NZQA have announced changes to the NCEA qualifications for 2020, in addition to the changes to the examination timetable announced previously (see updated exam timetable) Students working towards an NCEA can gain additional credits, based on the number of credits they achieve during the 2020 school year. For every 5 credits a student achieves towards… Read more »
College Sport Wellington has confirmed the start dates for a number of secondary school competitions and events this term. The planning by College Sport Wellington and its partners means that the appropriate risk mitigation measures will be in place before these start dates. Ongoing, these plans and measures will be updated as new guidelines are… Read more »
The Prime Minister has announced that schools will be able to open for ALL students from Monday 18 May. We are therefore looking forward to welcoming Rongotai College students back onto our campus next Monday. We are asking all students to be at school by 8.50am on Monday and to report directly to their Form Rooms,… Read more »
A COVID-19 Alert Level 3 update for our senior students regarding NCEA The Prime Minister’s recent directive that in Covid-19 Alert Level 3, all Year 11 to 13 students are to remain at home and continue with online learning will likely have raised further questions for you about NCEA and what long term effect this… Read more »
It’s been almost three weeks since we entered the COVID-19 lockdown, and we have experienced both School Holidays and Easter in lockdown. I hope things have gone well over this period in your ‘bubble’, and that you have found ways to collectively care for the wellbeing of yourself and your loved ones. As we move into… Read more »
Rongotai College is now physically closed to students, although a skeleton staff will be present to supervise sons of those people who work in essential services on Wednesday 25 March, if they choose to send them to school. Monday night, the Ministry of Education ordered that school holidays will be brought forward, and will now… Read more »
The Prime Minister has announced that schools across New Zealand will close from tomorrow for everyone except for the children of essential staff such as doctors. A solution will be worked out for them and then schools will be closed entirely from Wednesday. We will continue our Learning@Home trial tomorrow, but it is no longer… Read more »
There has been significant media coverage regarding the COVID-19 (Novel Coronovirus). We are monitoring the situation closely, getting advice from both the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education. In line with advice received, any member of our school community who has passed through mainland China, northern Italy (specifically the provinces of Lombardy, Veneto… Read more »
At a special assembly on Thursday 30 January, we acknowledged our student leaders for 2020. Prefects give leadership and provide support to other students in the school. Our prefects have an important role and may well instruct your son to follow proper rules and do the right thing when this is not happening. However, their… Read more »
Jamal Fiso was announced as Rongotai College Head Prefect for 2020 at Prizegiving on Thursday 5 December. Jamal is a fine young man. He is an outstanding academic, having gained NCEA Level 1 with Excellence in 2018 and going into external exams this year had already gained Excellence at Level 2. At Prizegiving, he received… Read more »