Welcome Welcome to Upper Hutt College Upper Hutt College has been a successful part of this community for nearly 50 years. We are a school whose mission is to prepare students for success in life and we do so by focussing on nurturing and developing the individual student. We have high academic expectations of all our students and we encourage them to take responsibility for their own learning. A diverse range of academic and vocational subjects taught by highly trained and committed teachers ensures that all students have their needs met, whether they need assistance with literacy or numeracy, or whether they need extension or acceleration. Student creativity is nurtured and is a feature of our college, with students able to study and express themselves in the growing areas of music, art, drama and media studies. Outside of the classroom, we offer a wide range of sporting and cultural activities for our students and they achieve considerable success at the local, national and international level. A strength of our school is the student-centred House system where students and staff belong to one of four Houses. Activities held throughout the year encourage student participation and involvement and develop a strong sense of pride, community and belonging. The Houses also provide many opportunities for the development of genuine student leadership – our students are active within their Houses, the school community and the wider Upper Hutt community. Vertical form classes allow an ongoing connection between home and school as well as offering a small and welcoming base for students new to the college. An extensive $20 million rebuilding programme was started in 2010 and we have completed two major developments – the Sports Centre and the Administration and classroom block, housing the first 8 of 32 new classrooms. The Creative Arts Centre is well underway and due to be completed by the end of 2012. Within these new facilities, our students will learn in attractive, up-to-date 21st century learning environments and our teachers will be able to utilise modern technology to cater for a range of teaching and learning needs. These are exciting times for our learning community as we make real progress towards our vision for Upper Hutt College - a community which is passionate about learning, which encourages pride, participation and excellence, and where students have an ambition to achieve in every aspect of life. With a roll in 2012 of approximately 1150 students, our school is large enough to provide an extensive range of subjects and courses, extra curricular activities and opportunities for every student, yet small enough that students are known and can shine and be recognised, all within a safe, supportive and orderly learning environment. I invite you to be part of Upper Hutt College and its exciting journey. I look forward to meeting you at our upcoming Open Evening, and discussing the ways in which your son or daughter will benefit from being part of our college.
Judith Taylor Principal
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