▁students ▁from ▁year ▁ 9 ▁to ▁ 1 3 . ▁It ▁offers ▁the ▁National ▁Cert ificate ▁of ▁Edu c ational ▁Ach iev ement ▁qual ification , ▁alongside ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Sch olar ship . ▁Open ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁the ▁school ▁is ▁the ▁young est ▁secondary ▁school ▁in ▁Rot or ua ▁and ▁is ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁" S 6 8 " ▁style ▁common ▁for ▁secondary ▁schools ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁in ▁this ▁period . ▁Special ▁features ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁include ▁a ▁special ▁needs ▁unit , ▁Ast rot ur f , ▁squ ash ▁court ▁and ▁h ort icult ure ▁complex . ▁ ▁About ▁the ▁school ▁ ▁Build ings ▁ ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁is ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁" S 6 8 " ▁style ▁common ▁for ▁school ▁buildings ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁period ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁featuring ▁single - store y ▁blocks ▁of ▁rooms ▁with ▁c inder block ▁concrete ▁construction , ▁low - p itch ed ▁roof s ▁and ▁internal ▁cour ty ards . ▁ ▁Build ings ▁in ▁the ▁school ▁include ▁standard ▁class room ▁and ▁administrative ▁blocks , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁blocks ▁for ▁science , ▁technology , ▁the ▁library , ▁and ▁music . ▁The ▁school ' s ▁hall ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁D . C . ▁Price ▁Aud itor ium ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁the ▁school ' s ▁foundation ▁principal . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁wh aren ui , ▁a ▁purpose - built ▁Health ▁and ▁Well ness ▁Centre , ▁a ▁special ▁needs ▁education ▁centre