Onslow College

Onslow College is a state co-educational secondary school located in Johnsonville, a suburb of Wellington, New Zealand. It had a student population in 2020 of 1250 students.[3] The current principal is Sheena Millar.[4]

Onslow College
Onslow College and surrounds
Address
Burma Road

Johnsonville

Wellington
6440

New Zealand
Coordinates41°13′51″S 174°47′49″E
Information
TypeState co-ed secondary; years 9–13
MottoLatin: Levavi oculos meos in montes
Māori: Ka anga atu aku kanohi ki nga maunga
Lift your eyes to the hills
Established1956
Ministry of Education Institution no.269
PrincipalSheena Millar
School roll1373[1] (March 2020)
Socio-economic decile10Z[2]
Websiteonslow.school.nz

History

Onslow College opened in 1956 to serve Wellington's rapidly growing northern suburbs.[5]

The school has not had a school uniform since the 1970's when it was abolished following student protest.[6] In 2016 Onslow was one of the first schools in the region to have gender-neutral toilets for students.[7]

Several staff have received awards for teaching excellence. Terry Burrell, received the prestigious Prime Minister’s Science Teacher Prize in 2014,[8] and the same year Esme Danielsen (Maths) received a Woolf Fisher Fellowship.[9]

On 13 February 1997, 18-year-old former student Nicholas Hawker murdered 15-year-old St Mary's College student Vanessa Woodman on the school's grounds. Woodman was strangled, had her throat slit, and was stabbed 32 times. Hawker was sentenced to life imprisonment with a 10-year non-parole period.[10] He was released on parole in 2015, but is not allowed in the North Island. [11]

Notable alumni

Academia

The Arts

Broadcasting and journalism

Public service

Sport

Notable staff

References
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  2. "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. "About Us". www.onslow.school.nz. Retrieved 7 July 2020. Onslow College is a co-ed state high school in Wellington with 1250 students including 50 international students
  4. "Onslow College Bulleting Term three, Week one". July 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  5. "View of new building, Onslow College, Johnsonville, Wellington". National Library of New Zealand. 1 January 1956. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  6. "School uniform debate: Principals argue for and against". Stuff. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  7. "Wellington High, Onslow College get gender-neutral bathrooms". Stuff. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  8. "Prime Minister's Science Teacher Prize Winner 2014 | The Prime Minister's Science Prizes". Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  9. "Past Fellowships 2004 – 2019 – Woolf Fisher Trust". Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  10. Reid, Neil (27 September 2009). "Victim's mum fights killer's freedom bid". Sunday News (via Stuff.co.nz). Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  11. "Schoolgirl Vanessa Woodman's killer freed on parole". Stuff. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
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  18. Screen, NZ On. "Jackie van Beek NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  19. Catherall, Sarah (10 December 2014). "My secret Wellington: Taika Waititi". Fairfax New Zealand.
  20. "Georgina Beyer". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2007.
  21. The Georgina Beyer story ... how a change for the better came about Archived 31 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  22. "Noah Billingsley off to US university to further his football career". Stuff. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  23. "The Wellingtonian Interview: Alan Isaac". Stuff. 3 November 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  24. "The Wellingtonian interview: Gavin Larsen". Stuff. 6 January 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2020.


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