Mā tātau hangahanga ai te taiao hiranga Through living our values we enable our vision: together we create an environment for personal excellence.

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Our vision and values

Rosehill College will nurture a culture of excellence through Hihiritanga, Rangatiratanga, Whanaungatanga, and Manaakitanga.

Manaakitanga

Connect

"We rise by lifting others." We use mana-enhancing, respectful, inclusive words and actions, and look after our learning environment.
Rangatiratanga

Reflect

"Excellence in all that we do." We celebrate success together, reflect on our learning and our actions every day, and care about self-leadership.
Whanaungatanga

Respect

"Together we are more." We care about our school community whānau, respect others' ideas and contributions, and know everyone is unique.
Hihiritanga

Strive

"We are resilient and persevere." We support each other through challenges, know mistakes are moments of learning, and are determined to achieve excellence.

Te noho ki Rosehill

Academic excellence, arts and creativity, sports and recreation, wellbeing and support — one community.

Te haerenga

Five years, one pathway. From your first day to your last, every step at Rosehill College builds towards personal excellence.

9 — Settle in and belong

Your Junior Diploma journey begins — our in-house qualification recognising participation, effort and achievement across all aspects of school life — alongside the SMART assessment in literacy and numeracy.
Year 9 SMART Assessment
10 — Build your foundations

The Junior Diploma continues, building foundational skills in literacy and numeracy while you explore a wide variety of subjects — and head beyond the classroom on Year 10 camp.
Junior Diploma
11 — Step up

The final year of the Junior Diploma — awarded at Achieved, Merit or Excellence — sharpens your goals and readies you for NCEA study in the senior school.
Course information
12 — Specialise

NCEA Level 2 and specialised senior courses let you tailor your education to your strengths — with leadership roles opening across sport, arts, culture and service.
Senior courses
13 — Lead and launch

NCEA Level 3, head student leadership, and pathways to university, vocational training and careers — you leave ready for the world beyond school.
Our student leaders