Avondale College's Junior Prizegiving was held on Monday 8 December, celebrating the many successes of our Year 9 and Year 10 students in their studies and on the sports field this year. Congratulations to all who received awards. A full list of recipients can be found below:

L-R: Abdullah Ahmed, Jacob Story, Marguerite Smith Last Thursday, College Sport Auckland hosted its annual Young Sportsperson of the Year (SPOTY) awards at Eden Park, celebrating the region’s finest athletes and their outstanding achievements. We were proud to have four nominees representing our school: Jacob Story (swimming), Anas Zara and Abullah Ahmed (lawn bowls), and Marguerite Smith (girls’ wrestling). A huge congratulations to Jacob and Anas (in absentia), who both won

As we look ahead to 2026, we are looking forward to welcoming new students to Avondale College! Our Whanau Handbook will be sent out to all our new families in mid-December with all the information needed for the start of the year. New families, please keep an eye on your inbox for this before Christmas. Transitioning from intermediate school to secondary school can be an exciting but challenging time. We spoke to five students who are coming to the end of their Year 9 about

Our annual Big Day In is a fun way to end a year of hard work for the Year 9s! Students were tasked with using newspaper to create an animal, outfit and tall tower, which were then judged by a panel of staff. Then it was straight into relays, tug-of-war and hoop shooting! Costume winners: 9LYH Highest structure: 9LYH Best animal: 9CER Relay winners: 9HWL Tug of war winners: 9HWL Shoot out winners:  9HWL, 9CER and 9LYH