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From the Sports Desk:

Feb 28, 2021

Year 13 student Abbey Smale represented Garin in the South Island Makos Secondary Schools Open Water Swimming Championships held at Akaroa on 20 February. The 5km swim was also part of the New Zealand Open Water series, which Abbey currently leads. Abbey had an...

Yr9 Journey Camp

Feb 28, 2021

This week we held our Year 9 Journey “Base Camp” at Whenua Iti Outdoors. For our year 9 new entrant students this was an exciting and challenging outdoors experience. Raft building, kayaking, high ropes, and trapeze. It was blended with exploration of faith through...

Yr13 Journey

Feb 28, 2021

Our Year 13 students have enjoyed time out of the classroom this week to attend their Y13 Journey “Summit” at Lake Rotoiti. Despite the heavy rainfall on Tuesday night, students enjoyed the warmer days that followed. Journey is an exciting way to start the year for...

Start of year 2021

Feb 28, 2021

Tēnā koutou katoa ngā whānau, With an air of anticipation and excitement the year begins. It is a joy to recognise the focus and energy our students have on re-establishing friendships and making new friends after the long summer break. Our Powhiri and opening Liturgy...

Secondary Schools Junior Tennis Tournament

Nov 22, 2020

Congratulations to Harry Pugh and Sean Hillberg, who played strong tennis at the Tasman Secondary Schools Junior Tennis Tournament and won the boys division. Harry and Sean beat Marlborough Boys in the final 2/1 and Harry was unbeaten in the tournament....

Nov 16, 2020

Five Garin College students were selected for the 2020 Waimea Combined 1st XV rugby team, Bede Dodd-Edgar, Cashmir Simone, Eamon Shellock, Tom Lloyd and Arthur Gladstone. Year 13 students Bede, Cashmir and Eamon wrapped up their tenure with the Waimea Combined team...