Principal’s Message
Kia ora Northcross Parents and Whānau Thank you to our community for attending parent/student/teacher interviews last week. As always, I trust the information provided gave you a clear indication of your child’s progress and next steps. I also hope you were able to view the Science Expo exhibits our students have worked on through the […]
North Shore Book Battle 2024
In early August we were honoured to host the North Shore Book Battle for 2024. This event was generously sponsored by Barfoot & Thompson and Scholastic, and involved 35+ Year 5-8 teams from around the North Shore. Teams had specific texts they had to read over the last few months and they battled it out […]
Auckland Hockey Champs
After placing in the top 2 at North Harbour Champs, our Team 1 Hockey girls had earned their spot to take part in the Auckland Champs. There were 15 schools from across Auckland participating, each of which had placed in the top 2 of their region, making for some pretty fierce competition. The girls had […]
NX Cross Country
120 keen runners took to the challenging 3.5km NX Cross Country course at Long Bay Beach. The conditions were perfect for long distance running, a clear day with a slight breeze off the water, making for some incredibly fast finishes. The top 10 runners in each gender/age group category went on to represent us at […]
1st Place for NX Chess Team
At the latest Chess Power Regional Competition Northcross ultimately secured first place. Congratulations to every team member. Special recognition goes to William and Justin who did not lose a single game and won all seven rounds. Medals were also awarded to the top players on the day – William Liu, Justin Wang, Rex Chen, Ryan Chen and […]
Future Problem Solvers – World Champions!
November 2023 saw four Northcross teams compete in the Future Problem Solving (FPS) National Competition. Our Year 7 students placed first and Year 8’s placed second – outstanding results which earned them the right to represent New Zealand in the Global FPS Competition at Indiana University in June. After dedicating their Sunday’s this year to […]
Mathex – Maths, Maths and more Maths!
June 2024 once again brought the excitement of Mathex to Northcross Intermediate! Our school teams had been practising for weeks, refining their strategies and training their runners. The whole place was buzzing with anticipation as Mr Toohill welcomed all teams into the gym. On Tuesday 18th the Northcross Year 7 competition was held with the […]
TOI Competition 2024
The 2024 TOI wearable art competition was an exciting event where students were able to showcase their creations at the live Showquest event at the Aotea Centre on the 12th of June. The Northcross Intermediate Toi group consisted of 26 designers and 14 garments. Northcross had an array of designs across five categories: Stories of […]
Wins at NH Rugby Tournament
Under 55 Ruby Team The stage was set for our U55kg rugby boys who were eagerly waiting for the sharp blow of the refs whistle to kick the tournament off. Our goal was simple for the day, ‘Have Fun, Keep the Ball, If you don’t have the Ball, Get it and last but not least, […]
National Dance Challenge Competition
On Friday 4th June, Northcross had 3 dance troupes (Hiphop, Jazz and Contemporary) compete at the National Dance Challenge at Westlake Girls High School. Our Y8 dance leaders choreographed these pieces of dance and spent countless hours working with their troupes to develop some quality performances. Students spent both before and during school rehearsing their […]