Principal's Message
Nau Mai Haere Mai,
As Principal of Onslow College, I am delighted to extend a warm welcome to our community. Onslow College prides itself on providing an exceptional educational environment, where every student is empowered to achieve their full potential and grow into confident, and valued members of Aotearoa, New Zealand.
Our school is built upon a strong set of values that are the foundation of everything we do:
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Manaakitanga
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Pursuing Growth
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Whanaungatanga
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Valuing Diversity
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Kaitiakitanga
These values underpin our commitment to both academic excellence and holistic development. While we are proud to be consistently ranked among the top schools in New Zealand for academic achievement, we also celebrate the invaluable learning that occurs beyond the classroom. Our extensive pastoral care network, coupled with a wide range of sporting and cultural activities, ensures that students have every opportunity to develop their individual strengths and identities.
News
Career Pathways – Can you help us help our young people?
Part of supporting our young people with career education and pathways is to ensure they have chances to explore work opportunities, through part-time work. You may have seen in a recent Board Communication that we are working with the Johnsonville Business Association to develop part time, and work experience opportunities. While we develop that proposal,…
New build project for Onslow underway – A new Whare!
A new build project has started at Onslow, right in the heart of the college. In the past couple of weeks, contractors broke ground in Onslows ‘quad’ for the start of a new Whare. In preparation for this construction, Onslow College hosted a very significant event last Friday morning, the Aho Tāngaengae or Whare Blessing….
2nd place for Onslow in the Wellington NIWA Science & Technology Fair
A scientist in the making, Year 9 Muhammad Zayan Abbasi, represented Onslow College last week at the Wellington NIWA Science and Technology Fair, coming 2nd among all Year 9 entries! Zayan was also was awarded a special prize for his entry from Engineering New Zealand. His project “Guardian of the Ocean”, was a working sea…