Last week, our Year 10 students and their whānau shared some whanaungatanga or kinship via the annual Humanities Hangi.

Tēnā koutou kātoa ngā whānau o te kura,

Last week marked a milestone for our Hamilton Diocese as we celebrated the ordination of Fr Richard Laurenson to the Office of Bishop. He was ordained as the fourth Bishop of Hamilton in the Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Friday (Dec. 8).

The annual Aquinas College Second-Hand Uniform Shop Sale will be on Wednesday, January 24 from 10.00 a.m. until 1.00 p.m. in the staff room.

Kia ora tātou whānau, here are the Aquinas College term dates for 2024.

Get a jump start on the 2024 school year and get your stationery packs now! OfficeMax’s My School website is pre-loaded with Aquinas stationery lists for all years — order now and you could win $1,000!

Student timetables for the upcoming academic year for Years 8-13 will be available through SchoolBridge by the end of January.

Wishing our entire Aquinas whānau a safe and blessed Christmas and Holiday Season. We look forward to seeing you all again in 2024.

Good luck to Aquinas futsal players Ben Petrik, Ethan Davies and Nevo Zorero who have been selected to represent the BOP at this week’s 2023 National Youth Futsal Championships.

Aquinas is pleased to announce its new Deans for 2024.

Congratulations to Year 11’s Rico Adsett whose BOP U17 cricket representative team just won the Northern District’s Youth Male Rangatahi Tournament. The team was undefeated in all six of its games in last week’s five-day Hamilton tournament.

He nui te mihi ki te whānau mo te tautoko i a mātou Hakari; families, your support has been gratefully received.

As we approach the end of the year, it's a moment of reflection and celebration for the incredible journey our students have undertaken in the Aquinas Sports Academy (ASA) in 2023. It’s also a chance to share our exciting news that ASA is expanding in 2024 to include interested students from Years 7 through 13.

If you haven't been able to return your sports uniforms by the close of school today, please bring them to the Sports Department at the start of next year.

As we close out another busy year, we would like to take the opportunity to thank our students and whānau for another great year.

The latest Aquinas International Department Newsletter is out now. The issue, linked below, highlights the fantastic activities our International students have enjoyed this term. Read on to find out more…

Construction of two Pyes Pa Road pedestrian crossings will start next month to make it safer for Aquinas College students and residents.

Aquinas athletes put up a valiant performance when they took on the nation’s best at the 2023 NZ Secondary Schools Track, Field & Road Race Championships amid tough weather conditions in Christchurch last weekend.

Year 12’s Mila Laurie will soon be a published author.

Aquinas football player, Rhys Matuku, is heading south to join one of NZ’s top football academies and study his sport full-time.

Congratulations to Year 12 gymnast, Reece Cobb (Waikato, Tainui), who won a key prize at the recent 2023 Māori Sports Awards. She received the Skills Active Māori Sports Scholarship in recognition of her outstanding gymnastic achievements.

We’re giving a community salute to The Lion Foundation for its generous grant of $4,000 toward the purchase of cricket balls for Aquinas College.

A belated congratulations to our junior A boys’ volleyball team which finished the season on a fantastic winning streak.

Congratulations to Year 12 weightlifter, Ryan Williams, who won gold at the Waikato BOP Classic Cup & Secondary Schools Powerlifting competition last month.

Aquinas has successfully boxed, wrapped, and delivered 51 shoeboxes for the annual Tauranga Shoebox Christmas appeal, helping spread Christmas joy to tamariki in our community.

Aquinas athletes have had a blockbuster Term 4, notching up many sporting achievements.

Aquinas is thrilled to announce our student leadership team for 2024. Congratulations to Catherine Finnimore and Hamish Murray who have been selected as Head Girl and Head Boy.

With NCEA maths exams now finished, the Aquinas Maths Department would appreciate the return of any borrowed graphics calculators - particularly from Year 13 students who are leaving.

We’re catching up on some fantastic recent accomplishments… First up is Year 10 karate exponent, Nina Costello, who won an impressive three medals at the national championships.

Congratulations to Year 13 muso, Anna Tustin, whose group won the highest dance award at the recent Junior Theatre Festival New Zealand.