NZ Top Scholars Award Winners
The Top Scholar Awards ceremony celebrates the academic achievements of the highest achieving secondary school students in the New Zealand Scholarship Examinations. At this ceremony, held in the Grand Hall of the Parliament Buildings, two Takapuna Grammar School students received a Top Subject Scholar Award. Jade Poppelwell was placed first in New Zealand for Economics while Yuna Hamamoto was...
> Read moreTGS Open Evening - Thursday 28 July
Prospective students and families are warmly invited to attend our Open Evening on Thursday 28 July, in Te Poho school hall. Sessions will be held at 4.00pm and 5.30pm starting with a presentation from our Principal followed by school tours. We look forward to meeting you then.
> Read moreMore Success on the Water for TGS Sailors
Over the last weekend of Easter holidays the New Zealand National Championships for the international 420 Sailing class was held off Takapuna beach in glamorous conditions. This year TGS Year 13 sailor Vivien Webster Chung took the women's national title after 3 days of racing in a fleet of the country's top 10 crews with the lead exchanging twice before the final day. This concludes a...
> Read moreJunior Social - Thursday 26 May
The Junior Social will be held on Thursday 26 May from 7.30pm - 9.30pm in Te Poho school hall. This event is run by the prefect leaders, with teacher supervision on the night. Music will be provided by a student DJ. Tickets are $10.00 each which includes food, drinks and entry to the social. Before purchasing a ticket to the social students must have their parents/caregivers complete...
> Read more2021/2022 AIMES Award Winners
The school would like to congratulate the following 2021/22 AIMES award winners that are either past or present students from Takapuna Grammar School. 2021 AIMES Judges Special Award David Paligora (22) - Musician David had never touched a musical instrument until he listened to Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata at age 11. A gift changed his life – a box set, all of...
> Read moreMaggie Squire off to the World Diving Champs
Year 12 Maggie Squire recently competed in the North Island Diving Championships over the school holidays winning four gold medals in all the Senior Open events she entered! Maggie has been now officially been selected to attend the FINA World Diving Championships in Budapest (Hungary) in July and a FINA Grand Prix Diving event in Bolzano (Italy) along with a training camp in Edinburgh...
> Read moreTGS Uniform Policy Update
The TGS uniform regulations have been updated. Please see the link below to find out what has changed: Uniform Regulations Please note in particular the uniform regulations in relation to jewellery: Jewellery is not permitted, with the exception of two plain gold or silver studs or sleepers in each ear. No other facial piercing is...
> Read moreLiam Vogel wins 3 x NZ Titles at Nationals!
Year 10 student Liam Vogel just competed in 12 events at the New Zealand National Age Group Swimming Championships held in Wellington from 19 to 24 April 2022. He swam many PB's, qualified for finals top 8 in all of his 9 individual events, and swam 3 NZ National Squad times. Liam won 2 x National titles in 50m backstroke and 100m backstroke and three silver medals in 200m backstroke, the 4...
> Read moreJunior Leadership Academy
Senior Prefects and House Leaders have proudly launched a new initiative known as the Junior Leadership Academy. On Tuesday approximately 70 young leaders attended a presentation in the library followed by lunch and a brainstorming session on creating leadership opportunities. The goal is to invite as many young leaders as possible to get involved and work with seniors to run events and...
> Read more2022 Excellence Assembly
On Wednesday 6th April we held our Excellence Assembly in Te Poho Hall where we celebrated our successful students who achieved at the highest level in their NCEA or IB courses in 2021. Almost 300 students came across the stage to receive their academic academic excellence awards. Students who achieved Level 1 NCEA with Excellence received an academic badge while those students who achieved...
> Read moreTGS Rowers bring home the Maadi Medals!
Some fantastic results from finals day at the 2022 Maadi Cup with our latest NZ National Champions Skye Lang and Annabelle Knowles taking the cake in the U18's Double Scull Final to win GOLD! The girls then teamed up with crew mates Rea Kearns, Isabella Foster & Karin Kozuka in the U18 Coxed Quad to gain a SILVER! And to top off a great weekend for these hard working...
> Read moreHomestays Wanted For 2023
Do you have a spare room or do you know someone that does? Would you like to learn about another culture? Are you a caring family? Do you live in the school area? We are excited to be finally getting International students for 2023! If you are interested in becoming a homestay family please email Carla Hemopo, [email protected]
> Read moreLiam Vogel Qualifies for Swimming NZ National Squad
On Sunday 13 March Liam Vogel (Year 10) competed in the Auckland Swimming Championships. Liam swam a New Zealand National Squad time in the 200m Backstroke, which means he now qualifies to be a Swimming New Zealand National squad member. Liam also qualifies to swim at the New Zealand Open Nationals this year, held from 4-9 April. These are remarkable achievements for Liam, and we wish him...
