Community Education

We have a commitment to provide efficient and friendly service for people who want to gain confidence, learn a new skill, enhance their self esteem, be successful and become lifelong learners.

If you are not sure which is the right course for you, phone us and we will discuss the course outline with you. Is there a course you would like to suggest?

Onslow College is situated on Burma Road, opposite Raroa School. Motorway exit is Johnsonville. Nearest train station is Raroa.

The small print:

Eligibility

You are entitled to enrol if you are over 16 years of age.

Materials

Some classes are more expensive because of equipment and technology or because class numbers are small. For all classes, materials used as part of the course must be paid for by the students. Phone the school if you require further details on any course.

Refunds

A full refund will be made if a class does not start. NO refund will be made after a class has started. Choose your class carefully as we cannot refund fees for anything other than exceptional circumstances.

Evaluations

At the end of each course, evaluation sheets will be handed out. Your opinions are important to us, so please comment freely.

Smoking

Onslow College is smoke-free. Smoking is not permitted anywhere on the school grounds.

No classes are held on public holidays, or on the Saturdays of long weekends.

Onslow College Community Education has on-going consultation with our stakeholders to ensure our classes are meeting their needs. Our stakeholders include Onslow College students, staff, parents, caregivers, and the local community including community groups and whanau. If you or your organisation wishes to be included in the consultation, please contact: The Coordinator, Amanda Dixson;. Ph. (04) 477 1118, or email commed@onslow.school.nz.

News

EARLY CLOSING - 24 March 2010

The school has been advised by PPTA that, in accordance with the terms of clause s.26 of the Employment Relations Act 2000, a Paid Union Meeting will be held at 1:30pm on March 24. This means that school will close at 12:20pm. Buses will run at this earlier time. Please advise us (info@onslow.school.nz) if you wish for your child to be supervised at school for the afternoon.

Congratulations to...

Eleanor Pepperell - selected to represent the Wellington Juniors Track Cycling Team in the National Junior Competition to be held in Invercargill in early March.

Andy Weston - selected for the Under 15 Wellington Cricket Representative team who participated in the National Tournament during the holidays.

Ryan Dannhauser - selected for the Under 19 Wellington Cricket Representative team who participated in the National Tournament during the holidays.

Niki Zivkovic - selected for the Under 16 Wellington Cricket Representative team who will be touring India in April/May this year.

Tufi Sele & Joe Wright (ex-students) - Tufi was selected to trial for the NZ Elite and U23 rowing squads. Joe was selected to trial for the NZ U19 (Juniors). Tufi and Joe were part of the Central Region High Performance U21 Coxed Quad crew that won gold in the U21 event at the National Rowing Champs.

Rowan Barrie (ex-student) - awarded an Engineering Scholarship to study in Germany as part of the 'EU-NZ Mobility Project'. Rowan will study electronic & computer systems engineering at Rostock University, north of Germany from October to March next year.

Will Rivett, Brodie Smith, Cameron Forest, Johnathan Doogan, Terina Ngata, Sarah Ellis, Brittany McLeod - vounteered for the Heart Foundation in February by serving as Marshalls for Round the Bays. This involved a very early start on a Sunday morning. The students got an insight into the organisation behind a large event while assisting the Heart Foundation to raise funds. The Heart Foundation is a charity and relies on raised funds to operate.

EARLY CLOSING. The school has been advised by PPTA that, in accordance with the terms of clause s.26 of the Employment Relations Act 2000, a Paid Union Meeting will be held at 1:30 on March 24. This means that school will close at 12:20 p.m. Buses will run at this earlier time. Please advise us (info@onslow.school.nz) if you wish for your child to be supervised at school for the afternoon.

Farewell to Doc Martin

It is with regret that the Board of Trustees has received the resignation of Dr Stuart Martin, our Principal since 2001. Stuart began 12-months of sabbatical and leave last year and was due to return to the school late in May. For the last nine...

Congratulations...

...to Sonja Hempel, Year 13 2009, on being Top Scholar in New Zealand for Geography.While Sonja Hempel gained a scholarship in English, it was her Geography result which really stood out. Her mark which gained her an Outstanding Scholarship was the h...

Host Families Needed!

Our International Department is looking for host families that may be interested in hosting German or Brazilian students. We would like to increase our host family data base as there will be a new intake of students in July. There is also ...

PTA AGM - 15 March 2010

The AGM of the Onslow College PTA will be held on Monday 15 March 2010 at 7.30pm in the College Library. Notice is hereby given of the intention to amend the Constitution of the Association, specifically that the quorum number required for the Onslow...