Western Springs College

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Western Springs College is a state co-educational secondary school in located in Western Springs, an inner suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. The school educates approximately students from Years 9 to 13 . The school was originally part of Seddon Memorial Technical College but was moved to the current Western Springs site in 1964.HistoryThe school was originally called Seddon High School following its separation from Seddon Memorial Technical College. Western Springs has produced several notable musicians and bands, such as Che Fu, Joel Little and Nesian Mystik, who have gone on to have considerable success in New Zealand and internationally.FacilitiesThe Auckland Performing Arts Centre is located with the school grounds.UniformThe school is one of few in the Auckland area to have no formal uniform. The school sees the development of sensible attitudes towards dress and appearance as part of the education process and tidy dress standards are enforced.HousesThe school consists of five houses: Atea (Red) meaning Wind or AirMoana (Blue) meaning WaterWhenua (Green) meaning LandKapura (Yellow) meaning FireOranga (Purple) meaning Living (Rumaki Unit)Enrolment and donationThe school operates an enrolment zone which entitles students residing within the zone to enrol at the school. Students from outside the zone may be admitted through a ballot system. A voluntary donation to cover costs is requested at the time of enrolment.Rumaki and Pacific UnitThe Rumaki and Pacific units provide a specialised learning environment for both Maori and Pacific Island students. The units work under spoken and written language immersion and are focused on integrating culture and customs into daily learning.