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Rolleston College is a co-educational state high school in the town of Rolleston, New Zealand.[2][3] It is the only secondary school in the town.[3] The school is one of the largest secondary schools in the South Island, with 1,783 students attending as of August 2024.[4][5]
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631 Springston Rolleston Road Canterbury Rolleston , 7678 | |
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| School type | State co-educational secondary (Year 9–13) |
| Motto | Māori: He kākano i ruia mai i Rangiatea. (The seed will not be lost.) |
| Opened | 30 January 2017 |
| School board | Board of Trustees |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 654 |
| Chairperson | Louise Milne |
| Principal | Rachel Skelton |
| Key people | Sophie Ralph, Cameron Winsloe, Pete Buyers, Kelly Tippett, Sebastian Curry[1] |
| Enrollment | 1723 (August 2024) |
| Website | https://www.rollestoncollege.nz/ |
History
editConstruction on the school began in July 2015, and was completed in January 2017.[6]
Rolleston College was opened on 30 January 2017, and was initially open only to Year 9 students in the first year of secondary school. The school added year levels annually as the 2017 Year 9 cohort moved through; the school opened to all year levels (Years 9 to 13) in January 2021.[7]
At the time of opening, Rolleston College was the first state high school to open in Canterbury in more than 30 years.[8] Prior to Rolleston College's opening, the nearest secondary school to Rolleston was Lincoln High School in the town of Lincoln.[9]
Staff
editThe school consists of approximately 150 teachers, and 200 total staff.[10] The current principal is Rachel Skelton who replaced the founding principal Steve Saville in 2020 after he stepped down in December 2019.[10][11][12][8]
Future expansions
editThe school plans to create a second campus, as the original campus was not designed to cater for upwards of 1,500 students.[6] The second campus is planned to house senior students, while the original campus would be exclusively for juniors[13] The second campus is expected to open in 2025.[14]
There has been some criticism of this decision, with some critics saying that opting to create a second secondary school in Rolleston would have been the more favorable decision.[15]
Then-Minister of Education Chris Hipkins said at the end of 2021, when making the land purchase announcement, that the expansion would take the college’s capacity to about 3400 students.[14] If the school reaches or exceeds its future capacity, that would make Rolleston College the largest school in New Zealand, beating out Rangitoto College in Auckland, which has around 3200 students.[5]
References
edit- ^ https://www.rollestoncollege.nz/about-us/our-people
- ^ Interactive (https://www.nvinteractive.com), N. V. "Rolleston College". www.christchurchnz.com. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ^ a b Harris, Dominic (2021-12-09). "New campus for growing number of students at school in one of NZ's fastest-growing towns". Stuff. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Roll growth leads to further extensions at Rolleston College". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ^ a b "Rolleston College". Education in New Zealand. 2017-04-03. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ^ "Minister announces establishment of new schools for Rolleston". The Beehive. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ^ a b "Rolleston College - the face of ultra-modern learning". SchoolNews - New Zealand. 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ^ Counts, Education. "Ministry of Education - Education Counts". www.educationcounts.govt.nz. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ^ a b "Rolleston College - Our People". www.rollestoncollege.nz. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ^ "New principal takes reins at college". Otago Daily Times Online News. 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ^ O'Callaghan, Jody (2015-08-02). "Rolleston College names founding principal Steve Saville". Stuff. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ^ "Rolleston College - Second Campus". www.rollestoncollege.nz. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ^ a b S, Susan; ys (2022-06-13). "Second campus at Rolleston College a step closer". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ^ S, Susan; ys (2022-01-31). "Is the super school in Rolleston a good idea?". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 2023-02-17.