Onslow College is a decile 10 co-educational state secondary school located in Johnsonville, a suburb of Wellington, New Zealand. The school opened in 1956 to serve the city's rapidly-growing northern suburbs. The new Principal will be Mr. Peter Leggat, and he will begin at the start of the School year 2011. The Onslow Way is one attribute of the College that gives its uniqueness and attraction to students within and outside the Northern Suburbs of Wellington. This is seen in the students attitude, both during and after their school years. The Students show a fresh and open attitude with an openly accepting mentality to accepting new and creative ideas, as well as openly accepting new students from other schools, years and countries. The Onslow Way also differentiates Onslow College from other schools in that the college does not have Prefects, Head Boys or Girls or College Houses. To replace the 'responsibility void' left by lack of a Prefect system, Onslow College has championed the 'Peer Mediation' system, where trained students talk to their peers about incidents that have occurred at school, such as bullying, isolation or drug use.