, ▁g ymnasium ▁and ▁net ball ▁courts , ▁squ ash ▁courts , ▁and ▁an ▁Ast rot ur f ▁for ▁hockey , ▁tennis , ▁net ball ▁and ▁other ▁sports . ▁ ▁Princi p als ▁ ▁Des ▁Price ▁ 1 9 7 1 - 1 9 8 9 ? ▁ ▁Dave ▁Rand ell ▁c . ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁ ▁Jon ▁Ward ▁ ▁Symbol s ▁The ▁school ▁colours ▁of ▁Rot or ua ▁L akes ▁High ▁School ▁are ▁n avy ▁blue , ▁te al ▁and ▁gold . ▁The ▁school ▁logo ▁is ▁a ▁st yl ised ▁w aha ▁i ka ▁( trad itional ▁Ma ori ▁weapon ), ▁which ▁contains ▁a ▁map ▁of ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁la kes ▁in ▁the ▁Rot or ua ▁District . ▁The ▁school ▁mot to ▁is ▁in ▁Ma ori , ▁" M aur ia ▁Te ▁P ono " ▁which ▁transl ates ▁in ▁English ▁as ▁" Ke ep ▁Ste ad fast ly ▁to ▁the ▁Tr uth ". ▁ ▁H ouses ▁Rot or ua ▁L akes ▁High ▁School ▁has ▁four ▁houses , ▁each ▁named ▁after ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁many ▁la kes ▁in ▁the ▁Rot or ua ▁area . ▁Each ▁house ▁has ▁its ▁own ▁House ▁Col our , ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁Stud ents ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁school ▁has ▁ 7 0 6 ▁students ▁from ▁years ▁ 9 ▁to ▁ 1 3 . ▁The ▁school ▁has ▁seen ▁a ▁general ▁roll ▁increase ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁This ▁number ▁includes ▁ 9 ▁international ▁students , ▁mostly ▁from