News
Enrolment applications are now open!
We’re excited to announce that formal enrolments for The Academy are now open...read more"
January 2026 Building Progress
If you've been down to the the site recently (70-74 Hilling St, Titirangi), you will have noticed a lot of building activity....read more"
Foundation Pad Poured
Friday 31st October 2025 saw 22 trucks pour 132 cubic metres of concrete (over 300 tonnes!) for our foundation....read more"
2025 August Newsletter
The Academy's August Newsletter with updates on construction, building images and welcoming a new academic board member Ella Philp...read more"
Celebrating Success: Mr Ben Himme and the Black Bots Robotics Team
A huge congratulations to Mr Ben Himme and his Black Bots Robotics Team... read more"
NZ Institute of Physics Award
Congratulations to our founding principal Tristan O'Hanlon who was awarded the 2024 NZIP Rutherford Trophy... read more"
Welcoming our New Academic Board Members
A very warm welcome to Lizzy Grant (McLaren Automotive, UK) and Lara Collier (Rocket Lab) who will join our school academic board... read more"
Success at the 2024 International Young Physicists Tournament
Bronze medals for New Zealand's top physicists (sponsored by one of The Academy's directors, Sam Crookes) at the 2024 International Young Physicists Tournament in Hungary... read more"
Sink or Swim podcast - Building a School to the Failures of NCEA
Founding principal Tristan O'Hanlon chats with his former student about starting The Academy on the Sink or Swim podcast.... listen here"
April Holiday Programme - Programming & Electronics Level 1
Another amazing holiday course completed for some keen Y5-8 students from Kaurilands School, Titirangi Primary School and Glen Eden Intermediate School...read more"
2023 Crookes-O'Hanlon Scientific Curiosity Award
Congratulations to University of Auckland physics student Sarah Marias who was awarded the 2023 Crookes-O’Hanlon Scientific Curiosity Award. This award recognises scientific initiative and curiosity in Physics at Stage II level."