Month: September 2019

 Lavelua-Polosa Tatafu won the 2019 PwC Scholarship and was invited to attend the 2019 PwC Scholarship Award Celebration with her parents at PwC Auckland Office on 23 September. PwC Scholarship programme started in 2004, which has supported over 250 students in their higher education in the 15 years it has been running. In this year, winners will get $7,000 towards the university… Read More

On Tuesday, September 24, seven Year 9 students competed in the annual Speech Competition. One student from each class was selected by their teachers and peers for their well-crafted and presented speech that they delivered to their class in Week 9. Each of the seven competing students presented their speech to a hall full of their peers,… Read More

On Tuesday the 17th of September students from 10A went on a class trip to Little Huia stream in the Waitakere ranges. The purpose of the trip was to investigate water quality of the Waitakere Ranges compared to Seaside Park in Otahuhu. The Little Huia was a pristine stream that contained a lot of biodiversity. Students found baby… Read More

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OTAHUHU COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES  ELECTION OF STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE  SEPTEMBER 2019  Aneeq Khan                                                         26  Ilmarie Kazakevics                                              40  Talha Khan                                                          50  Triyash Chetty                                                     93  Caroline Tuuau                                                  201  Caroline Tuuau is therefore declared duly elected. … Read More

We are in the process of electing a new student representative to the board of trustees.  Each candidate has written a statement as to “Why they should be elected to the board of trustees. They are Talha Khan, Triyash Chetty, Aneeq Khan, Ilmarie Kazakevics and Caroline Tuuau. Talha Khan – Year 12, Seddon 2 As… Read More

Last week Ms Ruwhiu Toms, Head of Maori Department, was privileged to be a part of the Asia Pacific Alumni Gathering in Kuala Lumpur.  This was a teachers conference shared with over 100 participants from 11 countries including the Phillipines, Nepal, Japan and India. It  was a space to share experiences, hear inspiration and learn tools for best practice. Spending 3 days surrounded by like minded people aiming to come up with solutions to inequity within schools was an amazing experience. There were skill building sessions, reflections and collaborations which lead to a lot of learning, understanding and acknowledgement of each others culture. This trip was an amazing experience and opened my eyes to the world. It also served as a reminder of how lucky we are in New Zealand in terms of education. … Read More

This week saw our Year 9 classes involved in studying the human body systems. One system covered is the respiratory system and our students got to dissect the lungs of a sheep. They were fascinated to see how a piece of the lung could float on water and when squeezed would release bubbles. If you have… Read More

In celebration of Te Wiki o te Reo, the library had a go at Tī Tī tōrea, a stick game in the library that was heaps of fun, learning and sharing about the game during lunch break this week…. Read More

Blessed to take part and celebrate Tongan Language week with community down the road at Mangere East Public Library.  Fakamalo atu to our group singers Taufa Latu, Emily Latu and Tevita Mahina for representing Otahuhu College at this event. … Read More