Geography Awareness Week has been a vibrant celebration of spatial thinking, environmental curiosity, and academic excellence across all year levels at Onslow College. From regional competitions to national selection pathways and unexpected outdoor classrooms, our geography students have demonstrated a remarkable passion for understanding the world around them. Staff faced off against Ako classes…
Term 4 sports registrations are now open. Whānau/caregivers will need to register their student for Term 4 sports via the Onslow Sport – 2026 Term 4 Registrations permission slip on SchoolBridge by Friday 21 August. If students are not registered by this date, they will not be registered to play Term 4 sports. Term 4 […] The post Sports Wrap-Up 13 August appeared first on Onslow College .
It’s been a Sporty School Holidays! A few of our students and recent alumni were busy over the school holidays, representing their regions and New Zealand across a range of sports. Below are some of their achievements from the 2 week break: Eleanor Shaw – Represented the Netball Wellington U16 Team at the U16 North […] The post Sports Wrap-Up 30 July appeared first on Onslow College .
International Student BIG Wellington Welcome! Our new cohort of 30 International students started their Onslow experience with a large school Pōwhiri on Monday morning. They were welcomed by our Kapa Haka group, Te Whānau a Tarikākā, and Onslow staff. A new student from Germany, Fritz, bravely stood up among his new peers and introduced […] The post International Students Big Welcome to Wellington…
How Onslow College got behind the Polar Plunge with a student-led bake sale. Communities across Aotearoa New Zealand are getting behind the Law Enforcement Torch Run Polar Plunge, helping create sporting opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities through Special Olympics New Zealand. At Onslow College, students chose to support the campaign with a bake sale. […] The post Onslow…
This week we welcomed Grant Henderson to Te Kāreti o Tarikākā, Onslow College. Grant is in the role of Assistant Principal – Kaiarahi, leading and driving whānau engagement and Māori achievement. He is teaching Hauora and has a passion for Mathematics, Numeracy and Literacy. Welcome to the Onslow whānau Grant! Ko Grant Henderson tāku ingoa. […] The post Welcome to Te Kāreti o Tarikākā, Grant…
Kia ora e te whānau, Read the latest news from Onslow! In this edition, we celebrate Pride Week, we’ve announced the appointment of a new Assistant Principal, there is some excellent NCEA results from 2025 which mean we are in the 2nd highest achieving State school in Wellington, our Year 10 Kawa and Tikanga programme (within Te […] The post Latest Newsletter Out Now! 25th June, 2026 appeared…
The ‘Grow Your Place’ programme, facilitated by The Wellington Boys’ and Girls’ Institute (BGI), has offered our rangatahi a deeply meaningful and culturally immersive experience here at Onslow. Over the course of five weeks, students have explored Whakapapa, making connections and traditional Māori music and tikanga as part of the Year 10 Kawa and Tikanga […] The post Grow Your Place: Onslow…
Kia ora koutou! It was great to see everyone getting involved in this years Pride Week. Pride Week was an amazing time for our kura because it brought our school together and celebrated each and every one of us! Our QSA group did a massive amount of work to plan and organise all the activities […] The post Student Leaders Update – Onslow Pride Week 2026 appeared first on Onslow College .
Kia ora e te whānau, Read the latest update from Tumuaki/Principal Jono Wyeth, and all the news from the Arts, Ngā Manu Kōrero, Year 11 Geography, Sports News, Student Leaders Update, and latest Careers news. Students can also order a Sport Hoodie, and, update your knowledge on Student Absences and what process to use when […] The post Latest Newsletter out now! appeared first on Onslow College .