> Read moreCollege Sport Athletics Championship Results
Day 1 On Thursday 10th March, twelve Takapuna Grammar School Athletics Team members competed in Day One of the College Sport Auckland Athletics Championships at Mt Smart Stadium. Due to the current restriction, the team had to compete without any support from their teammates. However, this didn't deter our athlete's mindset, and they gave their best effort for our school and managed to come...
> Read moreMaggie Squire Wins Big Again in the Pool
Two years ago, as a 14-year-old, Maggie Squire was selected to the New Zealand National Diving Team and competed in her first non-age group international events in the Gold Coast and Malaysian Grand Prix Diving Championships. She showed a strong first showing in the senior diving world, making a semi-final amongst seasoned Commonwealth and Olympic divers. On an upward trajectory, Covid hit and...
> Read moreVoluntary School Donation 2022
Covid made 2021 another challenging year for the school and the community, and your continued support for all our students through the voluntary school donation was very much appreciated. With your school donation, we are able to do so much more for our students. The donations help to fund extra classroom teachers, extra staffing for student services like counselling, and extra support...
> Read moreL3 Geography Muriwai Field Trip
In week 6, our L3 Geography students travelled out to Muriwai beach to investigate coastal processes at work in this environment. While we were there, students collected primary data on the wave processes at a west coast Auckland beach and will soon compare these results to data they will collect at St Leonard's beach, an east coast Auckland beach. L3 Geographers will then draw conclusions...
> Read moreL1 Geography Field Trip to Wynyard Quarter
On a sunny Wednesday morning in week 6, L1 Geographers set out from the Devonport Ferry Terminal on a field trip to Wynyard Quarter. Before travelling to the CBD, students had been learning in class about the history of this section of Auckland's rapidly transforming waterfront. L1 Geographers were then set the task of investigating different and potential conflicting uses of Wynyard Quarter's...
> Read moreChemistry Olympiad Produces Great Results!
The Science Department congratulates the success of Susie Ji, Joe McKibbin and Maggie Yang who have received Bronze Certificates in the Chemistry Olympiad competition. They attained in the 40th-70th percentile of all students attempting this competition and have been offered places in the NZCHO training group, which will be selected on the basis of results in a test later in March.
> Read moreQaizden Stephano joins Tania Dalton Foundation Scholarship Programme
The Tania Dalton Foundation welcomed the arrival of twelve new deserving recipients for its scholarship programme. The 2022 recipients join forty-nine young talented sport women across New Zealand. This years intake includes Year 13 Qaizden Stephano who has been accepted as a Basketball inductee. The foundation created in honour of the sporting legend, supports young New Zealanders...
> Read moreTGS Covid Procedures & Letter to Parents Update 27.04.22
To make sure the school gets notified as soon as possible of any current covid exposures, can the below forms please be filled in. If your child is a Household Contact please click on this link - Household Contact If your child is a Positive Case please click on this link - Positive Case Information from these forms will be used in Kamar for absences etc....
> Read moreLevel 1 Biology Field Trip to Arataki
In week 3 our Level 1 Biology students spent a day visiting the Arataki Visitor Centre and the surrounding Waitakere Forest area. Students were there to investigate the impacts of pest control on our native forest. They were shown the various traps and bait stations that are used to control the wide range of pests affecting New Zealand’s biodiversity, they took part in surveys to measure...
> Read moreHelpful School Information
AbsencesIf your student is going to be absent from school or late to school please email [email protected] or phone 09 489 4167 option 2 and leave a message. If your student needs to leave school for an appointment during the day please email [email protected] or phone 09 489 4167 option 2 (leave a message) by 9.00am. It is important that Student Services are...
> Read moreIB Diploma Programme Celebrates 10 years with Outstanding Results
2022 sees Takapuna Grammar School celebrate its 10th year of offering the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme to Years 12 and 13 students. We are extremely proud of our IB students who completed their exams in November 2021. After a difficult two years enduring lockdowns and remote learning programmes the students showed perseverance and diligence to complete their studies. The IB...
> Read morePeer Support Programme Delivers the School Values
The Peer Support Programme at TGS is again one of the standout programmes delivered where Year 13 students offer their time, care and experience to ensure the Year 9 students feel welcomed and cared for when they arrive at the school for the first time. The Year 13 students who volunteer for the programme went through an intensive eight hour training course with their house leaders, well...
> Read moreTGS Athletics team places well at the NH Zone Day
Takapuna Grammar School had 20 athletes competing in the annual North Harbour Athletics Zone Day. Though all our athletes competed well, the following students managed to place top 3: Kate Hallie- 1st Junior Shot Put, 2nd Junior Discus Sascha Leticia- 2nd Intermediate 800m and 2nd Intermediate 1500m Jodie Nash- 1st Intermediate 1500m Ava Shaw- 3rd Long Jump and finals for 400m We...
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