Literacy Competitions for NX teams
In 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. We are very proud […]
NX Orienteering on Course for Great Year
The orienteering season has been in full swing with some excellent results for NX. Auckland Schools Relay Champs Northcross had 42 students running the course at this event at Muirs Farm in Waiuku Year 7 & 8 Girls combined – 1st Dorothy Leung, Kaitlyn McCarty, Rachel Rodney Year 7 & 8 Boys combined – 2nd […]
Lest We Forget…
We were informed a few weeks a go that Northcross had two winners in the Lest We Forget Auckland War Memorial Museum Poetry Competition this year. Grace Hollins Room 50 (12-17 year category) Milly Song Room 35 (11 and under category) The theme for the poetry writng was ‘Pathways Forward’ and as this is the […]
Chess Thriving at Northcross
Chess is a thriving sport at Northcross! On Friday May 22nd, 24 of our keen chess players attended the National Federation Doubles tournament held at Willow Park Primary. All students performed well in their teams. Alex Korolev and Charlie Yang came first in the whole tournament with Dillon Sina’au and Max Zhao coming third. Lori […]
School Dance Exchange
On Tuesday 27th May, we were excited to welcome students from Westlake Girls High School to Northcross for a special dance exchange ahead of the upcoming National Dance Challenge. The Westlake students performed their competition routines, giving our students a fantastic opportunity to watch and learn from experienced performers. In return, the NX Hip Hop and Contemporary […]
NH Girls Football Tournament
Northcross Year 7 Girls team has a solid day of football out in the winter sun! The day was littered with games as it was a 9 team round robin. NX drew the short straw and had a bye in the final round, so energy levels needed to be retained throughout the day without a […]
John Parsons Cyber Safety Talk
At 6pm Thursday 4 June, outstanding speaker and expert in the field of keeping your child safe online, John Parsons will be presenting his message in the Northcross PAC. You may have heard him before on TVNZ Breakfast show or being interviewed by Hilary Barry. His website has many resources to support parents: https://www.citizen21.co.nz/ and […]
Science & Technology Sponsorship Needed
The North Harbour Science and Technology Expo is a registered charity and desperately needs additional sponsorship to continue to inspire our young minds to engage with STEM. If you can help in any way please make contact through the following email: northharbourscience@gmail.com
Principal’s Message
Kia ora koutou Parents and Whānau “Individual Growth through Challenge and Learning.” Our school motto has certainly been evident across all aspects of Northcross life recently. On behalf of our school, I would like to extend a massive thank you to all parents and caregivers who supported our EOTC (Education Outside the Classroom) programme this […]
Epic Y8 Camp Experiences
What an incredible start to the year! We’ve just returned from an unforgettable 12 days at Finlay Park on the shores of Lake Karapiro, running three camps back-to-back. The energy across the camp was truly electric. We were treated to a rare streak of 12 days of absolute sunshine, providing the perfect backdrop for our […]