Principal’s Message
Dear Parents and Whanau Thank you to our parents and caregivers who attended last week’s parent/teacher/student interviews. We trust you found the process beneficial and have a clear understanding where your child is academically and the next steps of learning. We also acknowledge and thank whanau for taking the time to visit our open afternoons to […]
NX Pink Shirt Day
Pink Shirt Day 2024 was a blast. We raised almost $2,000 for the Pink Shirt Day organisation to help prevent bullying. With the entire school decked in pink, and a full school fashion show assembly, the atmosphere was certainly one not to forget. With Mrs Watson, Ms Grant and Ms Gray as our judges, and […]
Orienteering Success
We have had a strong start to the 2024 orienteering season with many students involved in events during Term 1 and Term 2. The sprint series kicked off in February with over 140 students participating in 5 after-school events held at 5 different schools. After the last event, the top runners in each grade were […]
North Harbour Football Champions
Recently the Year 7 and Year 8 NX Boys Football teams gained top places at their respective North Harbour Tournaments. The Y7 boys’ team went from strength to strength in their pool games and it was awesome to see the growing confidence from all the players. As they consistently worked as a team they gained […]
Chess Champions
The Chess Power Cluster Day at Northcross took place on the 23rd May. Northcross students competed against their peers from Albany Junior and Murrays Bay. They all played seven rounds each and had some very close games with the timer rapidly counting down. Individually our Northcross Students took out the top three placings with Justin […]
Kāhui Ako Oneroa Orchestra Day
On Friday 24th Northcross hosted our annual Kāhui Ako Oneroa Orchestra Day. The Oneroa Orchestra is a one day massed orchestra involving musicians from our local primary schools, secondary schools and Northcross Intermediate. The purpose of the day is to build connections between schools, focusing on the common interest of music. The goal is to build […]
Auckland Kids Lit Quiz
In mid May some of our top readers from around the school participated in the Auckland Heats of the annual Kids Lit Quiz, held at St Cuthbert’s College. The Kids Lit Quiz is a highly competitive, worldwide event which celebrates the ‘sport of reading’, with hundreds of teams involved across New Zealand alone. Participants must […]
Y7 Challenger Series
Millennium Centre Water Safety by Julia Chen The last activity our class did was water safety at the Millennium Centre. Even though we only stayed in the pool for an hour, I still had a lot of fun! First of all, my group learnt what we should do if we were lost at sea with […]
Jammies in June
Fundraiser Announcement: PJ Drive with Dame Valerie Adams!
Puberty Information Evenings
The Puberty Information evenings will be held on Wednesday 5th June and Thursday 6th June Time: 6-7pm, in the PAC (Performing Arts Centre). As part of our Health Curriculum, students in Year 7 will take part in lessons about the physical and emotional changes that occur during puberty. At Northcross, we offer a parent and […]