Year 10 Deans – Kuda Paradza - kuda.paradza@onslow.school.nz & Chani Caulfield - chani.caulfield@onslow.school.nz
Year 11 Dean - Heidi-Jane Humphries - heidi-jane.humphries@onslow.school.nz
Year 12 Dean - Ana Welham - ana.welham@onslow.school.nz
Year 13 Dean - Katie McFarlane - Katie.mcfarlane@onslow.school.nz
Welcome to Year 10, 11, 12 & 13
You will receive your Timetable on Thursday 3rd February. If you would like to discuss your courses, email your Year level Dean.
Important information for Senior Students at Onslow College
Friday 27th January: Course Clash Resolution/Subject Changes Years 11, 12 & 13, from 1pm-3pm. Students must be available to come to school. You will be contacted if you have a clash or if your Dean(s) would like to discuss subjects with you. If you are not available that day, you must email your dean(s) to organise an alternative. Not for Year 10s.
Please refer to the Senior Curriculum Handbook 2023 available, HERE.
Year 10, 11, 12, 13 students who are new to Onslow College do an orientation morning on Wednesday 1st February after a Pōwhiri. Whānau are also invited to attend the Pōwhiri. Please assemble 8:45am on the AstroTurf (up the main driveway) and the carpark beside it. Please do not wait in the driveway. After the Pōwhiri, whānau are invited to join us for kai. Following this there will be orientation programme with your Dean(s) and Manaakitanga Buddies. Students finish at 12pm.
Buses will run from Wednesday 1st February & the school bus schedule can be found, HERE.
Thursday 2nd February :
First day for Year 10, 11, 12 & 13 students - meet in the Hall at your start time (in table below), sitting in Ako class groups. You should check the Ako class lists in the Hall Foyer. Students will spend the morning with their Ako classes confirming their courses and building whanaungatanga. Your Dean will be available in this time. Students will finish at 1:25 pm.
Friday 3rd February: Normal timetable
Senior & Junior Stationery
For the stationery list please visit https://www.myschool.co.nz/onslow.
BYOD
All students should have a device that is a laptop form factor (screen and keyboard) and bring it from the first day. As well as a laptop, students should bring earphones or headphones and charging cable. We advise students to clearly label their laptops. If you would like to discuss any issues associated with devices, please contact jonathan.wyeth@onslow.school.nz.
Student ID/Snapper Cards
Every new student will receive a Student ID which incorporates a Snapper Card. These will be distributed early 2023. The ID card will be invoiced to your account.
Sports Registrations
Sports Registrations – We highly encourage students to participate in a Sport. A registration form will be sent out from the Sports Department on the 12th of December to all students. This form will also be available on the website under Sports Registrations. Sports Registrations for Summer Sport will close on the 28th of January 2023. Please note that Sport Fees are compulsory.
Additional Study Opportunity
If you know you are going to need a few more credits in NCEA to go onto further study, training or employment in 2023 there is an opportunity for them to complete some additional standards over the summer break. Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu (Te Kura) the Correspondence School is now accepting short term enrolments from students who want to use the summer break to earn additional credits or specific internal standards in NCEA. Te Kura offers a range of internal standards at NCEA Levels 1, 2 and 3, including English, Maths, Science and more. Courses are delivered online so, with access to a computer and the internet, students can study anywhere and anytime. Te Kura’s qualified teachers will be available online to answer any questions and assess students’ work. More information about summer school and which courses and standards are available can be found, here.
