Education Perfect Science

Education Perfect Science

Education Perfect Science is an online Science competition involving 100,000 students from all around the world.  A number of our students performed extremely well in this.  Our top performer was Ethan Roentgen who made the top 0.2% . This means Ethan was one of the...
Quad Bike Training

Quad Bike Training

The Level 1 and 2 Horticulture students have been enjoying learning new skills on the quad bikes including reversing with a trailer and a lot on the skills needed to avoid tipping!  Not only have they increased their skills but they have grown in confidence.  They...
Lighting Up The College

Lighting Up The College

Horowhenua College opened its doors in 1940 and is celebrated as the only secondary school built in NZ during WWII.  The iconic main building is also celebrated, being only one of two colleges in NZ with this unique architectural design.  78 years later we still...
GRIP Leadership Conference

GRIP Leadership Conference

On a very wet and windy Wellington Monday, the Prefect Team went down to the GRIP Leadership Conference at Pipitea Marae.  There were a number of thought provoking sessions on topics such as the nature of leadership, how to improve school culture and how to increase...
NUA Fit

NUA Fit

A new sporting initiative has been established at Nua.  The brainchild of our PE Department and sports prefects, the NUA Fit programme has been running for all of Term 1.  Consistently there have been about 50 students participating all term. The programme’s...
Meijo University Senior High School Visit

Meijo University Senior High School Visit

We recently had 35 students join us from Meijo University Senior High School in Japan for four days.  They became part of our college right away through a powhiri which was held to welcome them.  During their time here they participated in various activities including...