Chris Benzie had fantastic success at the Badminton Nationals during the first week of the school holidays in September. He won the U17 Boys Singles, Boys Doubles and came runner up with mixed doubles partner, Ashley. All the training and hard work (much of which had to be done via Zoom during lockdown instead […]
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Congratulations to our Year 11 student, Jack Swainson, for finishing third in the National Secondary School Weightlifting Championships. Jack came away with the Bronze Medal in the Boys Under 15 / Under 61kg weight group.
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During the Term Three holidays, the refurbishment of the school’s Administration Block commenced. The Senior Leadership Team, Administration and Student Support Services staff have been relocated within the school. It is anticipated the renovations will be completed by the end of Term One, 2021. The work, which is almost entirely funded by the Ministry of
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Despite the challenges of COVID-19 Alert Level 2, we held our Best Of The Best Music Concert on September 23. Due to group gathering restrictions, a live audience was not possible. For the first time, the Music Department livestreamed the annual event to an audience of over 100 so our community could still enjoy
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Long Bay College student reports will be available as follows: Term Three junior results and attitude reports will be published Friday, September 25 after 4pm, via the portal. Term Three/Four senior results summary (including formative assessment results) will be published Tuesday, October 20 after 4pm, via the portal.
Congratulations to our Year 10 students, Reilly Irvine and Chynna Donovan, who have won the DanceBranz National Senior Hip Hop Duo division recently. The girls also placed first and achieved the highest overall score for a Hip Hop duo at Dance Branz Olympia Auckland regional competition. The girls are passionate about dance and have
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We are proud to announce that Long Bay College’s Showquest performers have won the Auckland regional competition! The group of 34 students from Years 9-13 have produced an outstanding piece of creative work with a strong message about the environment. A very big congratulations goes to the team with a special acknowledgement of the
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Catch up on all things Long Bay College by reading our latest newsletter, Wavelength, available here. • Latisha Trigwell-Achmad’s selection to the QBE North Harbour FPC • Mikayla Robson’s outstanding Girlboss award • A fun, new way our Year 10 students are learning Math • Why our Gateway Programme is so beneficial • Exam
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Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week) is held from September 14-20. Long Bay College began the week with learning “Āe”, which means ‘Yes’. We also issued a “wero” (challenge) to our school community; Tell a supportive person, “Ko koe taku iwituara”, which means, “You are my backbone.”
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Year 12 student Iain Sweetman has earned a place in round two of the prestigious New Zealand Mathematical Olympiad competition. He will complete an exam on September 18 with the goal of gaining a position at the Mathematical Olympiad training camp. From there, a small squad will be selected to represent NZ at the international
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