Month: July 2020

Parents/caregivers wishing to see how their child is performing at school can do so using the Otahuhu College Kamar Portal. Daily notices, school calendar, student details, student results, student absences and school reports can be accessed on this Portal. Instructions on how to access the Portal have been emailed to parents/caregivers…. Read More

Cook Island Language week – performances at assembly each morning.  Game.club – Monday lunchtime  Get Lit book club – Thursday lunchtime   Check out our library webpage for more information about upcoming events and activities     https://nz.accessit.online/OTH01/#!dashboard … Read More

We are back with Liz from Mangere East Public Library this week in the hub room.  Check it out every Thursday lunchtime in the hub space.  Massive thanks again to Mangere East Library for donating books and facilitating our book club each week here at Otahuhu College.     … Read More

Science Tutorials for the week of 3rd – 7th August:  Year 11 Science: Tuesday 3-4 pm (L3)  Year 12 Biology: Thursday 3-4pm (L3)  Year 13 Chemistry: Friday 7-8 am (L9)  Year 9 & 10 STEM club  Following the success of the Mad Science programme in July, we are starting up an after-school STEM club for Year 9 & Year 10 students. This will… Read More

Congratulations to the Year 9 and Year 10 members of the Maths Club who competed in the recent SAMC at Māngere College.  Special congratulations to Cyprus Tairea, David Vailala and Elizabeth Mortensen for taking second place in the Year 10 Challenge! … Read More

Students have returned to class with great focus and enthusiasm for term 3. The focus being demonstrated in the English classrooms is wonderful to see as we begin to prepare students for NCEA external exams. There are some deadlines for NCEA assessments coming up. Please support us in ensuring students complete assessments and meet deadlines… Read More

The Mad Science programme for Year 9 and 10 students during the holidays was a great success. Twenty-five students attended the programme, and had great fun learning about all aspects of science, – from plant science to engineering, and from chemical reactions to coding! We will be starting up an after-school STEM club to follow on from the Mad Science programme in the next couple of weeks – look out for… Read More

Attendance Matters  Regular attendance means attending school at least ninety percent of the time.  Like other top schools we expect all our students to be at school on time each day. Students should be at school by 8:30am and it is their responsibility to be seated in the correct places for assembly. Your support in… Read More

The school uniform is available at NZ Uniforms in Manukau and also available online: http://otahuhucollege.nzuniforms.com/catalog/school-uniform-1103685.htmx  Students must be wearing completely black shoes, for health and safety reasons these must be enclosed shoes. Boys should be wearing the school socks, or as a minimum plain black socks.  No undergarments (T shirts etc) should be visible, unless a plain… Read More

Traffic Safety for Students, Families and Visitors to OC  Students are to be dropped of either on Mangere Road or Golf Avenue, families are not to drive into the grounds to drop their children at school.  Visitors must park in the visitor carparks as directed by our Security guards.  If these car parks are full… Read More