the transition to high school
Whether it is starting school for the first time, moving up to a higher grade or embarking on a journey through secondary school, there is no doubt that any school transition is a very exciting time for children and parents....
15 March, 2023
First Whānau Hui of the year a success!
Earlier this month our Māori Student leaders and the Māori Development team held the first Whānau Hui of the year. The team welcomed whānau, staff and Board members to the hui which focused on an opportunity to whakawhanaungatanga/make connections....
15 March, 2023
Update Your College App
We have launched a new app through SchoolBridge for 2023, so please take a moment to update your app for the college....
02 March, 2023
February Sports Recap
Our Junior Boys' Cricket team has been enjoying a sensational winning streak. Their season opener against Mount Albert Grammar saw the boys fight hard to come away with a win, bowling MAGS out just 11 short of our total, howzat!...
02 March, 2023
Interact Brings Aroha to Valentine’s Day
A roaring success, this year's event raised a record-breaking donation of more than $2,000. And that wasn't the only record! Year 13 student, Daniel Shen, received 300 balloons - we're just not sure how he got them all home!...
02 March, 2023
Tutor Talanoa a Success
We really enjoyed meeting our Year 9 Pasifika families last month, during a special talanoa at our Meet the Tutor events. It was wonderful to connect with aiga (families) and highlight the various opportunities that Pakuranga College offers to our Pasifika students....
02 March, 2023
Super Peer Support Camps
Over the past few weeks, Year 9 students have been out on Peer Support Camps learning valuable team-building skills, connecting with their classmates, and overall having an absolute blast!...
02 March, 2023
Connect with the College
Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve had several urgent communications go out to parents about weather-related events. Make sure you can access the latest information for your child(ren)....
16 February, 2023
Amy Yang Selected for National Exhibition
2022 Year 13 student, Amy Yang, has had her Level 3 Design portfolio selected for the annual NZQA Top Art Exhibition. This extraordinary honour means that Amy’s work is in the top 10 of all Level 3 Design nationwide for 2022....
16 February, 2023
Mrs Collier Joins the Air Force for a Week
The School to Skies teachers camp 2023 edition happened at the Royal New Zealand Air Force base in Whenuapai, during January. Mrs Collier attended and tried her hand at some of the trades the Air Force and Navy have to offer school leavers and students....
16 February, 2023
Angela Celestino Gets stART at AI Gallery
Year 13 student Angela Celestino participated in the Auckland International Art Gallery’s stART programme, receiving mentorship from three talented New Zealand artists....
16 February, 2023
2023 Student IDs
We are migrating to a new software called SchoolBridge, which is linked to new app that parents and students can download. The student app contains a free digital ID that identifies users as students of Pakuranga College, eliminating the need for physical ID cards....
16 February, 2023
SchoolTV Launch
We are excited to announce the launch of SchoolTV at Pakuranga College. SchoolTV is a fantastic resource to support parents and students through some of the common challenges facing teenagers at home and school....
16 February, 2023
Student Scholarship Successes
Congratulations to our students who achieved Scholarship endorsements in 2022, you can all be very proud. Thank you to our dedicated staff who run the Scholarship teaching programmes, it is fantastic to see the efforts of you and your students recognised!...
16 February, 2023
Junior Prizegiving
Congratulations to all our Year 9 and 10 students, who were honoured at Junior Prizegiving earlier this week, including our top scholars and special award winners....
13 December, 2022
Start Up Details for 2023
We look forward to welcoming students in 2023. Please see below for important dates regarding the start of the school year. Monday 23 Jan School Office opens for the year, 9.00am – 2.00pm. Tuesday 24 January Year 12 and 13 subject changes, 9.00am – 12.00pm......
07 December, 2022
Sports Wrap
Clive Daniels, the Pakuranga College Director of Sport, has been named Coach of the Year at the recent Auckland Hockey Awards....
24 November, 2022
Space Careers for Students
Last week Earth and Space Science teacher Sandy Collier had the opportunity to visit RocketLab in Auckland and learn about their business, people, and job opportunities coming up over the next decade in the New Zealand space industry....
24 November, 2022
Teacher Training Programme
Want to make a difference? Become a teacher! Pakuranga College has joined an exciting new initiative with a group of Auckland Schools, offering a new way to train to become a secondary school teacher with a scholarship and university fees paid....
10 November, 2022
Awards for Pakuranga College Students at YES Regional Finals
The 2022 Young Enterprise Scheme has come to a close and it has been another successful year for Pakuranga College competing in the East Auckland region of this nationwide competition....
10 November, 2022
Te Tai o Pakuranga Awarded at Te Ahurea Tino Rangatiratanga
The Pakuranga College Kapa Haka rōpu, Te Tai o Pakuranga, is on a mission to bring East Auckland’s Māori culture to the fore, and they started by competing in the prestigious Te Ahurea Tino Rangatiratanga competition for the first time on Saturday 29 October....
