Bus Information

Snapper Cards will not be issued until approximately the end of Feburary. The bus companies are currently working on how they will operate at the beginning of the year, given that students won't have their Snapper cards yet. We hope to be able to give you their response to our queries after New Year.

NB: In January information regarding these services will be available on www.metlink.org.nz

These are the bus services currently scheduled to operate to and from Onslow College.

Morning services from:

CHURTON PARK (Newlands Coach Services)
(Destination: Sign CHARTER / Onslow College)
Departs: 8:10am
Middleton Rd, Halswater Dr, Burbank Cres, Lakewood Ave, Halswater Dr, Abilene Cres, Cambrian St, Chisbury St, Chorley St, Hawtrey Tce, Bassett Rd, Ironside Rd, Moorefield Rd to Onslow College.

CHURTON PARK (Newlands Coach Services)
(Destination: Sign CHARTER / Onslow College)
Departs: 8:20am
Cnr Lakewood Ave / Burbank, Westchester Dr, Amesbury Dr, Earlstoke Cr, Waverton Tce, Westchester Dr, Halswater Dr, (last pickup, Halswater Reserve), Moorefield Rd to Onslow College.

(NB: Both services travel to Johnsonville Main School and St Brigids on request.)

KARORI PARK
(Destination: Sign 683 ONSLOW COLLEGE)
Departs: 7:55am
Karori Rd, Beauchamp St, (Karori Mall 8am), Verviers, Campbell, Croydon, Duthie and Plymouth Streets, Messines Rd, Braithwaite St, Birdwood St, Chaytor St (Appleton Park at approx. 8:10am), Curtis St, Wilton Rd (Wilton Terminus approx 8:15am), Gloucester St, Warwick St, Churchill Dr, Waikowhai St, Ottawa Rd, Khandallah Rd, Box Hill Rd, Burma Rd to Onslow College.

KARORI PARK TERMINUS
(Destination: Sign 685 SCHOOL BUS)
Departs: 8:05am
Karori Park Terminus, Karori Rd, Chaytor St, Old Karori Rd, Whitehead Rd, Curtis St, Wilton Rd, Churchill Dr, Waikowhai St, Ottawa Rd, Khandallah Rd, Box Hill Rd, Burma Rd to Onslow College.

CITY AND KHANDALLAH
(Destination: Sign 44 JOHNSONVILLE)
Route 44 public bus departs Brandon Street at 8:05am to Khandallah Terminus. Then departs Khandallah Terminus at 8:20am, Ganges Rd, Everest St, Ranui Cres, Cashmere Ave, Station Rd, Burma Rd (Onslow College), Haumia Rd to Raroa Intermediate School.

KELBURN / NORTHLAND
(Destination: Sign 684 JOHNSONVILLE)
Departs: 7:50am
Victoria University (bus stop), Glasgow St, Upland Rd, Northland Rd, Pembroke Rd, Mairangi Rd, Norwich St, Wilton Rd, Churchill Dr, Waikowhai St, Ottawa Rd, Khandallah Rd, Box Hill Rd, Burma Rd to Onslow College.

Afternoon Services:

These services depart from the school grounds at the end of the school day.

CHURTON PARK (Newlands Coach Services)
(Destination: Sign CHARTER CHURTON PARK)
Onslow College to Churton Park (1 zone)
Departs: 3:15pm
Bannister Ave, Phillips St, Frankmore Ave, Ironside Rd, Johnsonville Main School, Middleton Rd, Halswater Dr, Burbank Cr, Lakewood Ave, Westchester Dr, Amesbury Dr, Earlstoke Cres, Waverton Tce, Westchester Dr, Halswater Dr (last stop).

CHURTON PARK (Newlands Coach Services)
(Destination: Sign CHARTER CHURTON PARK)
Onslow College to Churton Park (1 zone)
Departs: 3:15pm
Bannister Ave, Broderick Rd, Phillips St, Earp St, Ironside Rd, Middleton Rd, Halswater Dr, Abilene Cr, Cambrian St, Chorley St, Bassett Rd.

KARORI PARK
(Destination: Sign 689 WRIGHTS HILL)
Departs Onslow College: 3:15pm
Onslow College, Burma Rd, Box Hill Rd, Khandallah Rd, Ottawa Rd, Waikowhai St, Churchill Dr, Wilton Rd, Curtis St, Chaytor St, Birdwood St, and No 21 route to Karori Mall.

KARORI PARK
(Destination: Sign 690 KAORI PARK)
Departs Onslow College: 3:15pm
Onslow College, Burma Rd, Box Hill Rd, Khandallah Rd, Ottawa Rd, Waikowhai St, Churchill Dr, Wilton Rd, Warwick St, Gloucester St, Wilton Rd, Whitehead Rd, Old Karori Rd, Karori Rd..

KELBURN
(Destination: Sign 692 MAIRANGI)
Departs Onslow College: 3:20pm
Onslow College, Burma Rd, Box Hill Rd, Khandallah Rd, Ottawa Rd, Waikowhai St, Churchill Dr, Wilton Rd, Norwich St, Mairangi Rd, Pembroke Rd, Northland Rd, Upland Rd, Glasgow St, Kelburn Pde (Victoria University bus stop).

KHANDALLAH
(Destination: Sign 49 KHANDALLAH)
Departs Onslow College: 3:25m
Onslow College, Burma Rd, Station Rd, Cashmere Ave, Agra Cres, Ganges Rd (Khandallah Terminus). Then departs terminus at 3:40pm Route 44 public bus to Brandon St.

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...