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...

BOARD UPDATE June 2019

Kia ora koutou I hope Term 2 has ended well for you – it has felt a very busy term with plenty going on within and outside of the school curriculum.  I enjoyed attending performances of ‘Hairspray Jnr’ our first school production in seven years .  This was a huge...
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...