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St Paul’s Director of Instrumental Music wins prestigious US scholarship 18 July 2011 Michelle Flint wins KBB Midwest Clinic Scholarship Michelle Flint – teacher at St Paul’s Collegiate School – wins KBB Midwest Clinic Scholarship to attend the Annual International Band and Orchestra Festival Clinic in Chicago Illinois in December. Read more
St Paul’s wins Rockquest women’s musicianship award 18 July 2011 After a long day that started with band registrations at 11. Read more
Old Collegian wins National Bank Young Farmer of the Year 4 July 2011 Will Grayling is the 2011 Young Farmer of the Year Twenty five year old Will from the Pendarves Club was representing the Aorangi Region. Read more
St Paul’s gains second place at Stage Challenge 2011 14 June 2011 Stage Challenge is a six to eight minute performance where students can be involved and take charge to fully show off their true talents. Read more
St Paul’s tenor in National Secondary Students’ Choir 4 April 2011 Jonathan Eyers selected to lead the tenor section Year 12 student Jonathan Eyers has been chosen from a field of 265 applicants to be one of 64 students that make up the New Zealand Secondary Students’ Choir. Read more
St Paul’s achieves 32 Scholarship Examination passes in 2010 15 February 2011 28 Scholarships plus 4 Outstanding Scholarships = 32 St Paul’s Collegiate School has gained a total of 32 Scholarships in the 2010 Scholarship exams and that is with a total student population of 630 students. Read more
The challenges of schools offering a ‘Special Character’ experience 10 February 2011 The personal development of our young people is dependent on many influences. Read more
Only Year 12 gold medal student in New Zealand 1 February 2011 St Paul’s student excels in ICAS On Tuesday 14 December 2010, Chang Zhai, his mother Jane and the HOD science Mr Kelvin Hogg attended the annual International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) Medal Presentation Ceremony at the Aotea Centre in Auckland. Read more
James Kennedy at Hills Laboratories Science Summer School 31 December 2010 On the 8th to the 13th of December 2010, St Paul’s student James Kennedy attended the 2010 Science Summer School held at Waikato University. Read more
St Paul’s wins silver medal at national chess finals 28 September 2010 The National Inter Schools Chess Championship was held in Christchurch Boys High School on September 24th and 25th , 2010 with twelve secondary school teams of four students competing. Read more
St Paul’s 2010 Annual Gala Ball for Students 20 September 2010 St Paul’s held its Annual Gala Ball for Students on Friday 17 September. Read more
St Paul’s beat St Peter’s in Waikato schools rugby final 23 August 2010 St Paul’s are the 2010 Waikato Champions after a winning weekend of rugby. Read more
2010 Waimaths results 12 August 2010 The annual Waimaths Mathematics Competition was held at the Hamilton Gardens on 12 August with the top three mathematicians from several Waikato schools competing. Read more
St Paul’s chess success 15 June 2010 The 33rd Waitakere Licensing Trust Chess Open, a grand prix super class event, was held at the Lincoln Green Motor Hotel in Auckland from 5 to 7 June 2010. Read more
St Paul’s student rock n rolls for hospice 4 May 2010 St Paul’s Collegiate School student Aaron Crow and partner Abigail Pegg at Saturday night’s Rock and Roll with the stars evening at the YMCA. Read more
Student wins Prime Minister’s Competition 95th Anniversary of the Gallipoli Landings 31 March 2010 As part of the commemoration of the 95th anniversary of the Gallipoli Landings, which will be commemorated in Turkey on 25 April 2010, the Prime Minister sponsored a competition to select 21 students to accompany the official party to the commemoration. Read more
Student wins prestigious Robertson Scholarship 25 March 2010 Robertson Scholars bound for the United States Three talented young Kiwis have gained scholarships to renowned American universities funded by New York philanthropist Julian Robertson and his wife Josie. Read more
St Paul’s giving a hand up with Project Samoa 18 March 2010 The tsunami On 30 September 2009 (NZ time), four powerful tsunamis, generated by an undersea 8. Read more
Top Cambridge International Exams Award 12 February 2010 St Paul’s Collegiate School achieved a Top Centre Certificate for the November 2009 CIE examinations. Read more
Guy Schwikkard presents rugby jersey to St Paul’s 8 February 2010 Old Collegian Guy Schwikkard visited was guest speaker at School assembly on Monday 9 February to present his New Zealand Universities' Team rugby jersey to the School. Read more
Sargood House students honour Foundation Collegian 8 February 2010 Foundation pupil and Old Collegian, Geoffrey Howard Mortimore Blackett, died suddenly in Taupo on 3 February 2010. Read more
Notable Old Collegian Gary Schofield back in the classroom 8 February 2010 Gary Schofield, Old Collegian of St Paul’s was back in the classroom this week to deliver a History lesson on War and Peace, to the current students of St Paul’s. Read more
Old Collegians versus St Paul’s 1st XI 7 February 2010 St Paul’s won the toss and elected to bat. Read more
St Paul’s second pilgrimage to the birthplace of the nation on Waitangi Day 6 February 2010 St Paul’s Collegiate School made its second annual pilgrimage to the Bay of Islands to explore the beginnings of the nation named New Zealand. Read more
St Paul’s Old Collegian Ben Griffin at Winter Olympics 31 January 2010 St Paul's Old Collegians Ben Griffin likens skiing to flying and is aiming for a top 10 performance at Vancouver. Read more
Commissioning Service for St Paul’s Headmaster 27 January 2010 Pōwhiri and Commissioning Service for Headmaster Mr Grant Lander On 27 January St Paul’s Collegiate School welcomed a new Headmaster, Mr Grant Lander, to its school with a Pōwhiri and Commissioning Service. Read more
St Paul’s Old Collegian Simon Upton appointed to OECD’s Environment Directorate 19 January 2010 The Rt Hon Simon Upton has been appointed Director of the OECD’s Environment Directorate in Paris. Read more
St Paul’s appoints a new Headmaster for the exciting challenges it faces in the future 2 December 2009 Term One of 2010 sees the appointment of a new Headmaster, Mr Grant Lander, to lead St Paul’s. Read more