Principal's Message
Nau Mai Haere Mai
Onslow College takes great pride in delivering the best possible educational opportunities for its students.
We believe every student can achieve academic success and have an extensive pastoral care network to help them achieve to their potential. A strong partnership with home is a key ingredient in this goal and we both value and encourage parents and families to take an active interest in their child's achievements at school. Working together we can help our young people develop their individual strengths and identities and build the confidence to be able to contribute to society.
News
Panui to Whanau – 21st March, 2024
Kia ora e te whānau, A big thank you to the parents who attended the Ako Conferences. We had 840 bookings and enjoyed meeting with the whānau who came. We hope you enjoyed making those important connections between home and school and that it continues for a successful and happy year. Excitement is building for…
Panui to Whanau – 7th March, 2024
Kia ora e te whānau, We held a practice Lockdown on Tuesday morning to assess our emergency procedures in case a real event occurs in our community. Working with Harrison Tew, a company specialising in emergency management for schools, we put emergency plans in place in case of a situation. We tightened some procedures and…
Ngahere Working Bees Restoring Te Taiao
Onslow students, whanau and teachers tore into weeds to release young forest plants in two recent working bees. The teams did their mahi in the forest restoration area next to the Waipahīhī Stream at Onslow College on the 17th and 25th February. Dozens of young rakau, wharariki flax and tussock were liberated from the smothering…