Edgewater College

Happy Chinese New Year for 2026!

Looking forward to seeing our community at our Amazing Race and Information Evening tonight. All welcome from 4 pm to 6 pm with free sausage sizzle, cultural performances and great prizes to be won!

Congratulations to all our Year 9 and 10 students who received awards and certificates at our recent Junior Prizegiving. Such a fantastic achievement and we are very proud of you all.

To see the full list of prizewinners and photo gallery from the event, please visit the News page on our school website.
www.edgewater.school.nz/news

Congratulations to all our senior students who received scholarships, prizes and certificates at our recent Senior Prizegiving – we are very proud of you all.

To see the full list of prizewinners and photo gallery from the evening, please visit the News page on our school website.
www.edgewater.school.nz/news

Junior prizegiving will be held in the school hall on Friday 5 December at 10.00am

Introducing the Edgewater College Student Leaders for 2026
Congratulations to the students who have been selected to lead our school next year.
Head Students: Claudia Kouka and Sahib Dhaliwal
Deputy Head Students: Lady Puka and Simione Tonga

In the last week of October, Edgewater College’s STEM Club successfully launched their first student-built rocket with the assistance of Aerospace Education, the New Zealand Rocketry Association, and Snowden Consulting. The rocket soared to an impressive apogee of 2,134 feet (around 650 metres) before deploying its parachute and floating back to earth, landing close to the launch site.
More than a science experiment, this was an exercise in belief, patience, problem-solving, and what is possible when imagination meets engineering.

Kia ora koutou, we have now received formal notification that strike action will proceed with no teaching of Year 9 students on Tuesday 14 October. If you have a Year 9 child under the age of 14 who needs supervision on this day please email [email protected] to confirm.

Our understanding is that this will be followed by all of the strike action listed below. We will be back in touch with all parents and students on Monday with further information.

Are you a rangatahi with something to say about education in Aotearoa right now?
Make YOUR voice be seen and heard - through creativity.

The Student Activist Art Exhibition at the UpliftEd Conference will showcase the power, passion, and perspectives of young people Your artwork can give a voice to the issues that matter most to you and your peers. It will be seen by teachers, leaders, MPs, and international education thinkers – people who need to hear from you. Works will exhibited at the Conference in Wellington on 30–31 October



Themes you might explore:

Ākonga Activists: What does real learning look and feel like for you?

Rangatahi Rebels: What do you want to challenge or disrupt in education?

Students Speak Back: What needs to change so schools serve young people better?

Silver Linings: What’s worth celebrating in your learning journey?

The Purpose of School: What do YOU think school is really for?

What can you submit?: visual art, photography, digital works, protest graphics, mixed media, sculpture, short video, or digital storytelling pieces.

Who can enter: Young people of all ages attending any format of learning (including tertiary up to age 25)

Deadline: Friday 17 October 2025

To submit your work: [email protected] Include your name, age, school (if applicable), a short description of your piece, and any display requirements.

https://aecnz.substack.com/p/call-for-student-activist-art

We are so proud that Edgewater College graduate Dr Teena Gamage is leading this groundbreaking study on heart disease — a project that will change lives.

Her research is focused on developing innovative testing methods that aim to detect and prevent heart disease at an earlier stage, offering hope for improved health outcomes in the future.

Ngā mihi nui Dr Gamage - we are incredibly inspired by you and your work.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360835747/shannons-fight-heart-disease-shows-why-new-test-could-change-lives

Before Shannon was born doctors knew something was wrong. Now a new test in the womb could help save lives Shannon MacDonald endured three open-heart surgeries before she turned 4. Now, researchers hope a simple blood test could revolutionise how problems are detected in unborn babies.