Onslow College

Onslow College is a state co-educational secondary school located in Johnsonville, a suburb of Wellington, New Zealand. The school opened in 1956 to serve the city's rapidly growing northern suburbs. The current principal is Sheena Millar.[3]

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

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.[4] He was released on parole in 2015, but is not allowed in the North Island. [5]

Notable alumni

Academia

The Arts

Broadcasting and journalism
  • Andrew Mulligan – television host of The Crowd Goes Wild and SKY TV Sports Presenter
  • Warwick Slow – radio DJ
  • Ian Wishart – editor Investigate magazine
  • Rocky Wood – non-fiction author and freelance journalist

Public service

Sport

References
  1. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  2. "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. "Onslow College Bulleting Term three, Week one". July 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  4. Reid, Neil (27 September 2009). "Victim's mum fights killer's freedom bid". Sunday News (via Stuff.co.nz). Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  5. "Schoolgirl Vanessa Woodman's killer freed on parole". Stuff. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  6. "Mail-sorting poet wins NZ's richest literary prize". Stuff. 16 March 2008.
  7. "Chris Graham – Biography". nzonscreen.com. 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
  8. Catherall, Sarah (10 December 2014). "My secret Wellington: Taika Waititi". Fairfax New Zealand.
  9. Brooks, Sam (20 June 2018). "Intention and joy: The Breaker-Upperers' Ana Scotney on her new play". The Spinoff.
  10. "Georgina Beyer". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2007.
  11. The Georgina Beyer story ... how a change for the better came about Archived 31 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine


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