Principal’s Weekly Update
T2 Week 8 – 23 June 2022
Newsletter - T2 Week 8 Principal Comment Kia ora tātou, Ngā mihi o Matariki, te tau hou Māori Happy Matariki, Greetings for the Māori new year. Twinkling in the winter sky just before dawn, Matariki signals the Māori New Year. For Māori, the appearance of Matariki...
T2 Week 7 – 17 June 2022
Kia ora tātou, Talofa lava, Greetings, I am pleased to return to College this week following a brief and positive recovery period following shoulder surgery, thank you to all for your care and support for me at this time. As the term progresses, I acknowledge the...
T2 Week 5 – 3 June 2022
Talofa lava, Kia ora tātou, Greetings, This week Samoan Language week is celebrated across Aotearoa. Samoan is the third most spoken language in New Zealand after English and te Reo Māori. The theme this year is “Lalaga le si’osi’omaga mo se lumana’I manuia”, which...
T2 Week 4 – 27 May 2022
Tēnā koutou katoua ngā whānau, Thank you to our librarian Mrs Ditzel, Academic Leaders Lucien Panting and Amy Jukes, our Academic Leaders, our library assistants and House Captains for their leadership and promotion of the Reading Challenge and Geek Week. This week...
T2 Week 3 – 20 May 2022
Tēnā koutou katoua ngā whānau, This has been a very productive week for all here at Garin. Our student leaders have been actively promoting the many events that are presently dominating our calendar. With Geek Week kicking off next Monday and running through to...
T2 Week 2 – 13 May 2022
Tēnā koutou katoua ngā whānau, Learners and Staff are reflecting on our prayer theme this month, “Blessed Mary - Our Mother”. Mary showed great courage when she received the news from the Angel Gabriel. Her trust had to be completely in the fact that God chose her to...
T2 Week 1 – 6 May 2022
Kia ora tatou ngā whānau, Welcome back to all learners and whānau for the start of Term 2, I also welcome our new learners to College. The beautifully warm and calm Autumn weather we have experienced this week has certainly enhanced the beginning of our new term. We...
T1 Week 11 – 14 April 2022
Tēnā koutou katoua ngā whānau, Teachers, Staff and Students gathered this Holy Thursday in liturgy to commemorate Christ’s Last Supper. The significance of Christ’s example of service was exemplified through Christ washing the feet of his disciples. Jesus’ message was...
T1 Week 10 – 8 April 2022
Tēnā koutou katoua ngā whānau, There is certainly much to celebrate in what has been achieved in the College this term. Despite the challenge of managing and contending with the impact of the Covid pandemic, our learners have maintained outstanding levels of...
T1 Week 9 – 1 April 2022
Tēnā koutou katoua ngā whānau, Our lives continue to operate in more complex environments at present and change or adaptation is experienced regularly. I write to you with gratitude for the gentleness and calm in how our school community is interacting through times...
T1 Week 8 – 15 March 2022
Tēnā koutou katoua ngā whānau, We are pleased to present the 2021 NCEA Achievement data for Level 1, 2, 3 and University Entrance (UE). We note that Achievement in NCEA has been impressive, in L1 NCEA achievement sits at 6.8% above Decile 8 National Achievement, in L2...
T1 Week 7 – 18 March 2022
Tēnā koutou katoua ngā whānau, Our Annual Colours Awards Assembly celebrates the success of our learners from 2021 in Level 1,2,3 NCEA who gained Maroon Colours and Gold Endorsed colours for their outstanding academic achievement. Congratulations to all students...