Rosehill College

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=May 2015}} {{Infobox school | name = Rosehill College | seal_image = | motto = | established = 3 February 1970 | principal = Davida Suasua | address = 5 Edinburgh Avenue<br />Papakura<br />New Zealand | coordinates = {{coord|-37.0764|174.9346|type:edu_region:NZ-AUK|display=inline,title}} | type = State co-ed secondary (years 9–13) | enrollment = {{NZ school roll data|102|y||y}} <small>({{NZ school roll data|||y}})</small> | decile = 5M<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.minedu.govt.nz/~/media/MinEdu/Files/EducationSectors/PrimarySecondary/SchoolOpsResourcing/OperationalFundingDeciles/DecileChanges_20142015.xls |title= Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools |date= 29 November 2013 |publisher= Ministry of Education |access-date= 12 February 2015 |archive-date= 24 January 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150124000031/http://www.minedu.govt.nz/~/media/MinEdu/Files/EducationSectors/PrimarySecondary/SchoolOpsResourcing/OperationalFundingDeciles/DecileChanges_20142015.xls |url-status= dead }}</ref> | MOE = 102 | website = {{URL|rosehillcollege.school.nz}} }} '''Rosehill College''' is a New Zealand co-educational state secondary school located in the Rosehill area of Papakura in the Auckland region. The college opened on 3 February 1970, and is now the largest secondary school in the area.

Located approximately 31 km south of Auckland CBD by road, 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. It caters to the Rosehill, Pahurehure, and Opaheke area as well as students from surrounding rural areas including Te Hihi, Karaka, Drury, Ponga, Runciman, Ramarama, Ararimu, Kingseat, Waiau Pa, and Clark's Beach. The campus is also situated next to Rosehill Intermediate.

== History == The school opened on Tuesday, 3 February 1970 with 180 students and 9 teachers.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}} As the Papakura area was overtaken by Auckland's urban sprawl the school's roll increased exponentially.

The school was officially opened by the mayor of Papakura, Mr. A Campbell, who had previously worked as Principal of nearby Papakura High School.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}

The foundation principal was Eric Jerkovich, who was honoured in the 1985 Queen's Birthday Honours with an MBEfor services to education, shortly after his retirement.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19850615.2.45?query=Rosehill+College|title=Honours for variety of services|newspaper=The Press|date=15 June 1985}}</ref> The subsequent principal, Tom Robson, responded to criticism of South Auckland education of Pasifika by Sefulu Ioane, saying Pacific Island students chose to come from other parts of Auckland to Rosehill.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19860813.2.29?query=Rosehill+College|title=Headmasters disagree with educationist|newspaper=The Press|date=13 August 1986}}</ref>

== Enrolment == As of {{NZ school roll data|3=y}}, Rosehill College has a roll of {{NZ school roll data|102|y}} students, of which {{NZ school roll data|102m|y}} ({{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ school roll data|102m|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ school roll data|102|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%) identify as Māori.{{NZ school roll data|4=y}}

As of {{NZ school equity index data|203||y|||}}, the school has an Equity Index of {{NZ school equity index data|102|y||||}},{{NZ school equity index data|28|||y||}} placing it amongst schools whose students have {{NZ school equity index data|102b|y||||}} socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 4 and 5 under the former socio-economic decile system).<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=School Equity Index Bands and Groups |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/data-services/guidelines/school-equity-index-bands-and-groups |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=www.educationcounts.govt.nz |language=en-NZ}}</ref>

