The Board of Vanguard Military School would like to advise the Vanguard community of the retirement of our Principal, Rockley Montgomery, effective from 6 August 2025.
Rockley has served as the Principal of Vanguard Military School since our inception in 2014.
The Board wishes to thank Rockley for his significant contribution to Vanguard and our recruits over the last decade and wish him well for his future.
Aidan O’Malley will continue in his role as Acting Principal until a permanent Principal is appointed.
On behalf of the Board of Vanguard Military School
In mid-September 2013 it was announced that Vanguard Military School would be established and start operating as one of New Zealand’s first partnership schools. To set a senior secondary school up in just four months was not a small undertaking.
At that point in September there were no staff, no building, and no resources. Just a contract to set about improving the lives of children who were not succeeding or not likely to, in their present school system.
The New Zealand Curriculum will be taught with NCEA Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 and University Entrance being our measurable performance targets. Maths, English and Physical Education are all compulsory subjects at the school as we look to improve the numeracy, literacy and health issues many of our young people have.
Vanguard Military School is very proud to be established as one of the Government’s new Partnership Schools which opened in February 2014 in Albany, Auckland. It is a Senior Secondary School that caters for Year 11, 12 and 13 students.
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