End of Term 3 Principal’s Update

Dear Parents and Carers,

As we come to the end of another term, I want to thank you all for your continued support of us here at North West College. It has been an incredible term with a lot of achievements gained and excellence in academic and creative arts.

I would like to begin by congratulating our first AIMS games participants! Kayla and Ete took place in this year’s AIMS games on behalf of North West College. Ete competed in the gymnastics event and Kayla took part in the squash events. We are immensely proud of them and they represented us beautifully. It sounded like an amazing adventure and I know you as our community will be just as proud of them as we are at school. Congratulations to you both and well done on your excellent participation. I’m sure they have inspired a love of competing and getting involved in sports for our new intermediate aged students – well done girls!

As we head into the school holidays, I’d like to wish you all a safe and relaxing break with your families. We look forward to welcoming all students back on Monday 6th October 2025 at 8.45am.

Kind regards,
Mrs Randles

The term 3 expo was a huge success! I want to thank all the families and community members who attended. It was wonderful to see so many of you there! I’d like to extend a huge thank you to our talented students who have worked extremely hard on some incredible projects this term – well done everyone!

Next term, the weather will be heating up so this is a reminder that students will need to have hats to wear for days that we are outside. Also please remember to ensure students have sunscreen on – we do have some at school too.

Regular attendance at school is important to your child’s success and there is a clear connection between going to school regularly and doing well in the classroom. Making sure students attend and engage in learning is a shared responsibility. As a parent, you are responsible for making sure your child attends school every day.

Arriving to school on time is essential for your child’s learning and development. The Ministry of Education has now set an attendance expectation with a goal of students missing no more than five days per term. As a school, and across New Zealand, we are now required to report daily attendance and track attendance patterns to ensure all students are engaging in their learning.

In addition to our excellent sporting champions, Imogen has been taking part in cheerleading competitions throughout the term. She has done immensely well and we are thrilled to report that in one of her recent competitions, her team placed second! Well done Imogen!!

Likewise, one of musicians Cohen, was the winner of the recent BandQuest competition. He was named best lead guitarist too! We are incredibly proud Cohen, well done!