Rosehill College

Rosehill College is a co-educational state school located in the Auckland suburb of Rosehill in Papakura, New Zealand.

The college was established on February 3, 1970, and is now the largest secondary school in the area.

Located approximately 25 minutes south of Auckland CBD, on the southern edge of the Auckland metropolitan area, the college admits students residing on the western side of the Southern Auckland Railway Line in Papakura and caters the Rosehill, Pahurehure, and Opaheke area as well as students from surrounding rural areas

The school was officially opened by Mr. A Campbell, who was the mayor of Papakura at this time, and previously worked as Principal of nearby Papakura High School. When the school opened in 1970 the population consisted of only 180 students, and 9 teachers. As the Papakura area was overtaken by Auckland’s urban sprawl the school’s roll increased exponentially to its current enrolment of Approximately 1600 students and 113 teachers.

Rosehill college is well-known nationally and internationally for providing an excellent learning environment and preparing students for future success. International students come to Rosehill College from over 15 different countries and make up around 3% of our student population. Diversity is a strong focus at Rosehill College. Both domestic and international students enjoy learning about different cultures and believe that this multicultural focus prepares them well for life in the global community.

Rosehill College has had many years of experience hosting International Students from all over the world. The College is a signatory to the Code of Practice for International Students and takes the welfare and education of their students very seriously.

Below are a snapshot of what we are doing at the International Department for our International Students:

• A comprehensive orientation programme to help new students to settle well academically and socially
• Ongoing academic support and guidance to making sure that each student gets ahead
• Native language support in Mandarin, Korean, Thai, Japanese, French, and Spanish.
• Tutoring and buddy support from committed senior students who are willing to help
• Term interviews for each International student on academic progress and welfare conducted by experienced International Department staff
• Career advice and University application assistance from our excellent Career Centre staff
• A comprehensive online Parent Portal for parents to access essential information on their child’s academic progress and social integration such as School Report, Daily Notice, Timetable, Attendance, NCEA Summary, Awards etc.
• Free student visa renewal services
• Free assistance on insurance claim

Some of our students come for only one term as a way of experiencing a different culture and improving their English. Other students join us for up to five years, gaining NCEA and going on to university in New Zealand or abroad. Rosehill College offers students an extremely wide choice of academic subjects, sports, music and cultural activities. Whatever your goals are, the International Team at Rosehill College can help you achieve them.

Our mission ‘Together We Create an Environment for Personal Excellence’ 

Programs

Rosehill College offers a high quality education leading to New Zealand’s national qualifications, the internationally-recognised National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA). In addition, the school offers a wide range of co-curricular activities in sport, music and performing arts.

The National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) is the main national qualification for secondary school students in New Zealand, and is administered by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA).

NCEA is recognised by employers, and used for selection by universities and polytechnics, both in New Zealand and overseas.

THE YEAR 9 CURRICULUM STRUCTURE

All Year 9 students study a full year of each of the following:
English
Mathematics
Science
Social Science
Physical Education & Health
The Arts
Languages
Technology

In addition to their other subjects, all Year 9 students will participate in an Digital Citizenship Programme at during the school year. This programme has been created to better prepare students for an eLearning environment. Students will be able to:

• Display core ICT skills in a Google environment
• Protect their privacy online
• Communicate appropriately online
• Understand some of the relevant laws around ICT use.

THE YEAR 10 CURRICULUM STRUCTURE

All Year 10 students study a full-year course of each of the following:
English
Mathematics
Science
Social Science
Physical Education & Health

In addition, students study 3 subjects chosen from
Learning Languages
The Arts
Technology
Enterprise Studies

THE SENIOR SCHOOL CURRICULUM STRUCTURE

Year 11 Subjects and Course Requirements

Year 11 students study 6 subjects. Exceptions may be made for individual students

It is compulsory for Year 11 students to study an English, Mathematics and Science course

Year 12 Subjects and Course Requirements

Year 12 students study 6 subjects. Exceptions may be made for individual students

It is compulsory for Year 12 students to study an English course

Year 13 Subjects and Course Requirements

Year 13 students study 5 subjects. Exceptions may be made for individual students

Year 13 students may select one timetable block of unsupervised study