▁students ▁from ▁Van ▁A sch ▁College . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁principal , ▁Rob ▁B urr ough , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁school ▁under to ok ▁a ▁re brand ing ▁exercise , ▁changing ▁the ▁name ▁from ▁High ▁School ▁to ▁College , ▁and , ▁consult ing ▁with ▁both ▁students ▁and ▁the ▁community , ▁re th ought ▁how ▁it ▁taught ▁students . ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁the ▁roll ▁had ▁clim bed ▁to ▁ 1 0 8 0 , ▁academic ▁results ▁were ▁above ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁average ▁and ▁sports ▁participation ▁had ▁notice ably ▁increased . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁principal ▁Rob ▁B urr ough ▁res igned ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁a ▁head - te acher ▁post ▁in ▁M omb asa , ▁Ken ya . ▁Margaret ▁P ait i ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁college ' s ▁new ▁principal ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 – 1 1 ▁earth qu akes ▁Lin wood ▁College ▁suffered ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁a ▁Year ▁ 1 1 ▁student ▁in ▁the ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Christ ch urch ▁earth qu ake . ▁School ▁buildings ▁sust ained ▁moder ate ▁damage ▁in ▁the ▁qu ake ▁and ▁the ▁college ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁site - share ▁with ▁C ash m ere ▁High ▁School ▁while ▁rep airs ▁were ▁undert aken ▁at ▁the ▁Lin wood ▁site . ▁Staff ▁and ▁students ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Lin wood ▁campus ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Staff ▁Form er