Recent News
Excellent Academic Results Just Released
NZQA have just released the 2009 results for students sitting NCEA. One Tree Hill College's results have continued to grow from strength to strength and are now not only above the decile mean in most areas, but are also very close to, if not above, the national means. The college's... more »
Prefect Camp 2010
The One Tree Hill College Prefects have just completed a three day leadership training camp. The camp covered various aspects of leadership, including the creation of a stretegic plan which will enhance the performance of all students at the college. The camp included a formal dinner, which was attended by... more »
Principal Accepts Howick College Post
One Tree Hill College principal Iva Ropati has resigned to become principal of Howick College, Auckland, effective from 18 January 2010. Mr Ropati has been principal of One Tree Hill College, formerly Penrose High School, for the past seven years, and has been instrumental in bringing together a senior leadership... more »
Head Prefects for 2010 Announced
At the recently held Senior Prizegiving ceremony, One Tree Hill College announced its Head Prefects for 2010. They are: Head Boy - Tama MacFater (pictured) Head Girl - Anna Zhang (pictured) Deputy Head Boy - Cameron Jacob-Sauer Deputy Head Girl - Mereula Buliruarua more »
2009 Senior Prize-Giving
Our annual Senior Prizegiving was held in the Marilyn Wales Auditorium on Friday 6 November 2009. It is our most formal event of the year in which we honoured the academic achievement of our senior students, as well as presented many special awards and scholarships. Major awards winners were: ... more »
Students Support Tsunami Relief
The staff and students of One Tree Hill College 'dug deep' on Friday 16 October to raise funds for the communities of Western Samoa who were most affected by the recent tsunami. Students raised $1100 through a special mufti day and donated in excess of 400 cans of food which... more »
National Sporting Success
One Tree Hill College has just experienced a week of extreme sporting success at a national level with it's netball, hockey and football teams all making it beyond the quarter final stages in their respective tournaments. The 1st XI football team was the most successful winning their tournament in a... more »
One Tree Hill College Students Play with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
Two very talented One Tree Hill College music students have been very fortunate recently to work with the APO's new Musical Director, Maestro Eckehard Stier from Germany. The four-day workshop included a number of sessions with the conductor to talk about and experience the art of leading a music ensemble... more »
One Tree Hill College Students Excel at the Model United Nations Assembly (MUNA)
With the support of the Penrose Rotary Club, eight students from One Tree Hill College participated in the Model United Nations Assembly (MUNA). Anna Zhang, Luan Nascimento, Darren Zhang, Ula Buliruarua, Samantha Keen, Stef Ward, Rebecca Graham, and Joseph Barrett represented Brazil and Kosovo at the event. Attending MUNA was... more »
One Tree Hill College art collection grows
A set of limited edition prints from the 2008 Kapiti Collection was gifted to One Tree Hill College - a low-decile school with a remarkable collection of New Zealand art, on Friday 26 June. The College's art collection began in 1969 when visionary principal Murray Print gave his art teacher... more »
Principal recognised for leadership
Friday 26 June 2009. One Tree Hill College principal Iva Ropati was one of six New Zealanders awarded an Emerging Leader's Award by the Sir Peter Blake Trust. Read the full story as published on the NZ Herald website. more »
ERO Praises One Tree Hill College
One Tree Hill College, Auckland, has received a glowing report from the Education Review Office (ERO), reflecting strong governance and leadership, effective teaching, a "safe" college culture, high staff and student morale and improved academic results. The office praised progress at the college, formerly known as... more »
Board Co-opts New Trustees
One Tree Hill College Board of Trustees has co-opted two new trustees to assist with the board's workload and strengthen its governance. They are: Maurits van den Berg, BCom LLB [Left] : He is a graduate of the University of Canterbury and runs his own specialist tax consultancy,... more »
Former technical head dies
A former head of One Tree Hill College's technical department, Ronald Henry Smith, has died aged 85. Ron Smith headed the department from 1964-75, when the college was known as Penrose High School, and was senior master from 1972 until his retirement in 1983. He was a popular and diligent... more »
One Tree Hill College on Campbell Live
The One Tree Hill College art collection once again featured in the national media with a story on TV3's Campbell Live on Wednesday 11 March. "Tomorrow night, the Prime Minister will attend the opening of an art exhibition with a real difference. The artists are familiar - Colin McCahon, Ralph... more »
School honours its favourite star
In a NZ Herald article published on Friday, March 6, Tina Cross talks about the new One Tree Hill College music studio. "New Zealand singer and performer Tina Cross is happy that the school she says helped her launch her career has named a new music studio after her. ... more »
Art Collection Makes the News
The contemporary New Zealand artworks on display in the new buildings have made the news at stuff.co.nz: "Students and teachers are celebrating the revival of a world-class art collection, bought with profits from the sale of chips and pies..." Read the full story at stuff.co.nz... more »
Nuclear Physicist in Town
One of the world's leading theoretical nuclear physicists, Professor Ian J. Thompson, started his impressive academic career at One Tree Hill College (when it was known as Penrose High School). Thompson, who was born in 1953 and went to Stanhope Road School, was at the college... more »