Information for students and parents
Second Hand Uniform sales 21 January at 9am to 2pm in the School Staffroom - behind the old administration block and adjacent to the hall.
Office Opens 22 January at 8am- New Administration Building
Year 9 and all new to Rutherford students
30 January
9am - Students report to the Sports Hall and find their tutor class. The Sports Hall is down towards the school pool.
9.30 - 9.45 Students make their way to the School Hall for the Powhiri.
Parents are very welcome at the powhiri.
Year 10
2 February at 9am - All students report to the School Hall - entrance is through the courtyard behind the old administration block
Year 11 - 13
28 January - 10am - Course Confirmation (Y12 and 13) School Hall
3 February 8.50am - Year 11 report to the School Hall
3 February 8.50am - Year 12 Report to the Gym
3 February 8.50am - Year 13 Report to the Sports Hall
Stationery Requirements
Year 9 Year 10 Year 11-13 Turangawaewae
House and Tutor Class Lists
Rutherford has adopted a new pastoral system effective 2026. This means that we no longer have year level Deans. Instead we have moved to instating 2 House Deans for each of our three houses. They will be responsible for classes from Year 9 through to 13 in each of those houses. We believe this will provide a more equitable distribution of time and resources to support our students. Your child may now have a different Dean to support them from now on. You can find the House Dean allocation below.
Find out more about day to day life at Rutherford College here.
Phones Away for the Day
Students are not permitted to use their phones at school unless specifically permitted by a staff member. This includes during interval and lunch. Phones Away for the Day Rules.
Day to Day Information
Our Values Day to Day Information (getting to school, lockers, etc) Sport Arts and Cultural Daily Times and Term Dates Digital Learning
Attendance and Reporting Absences
Every Minute Counts
Did you know that being 10 minutes late every day equates to a week off school a year. Arriving late for school can have a negative impact on the learning of our rangatahi as they can miss out on important instruction and this can also disrupt the teaching and learning of their class. Students can also feel whakama about walking into the class late and this can lead to increased truancy. Arriving on time helps prepare rangatahi for the punctuality expectations of life in the workforce.
Attendance Information Download the SchoolBridge App
School Portal/SchoolBridge
You can log in to the School Portal/SchoolBridge via the Rutherford College Website (top right hand side of the page). The portal is where you can view student timetables, school reports, the school calendar, permissions slips and forms and book parent/teacher conferences when they are open. You can find out how to login here. The school does not provide passwords. The user name is your email address that you have registered with the school. You can log in by using your Google, Facebook or other account as long as that is the same email as the one you have registered with us. Remember if you change your email address, you need to advise the school immediately so that we can update our Student Management System. Email: [email protected] to provide any new information.
Logging in to the School Portal/SchoolBridge
School Uniform
Find out all the information about uniform here.