10 November, 2022
Congratulations 2023 Leaders
Congratulations to all our leaders for 2023, we look forward to a great year ahead!...
10 November, 2022
Order Your Pegasus Yearbook Now
Pegasus yearbooks for 2022 can be ordered online now, for $50. We print a limited number of copies each year, so please order early to secure yours....
09 November, 2022
Sports Awards
It was fantastic to be able to celebrate a year of sport at our Sports Awards on Thursday 27 October after many Covid disruptions. Congratulations to all our awardees....
04 November, 2022
Senior Prizegivings
On Tuesday 1 November we held our Year 12 and 13 Prizegiving, a wonderful occasion celebrating student achievements, including the more than $400,000 worth of tertiary scholarship money awarded to our Year 13 leavers....
04 November, 2022
Principal’s Prizegiving Presentation 2022
It doesn’t matter how many years I do this job, every year when I start reviewing the year, our students’ achievements amaze me. They find success in whatever they turn their hand to....
04 November, 2022
NCEA Exam Information
NCEA exams start on Monday 7 November. Check out our video to find out all about the exam period: what students need to do, and where and when they need to be at school...
27 October, 2022
Whare Hauora for Mental Health Week
Mental Health Awareness Week was held from 26 September to 2 October. This year's theme was Reconnect. The past couple of years have been tough and it was easy to feel disconnected from people and places that are important to us. ...
27 October, 2022
Bag a Bargain and Support Kidscan
Pakuranga College whānau, bag yourselves a pre-Christmas bargain and feel extra good because you'll be supporting KidsCanNZ at the same time!...
27 October, 2022
Second at SUSO
After impressing in the Group Vocal category of the Stand Up, Stand Out heats up against the likes of choirs and barbershop ensembles, Year 11 students Ingrid Ioka and Jessica Sayer reached the final on Saturday 24 September at the Auckland Town Hall. They were awarded second place, a fantastic achievement!...
27 October, 2022
Blood Day Donors Save Lives
The Service Council held the first Blood Day since 2019 at the end of Term 3. There were 47 donations made, which will help save and improve the lives of 141 Kiwis!...
27 October, 2022
Students Rally for Amnesty Freedom Week
Every year Amnesty International New Zealand holds their annual Freedom Week. The Freedom Week challenge is a chance for rangatahi to stand united and take action against a pressing relevant human rights issue facing us today....
29 September, 2022
Super Success at Eastern Zone Speech Comp
The annual Eastern Zone Speech Competition took place on Thursday 22 September. Six local high schools competed, with three talented students representing Pakuranga College....
29 September, 2022
Fashion Night Showcases Designer Talent
The Pakuranga College Fashion Night took place on Thursday 8 September, and allowed our students the opportunity to display a range of assessment garments in a catwalk environment....
15 September, 2022
Primates and Skulls in Hands-on Zoo Trip
13BIO got hands-on with some skulls during their trip to Auckland Zoo for the topic, Trends in Human Evolution. They were able to visit some very cute monkeys too, exploring the connections between primate and early human skulls. ...
15 September, 2022
EPro8 Success Continues
Our students continued their successful run at EPro8 with Ahhh and Rocky Road finishing 1st and 3rd respectively in the senior semifinal, while the Grigginators finished 3rd in the junior semifinal!...
15 September, 2022
Pat Hanley Awards for Two Students
Congratulations to students Daniel Kang and Zoe Purvis, who have both received Pat Hanley Creativity Awards for their artworks....
15 September, 2022
Charlotte Off to Young Ambassador Finals
On Wednesday 7 September, Year 13 student Charlotte Tukiri, was one of four local students who attended the Lions Club Young Ambassador Award dinner....
15 September, 2022
Board Election Results
The results for the triennial board election are in and we would like to thank our 14 nominees for putting themselves forward to serve Pakuranga College....
14 September, 2022
Tournament Week Teams Play with Heart
Tournament Week is in full swing and our teams have all had some great games and faced tough challenges....
01 September, 2022
Family Fun at Whānau Hui
A few weeks ago Whānau Tutor hosted a Whānau Hui in our school library. It was a great opportunity for all of us to gather together with our whānau!...
01 September, 2022
Past Pupil Inspires Future Rocket Scientists
Former Pakuranga College student and Rocket Lab composite materials specialist, James Hansen, returned to the college last week to speak with Year 10 students about his experience building rocket components for the leading-edge company....
01 September, 2022
Hip Hop Talent Shines at International Competition
Two of our talented Dance students recently jetted their way to Phoenix, Arizona to compete in the World Hip Hop Dance Championships....
