TGS Giving Project - Auckland Women's Refuge Welcome Hamper Packs
This year's TGS Giving Project was directed at supporting Auckland Women's Refuge. Over 167 beds per night are needed to house women and children who are victims of abuse. The project aimed at giving these women a welcome pack (of toiletry and food items) that brought some comfort to them over a difficult time. Both TGS students and the local primary schools in our community showed their...
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Year 13 Students On Thursday 30 November from 9.00am - 11.00am, Year 13 students can collect their pre-ordered Leavers Function Ticket, Leavers Gear and their Yearbook from the Common Room. If you didn’t collect your Leavers Certificate or Time Capsule after prizegiving it can be collected from the main office. Year 11 & 12 StudentsOn Thursday 30 November from 11.00am -...
> Read moreNZ Engineering Science Competition Results
On the 5th of August a team of keen young scientists entered the NZ Engineering Science Competition and the question put to them was: “How much electrical power will be required due to New Zealanders adopting the use of generative AI?” 185 teams from 61 schools across New Zealand took part. Takapuna Grammar School's Year 13 team consisting of Elise Clark,...
> Read moreUniform Shop - Important Dates & Information
Year 10 Students needing to purchase Senior Uniform items are welcome to come to the Uniform shop before school at 8.30am, at morning tea, or lunchtime. The shop is closed on Fridays. The Uniform Shop will be closed on Thursday 30th November and Monday 4th December due to stocktaking. Online orders can be placed through Kindo until Wednesday 6th December. The last day for...
> Read moreTGS Athletes Sign International Sports College Scholarships
Congratulations to our student athletes who have signed international athletic scholarships to attend universities in the United States starting in August 2024! Rea Kearns (Indiana University - Rowing), Harry Tu'isila (Belmont Abbey College - Rugby) and Skye Lang (University of San Diego - Rowing) photographed with Principal, Mary Nixon, and Director of Sport, Joshua Choice.
> Read moreImportant Dates for T4 2023 & T1 2024
Please see below the important end of year dates for 2023 and Term 1 for 2024.
> Read moreRotary Science Forum Select Eloise Thorne
Congratulations to Year 12 student, Eloise Thorne who has been selected to take part in the Rotary National Science and Technology Forum to be held over the summer break. This top Science student has been selected from students around the country to take part in the two week program. The forum is run by Auckland University with support from Massey University, Auckland...
> Read moreJunior Art Department wins big at local NZ Sculpture Exhibition
Congratulations to our Junior Art department, led by Francis Potter and Robin Kydd, who won the Intermediate/High School Prize ($1,500) at the NZ Sculpture Onshore: Angela Morton Schools Exhibition Prizes 2023 being held down at Fort Takapuna in Narrow Neck from Friday 3rd to Sunday 19th November. The Junior Art Exhibition Concept was called ‘Kaitiaki Creatures & Lost...
> Read more2023 Senior Prizegiving Awards & Photos
Today we held our annual Senior Prizegiving right here on the central courtyard outside Te Poho Hall in the heart of the school. With over 2000 students, staff and parents in attendance, the weather behaved and we had a wonderful celebration of achievement, held throughout the morning with some spine tingling powhiri's, haka's and cultural displays along with lovely musical performances and...
> Read more2023 Co-Curricular Pride Awards
The Annual Co-curricular Awards evening took place in Te Poho on Wednesday 18 October and we are very happy to announce the below prestigious Sports, Performing Arts, Cultural and Service Group awards for 2023. 2023 Team of the Year - Girls 1st XI Cricket. To view photos of all the award winners, please click here.
> Read moreTake a Virtual Tour of Our School!
We are excited to announce the launch of our new virtual tour tool, which allows parents to explore our school campus from the comfort of their own homes. With this innovative tool, parents can navigate through the various classrooms, facilities, and grounds of our school using their computer or mobile device. This tool will provide an immersive and interactive experience for parents to get a...
> Read moreAlumnae Ankia Van Zyl joins Blake Expedition trip
In early February, Ankia Van Zyl (Year 13, 2022) joined 10 other young New Zealanders on a voyage to Campbell Island in the Southern Ocean on board HMNZS Canterbury. Ankia joined a team of environmental leaders and scientists from GNS Science, University of Otago, and Cawthron Institute as part of the BLAKE Expeditions programme on a scientific voyage of discovery....
> Read moreAthletics: TGS History is made at the Porritt Classic
A squad of TGS athletes competed individually and as teams at the Porritt Classic Athletics Meeting, held in Hamilton on Saturday 11 Feb 2023. Senior students Jodie Nash and Sascha Letica teamed up with year 9 Nadia Letica to compete as a 3-person team in the Dianne Rodger 1500m Secondary School Challenge Trophy. This is first-year TGS has entered a team for this...
> 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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