NEWS
Records tumble at school athletic day
Nayland College Athletics Day was held on Tuesday 3 March at the Saxton Oval Athletics Track. There were over 350 competitors on the day, ranging from Year 9 to Year 13, all competing in their respective age groups.
Young triathletes excel at TSS champs
Last Tuesday was the annual Tasman Secondary Schools Triathlon Championships, which saw students from all over the region running, cycling and swimming their way around Rabbit Island.
Nine new medals for speed skater
Moving up to the Intermediate Ladies grade and facing tough competition wasn’t going to hold back Year 11 Nayland College student Holly Ward as she competed in three national events earlier this year.
Debaters succeed at regional tournament
It was a case of history repeating itself for the Nayland debating team as they took out the senior section of the Kahurangi Regional Student Debating competition for the second year in a row. The tournament, held at Nayland College, featured debaters from Nayland, Waimea, Garin, Nelson Girls, and Nelson Boys colleges.
Nayland students show their true colours at House Day 2020
Two weeks ago, Nayland experienced yet another successful house day, with students coming together under the banners of either Draco, Aquila, Pheonix or Pegasus House to celebrate a day of whanaungatanga – the chance to feel a connection to their school and have a whole lot of fun in the process.
Face coverings information
Under Level 2 face coverings are required on public transport (buses, trains and commuter ferries). However, school busses are exempt. Face coverings will be required for the NBus.
Students enter a world of challenge
Over the summer holidays, 5 students from Nayland College embarked on a trip of a lifetime when they travelled to Laos and Vietnam as part of the World Challenge program.
USA jaunt rewarding for young thespian
Year 11 student Matthew Edgar had an exciting summer, representing New Zealand at the 15th annual Junior Theatre Festival in Atlanta, Georgia.
NZ Moves Back to Level 2
Following the Prime Minister’s announcement tonight that there are cases of community transmission in Auckland, Nayland College would like to assure our community that school will be open as per usual tomorrow.
NZ Moves Back to Level 2
Following the Prime Minister’s announcement tonight that there are cases of community transmission in Auckland, Nayland College would like to assure our community that school will be open as per usual tomorrow.
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
For a number of years, Nayland College has debated the relative merits of horizontal and vertical tutor classes. In 2020, we have decided to go with both, in the hope of gaining the maximum benefit for our students. This means that year 9 and year 10 will have horizontal tutor classes (students of the same […]
Alumni Newsletter: Best of 2019!
Nayland College Alumni Newsletter, January 2020. Stay in touch with Nayland College! Please feel free to distribute around friends and family. We love hearing about the achievements of past students – contact us on xtend@nayland.school.nz Read the full publication
Nayland College scores a new basketball manager
Nayland College, in conjunction with Broadgreen Intermediate, is delighted to announce the appointment of Scott Baker as our Basketball Development Manager.
9E picks up on reserve litter issue
As part of 9E’s current health focus, the class identified a need to address the litter issue at popular summer reserves.
Well done and all the best Matthew!
The Sir Wallace Rowling Memorial Scholarship is open to students from schools across the Nelson/Tasman area. This year one of the two recipients is Nayland’s own Matthew Edmonds.
Congratulations Troy!
Here we catch up with Year 13 Troy Wilson, one of five regional recipients of the McKee Charitable Trust Tertiary Scholarship.