The STEAM heats up! Junior students put their STEAM knowledge and skills into practice this week in our fast-paced and hotly contested EPro8 Competition. Students competed in teams of four to create, design and assemble: scarecrows, random decision makers and concrete mixers. The top two teams have earned a place in the Auckland EPro8 Semi-finals […]
Our Henderson High School alumni are a talented group and current students are enjoying their coaching and mentoring sessions. The sessions were kicked off by Isaac Morunga who led a statistical science interactive session. The tech savvy University of Auckland student, tutor, and scholarship winner, spent Friday afternoon with a group of junior students teaching […]
Level 2 PE students had the chance to branch out recently at Tree Adventures in Woodhill Forest as a part of their course, to develop and apply safety management strategies. They experienced a series of challenging and exciting hire wire courses, testing themselves both physically and mentally throughout the day. It was good to see […]
Brain Busters is the all new game show that gets everyday kids from around New Zealand to face off in challenges. This is the ultimate test of smarts and stamina! The show quiz categories include science, history, spelling, te reo MΔori & more, all leading to the final round: taking part in a giant obstacle […]
Level 2 PE students had the chance to branch out last week at Tree Adventures in Woodhill Forest as a part of their course, to develop and apply safety management strategies. They experienced a series of challenging and exciting hire wire courses, testing themselves both physically and mentally throughout the day. It was good to […]
Delicious delectable delights! The creativity was flowing recently in the Year 11 Hospitality class with students being able to decorate their cupcakes with their own personal touches. What an enjoyable day for all who had the pleasure of eating them, thanks Mrs Wilderspin for the inspiration! Β Β […]
Henderson High School offers many different options and activities to incoming Year 9 students, and since Rebecca came here from Bruce McLaren Intermediate she is thoroughly enjoying the chance to try new things! Check out her story in the latest Year 9 Insights below. […]
We begin the year very pleased with our achievements, and I would like to thank our families for the important role you played in student success. A preliminary analysis of our 2016 NCEA results shows students have lifted their performance across all levels, which is very good. Even better β Achievement with Merit and Excellence […]
20 September 2017 Our Evolocity team is making great progress with their electric vehicle design and construction. The students have enjoyed the scope and variety of the challenge which sees them developing skills in electrical engineering, programming and tig welding. With more specialised parts soon to come in from overseas the team are looking forward […]
The Te Hiringa Academic Enrichment Programme supports fast-paced, advanced learning to develop studentsβ thinking skills and extends their knowledge of their chosen courses of study. Students in the Te Hiringa Programme are high achievers across the curriculum, and within their chosen fields. The programme facilitates research and information gathering using a variety of methods. Students […]