01 September, 2022
Year 10 Subject Selection 2023
On Monday of this week our current Year 10 students had a Subject Selection assembly. The students received guidance on how to select their subjects for 2023 and each Year 10 student will have a one-to-one interview with a career advisor after they have selected their subjects....
01 September, 2022
Cracking Cultural Nights
This year, the excitement was doubled as Cultural Night ran over two nights -- as opposed to the usual one. A total of 13 groups performed two sold-out shows, raising over $5,000 for the I Am Hope organisation in support of mental health....
01 September, 2022
Tasty Tapas Unlock Spanish Internship
Year 13 Food Technology student, Varick Evangelista, participated in an Australasian Tapas Competition on 22 August. He made traditional Spanish fish croquettas and presented them beautifully in a hand-woven flax basket....
01 September, 2022
Champion Sports Performances
The college has had some great results at the business end of the winter sports competition....
18 August, 2022
Bronze Hat Trick at KBB
It certainly was a big week at the KBB Music Festival, and a very successful one, with all three of our bands collecting Bronze awards. ...
18 August, 2022
Self-Driving Car a Winner
Three Year 10 students, William Leader, Devaansh Gupta, and David Toman formed their own working group in Term 2, with a view to entering the Robocup Junior Online Competition 2022. They combined their talents in the fields of electronics, programming, and 3D modelling to create, from scratch, a self-driving car....
18 August, 2022
Marine Monitoring & Weather Watch
On 9 August eleven Science students (also from the Environment Council), with Miss de Roo, went down to Eastern Beach with the goal to find as many organisms and species as we could on the beach and the rocks....
18 August, 2022
Tough Guys & Gals
On Thursday 4 August, 80 students and staff from our senior PE classes competed in the annual Mud Run held out at Kumeu....
18 August, 2022
Classics Students Get Close to Ancient Greece
Our Classics students explored the Ancients Greeks exhibition at Auckland Museum on 10 August, an experience captured in a slam poem by Year 13 Cornelius Douw Nel....
18 August, 2022
SUSO Success for Music Acts
On Wednesday 3 and Friday 5 August we had two small groups of students perform in Stand Up Stand Out, an Auckland wide high school music competition. Despite the small delegation of just two entries on each day all the Pakuranga College performers stood out to the judges....
18 August, 2022
Maatangi Whenua Geography Quiz
Mrs Hayter and Miss Bass took three Year 11 Geography students to the annual Geography quiz Maatangi Whenua. Students Mia Bankier, Julian Ling, and Kate Ginn demonstrated great teamwork and collaboration to solve some difficult questions....
18 August, 2022
Model United Nations Experience
On 29-30 July, a delegation of Pakuranga College students attended the Rotary sponsored Model United Nations. These students are members of our school’s UN Youth and Amnesty International groups....
18 August, 2022
Updates to NCEA for 2022
There are some changes to NCEA for 2022, to account for the disruption Covid has caused this year. These measures are a safety net only and students need to continue working and striving for their best results. ...
18 August, 2022
Va’a Māori and Pasifika Mentoring Programme Launches
Wednesday 3 August marked the launch of a new mentoring programme at the college. A for student, by student programme, Va'a is available to all Māori and Pasifika students who require additional academic support....
04 August, 2022
Student Art Shows Focus at Local Competition
Ka pai to our students who took part in the second annual Focus Art Competition last weekend....
04 August, 2022
Whānau Tutor Mural Blessed
It was a little wet and a little dark, but the dawn blessing of Whānau Tutor mural, Ka puta ki te whaiao ki Te Ao Mārama, on the last day of Term 2 was beautiful....
03 August, 2022
Welcoming International Students Back to the College
On the first day of this term we were delighted to welcome 21 new international students. This was our first group arriving from overseas since New Zealand's borders closed in 2020....
03 August, 2022
Student Wearable Art Awarded at Toi
Pakuranga College was selected as one of just seven schools nationwide to compete in the Toi Digital National Final senior category last Friday, where Liam Gore was named one of the Top 10 National Finalists!...
03 August, 2022
Exceptional EPro8 Results
In the final week of Term 2 we had four teams compete in the EPro8 Challenge senior category heats, with three of them progressing to the semi-finals, plus four junior teams tying for 1st place!...
03 August, 2022
Subject Selection for 2023
In 2023, Pakuranga College has expanded the subject choices for Year 11 and 12 students....
07 July, 2022
Inaugural Year 10 Leadership Camp
Over the course of two days, 33 lucky Year 10 students got to start developing our own leadership skills. For the first time ever we had a Year 10 leadership camp at Camp Adair! ...
07 July, 2022
Triple Crown at Ngā Manu Kōrero
Head Student Charlotte Tukiri (left above) swept the awards at the recent Ngā Manu Kōrero competition, winning Best Prepared Speech, Best Impromptu Speech, and Best Speaker Overall in the Senior English category. ...
07 July, 2022
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