== Grounds == The school has a number of classroom blocks, typically consisting of a series of connected buildings. A Block is surrounded by the hall, offices and staffroom, while X Block backs on to the field, split into soccer and rugby sections. Rosehill also has a library, astroturf and a heated swimming pool.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rosehill-college.co.nz/WebSpace/4518/ |title=Rosehill College .::. Student Information |access-date=4 September 2013 |archive-date=4 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504182848/http://www.rosehill-college.co.nz/WebSpace/4518/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Rosehill College, like most New Zealand state secondary schools built between 1960 and 1970, was built to the Nelson Two-Storey standard plan. The Nelson Two-Storey is distinguished by its two-storey H-shaped classroom blocks, with stairwells at each end of the block and a large ground floor toilet and cloak area on one side.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.minedu.govt.nz/NZEducation/EducationPolicies/Schools/PropertyToolBox/StateSchools/Design/EarthquakeResilience/~/media/MinEdu/Files/EducationSectors/PrimarySecondary/PropertyToolbox/StateSchools/Design/General/MOEstandardbuildingcatalogue_ReV1.2.pdf |title= Catalogue of Standard School Building Types |publisher= Ministry of Education |location= Christchurch |date= August 2013 |access-date= 10 July 2014 |archive-date= 28 January 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150128051636/http://www.minedu.govt.nz/NZEducation/EducationPolicies/Schools/PropertyToolBox/StateSchools/Design/EarthquakeResilience/~/media/MinEdu/Files/EducationSectors/PrimarySecondary/PropertyToolbox/StateSchools/Design/General/MOEstandardbuildingcatalogue_ReV1.2.pdf |url-status= dead }}</ref> Rosehill has two of these blocks: C block and S block. B block was also originally built to the Nelson Two-Storey plan, however, the top level was badly damaged by fire arson circa 1995.{{Citation needed|date=July 2019}} The block underwent substantial repair and was transformed into a more modern single level technology and science block. A prefab classroom was burnt in 1998.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19880411.2.68?query=Rosehill+College|title=Arsonists hit school building|newspaper=The Press|date=11 April 1988}}</ref>

==Staff==

Since its foundation in 1970, Rosehill College has had six principals. The following is a complete list:

{| class="wikitable" ! !Name !Term |- | align=center | 1 | Eric Jerkovich | 1970–1984 |- | align=center | 2 | Tom Robson | 1985–1995 |- | align=center | 3 | Bali Haque | 1995–2003 |- | align=center | 4 | Graeme Macann | 2003–2014 |- | align=center | 5 | Sue Blakely | 2014–2022 |- | align=center | 6 | Davida Suasua | 2022–present |}

Eric Jerkovich was the foundation principal of Rosehill College until retiring after 14 years in 1984. In the 1985 Queen's Birthday Honours, Jerkovich was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to education.<ref>{{London Gazette |date=14 June 1985 |supp=y |issue=50155 |page=2}}</ref> He died on 5 November 2017, aged 91.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://notices.nzherald.co.nz/obituaries/nzherald-nz/obituary.aspx?n=eric-jerkovich-mbe&pid=187168613 | title=Eric Jerkovich death notice | work= The New Zealand Herald | date=8 November 2017 | access-date=9 November 2017}}</ref>

Following Jerkovich's retirement, the then deputy principal, Tom Robson, became principal. He stepped down from the position in 1995 and was replaced by Bali Haque. Haque was principal for seven years, during which time the school roll grew to nearly 2000. At different times both Robson and Haque were presidents of the Secondary Principals' Association of New Zealand.

In October 2003, Graeme Macann was appointed the head of Rosehill College. He had been president of the New Zealand Post Primary Teachers' Association in 1999–2000, and has chaired the New Zealand Secondary Principals' Council. He was an inaugural member of the New Zealand Teachers' Council in 2002.

==Houses== Rosehill College is split up into six houses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rosehill-college.co.nz/Store/2/13/rm/j3808_Rosehill_Prospectus%20WEB.pdf|title=Rosehill College Prospectus|year=2009|page=5|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015122933/http://www.rosehill-college.co.nz/Store/2/13/rm/j3808_Rosehill_Prospectus%20WEB.pdf|archive-date=15 October 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

*Atawhai (Yellow) *Kahurangi (Blue) *Manutaki (Purple) *Pounamu (Green) *Rangatahi (Black and White) *Taikura (Red)

==Notable alumni== {{main category|People educated at Rosehill College}} * Keisha Castle-Hughes – actor<ref>{{cite news |title=From Virgin Mary to mum |url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10404883 |access-date=8 December 2012 |work=The New Zealand Herald |date=8 October 2006 |author=Jonathan Marshall |author2=Stephen Cook}}</ref>  * Baden Kerr – rugby union player  * Kieran Read – rugby union player * Kathryn Wilson - footwear designer <ref>{{cite web |title=Cover story: Take a walk in Kathryn's shoes |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/cover-story-take-a-walk-in-kathryns-shoes/YIRIWLTPRMD6DMLTQIWEBE7FHM/ |website=New Zealand Herald |access-date=12 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Meet the Shoe Maker |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/fashion/9483345/Meet-the-Shoe-Maker |website=Stuff |access-date=12 June 2025}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

Category:Papakura Local Board Area Category:Secondary schools in Auckland Category:New Zealand secondary schools of Nelson plan construction Category:Educational institutions established in 1970 Category:1970 establishments in New Zealand