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Academic news – 125 stories

Tablets replace books as St Paul’s goes hi-tech 28 February 2014 When young students at one Hamilton secondary school need to refresh their memory on how to use a microscope, they won't be flicking through pages of scribbled notes. Read more
Smithy’s doomed to die in unfortunate ways 28 November 2013 The problem with Smithy is that he was doomed to die in unfortunate ways – from dodgy nightclub drinks to being the victim of wayward wax jobs. Read more
Law scholarship for netball player 21 November 2013 A Rotorua local has been offered the Sir Edmund Hillary Scholarship to study Bachelor of Law at the University of Waikato. Read more
Raglan local offered $50k University of Auckland Scholarship 21 November 2013 Raglan local and St Paul’s Collegiate School day student, Jessica Reilly, has been offered a $50k scholarship to study at the University of Auckland for 2014. Read more
Hotel management passion pays off 20 November 2013 Conor Gawith’s dreams of running a fivestar international hotel are coming a step closer. Read more
Scholarship won 20 November 2013 ROTORUA local and St Paul’s Collegiate student Grace Namana has been offered a Sir Edmund Hilary Scholarship to study a Bachelor of Law at the University of Waikato. Read more
St Paul’s places well at ChemQuest 21 October 2013 The University of Waikato’s ChemQuest challenge was held last week at the Hamilton campus on Wednesday 16 October and was attended by about 150 students from schools from Hamilton, the wider Waikato region, the Bay of Plenty and Taupo. Read more
Top students at regional WaiMaths Competiton 21 August 2013 On Thursday 15 August three teams of math students from Year 9, 10 and 11 made their way to Hamilton Gardens to compete in the annual WaiMaths Competition, which is organised by the Waikato Math Association. Read more
St Paul’s achieves top results in ICAS Science 21 August 2013 Each year students have the option of sitting the ICAS Science examinations as an additional examination to the regular curriculum offered at St Paul’s. Read more
Mark Davis achieved top marks for ICAS Science Examinations 8 August 2013 During the July break Mark Davis was awarded top marks for the ICAS Science Examinations. Read more
Hamilton teacher awarded for outstanding commitment to education in New Zealand 5 July 2013 St Paul’s Collegiate School teacher, Martin Holmes, was awarded an Independent Schools of New Zealand (ISNZ) Honours Award on Friday 28 June, in Queenstown, for his outstanding achievement in the education sector. Read more
Hands-on building lessons 3 July 2013 St Paul’s Collegiate School and key industry builders are enabling students to gain hands-on experience in the construction industry as part of a programme aimed at Year 12 and 13 students. Read more
Teen scientist off to physics mecca 29 May 2013 St Paul’s Collegiate senior student Chris Whitley will visit one of the world’s leading physics laboratories in July, thanks to an award from the Royal Society. Read more
Science talent wins St Paul’s student trip to London forum 17 May 2013 A Hamilton student has won a travel award to attend an international science forum in London and visit the lab in Geneva where one of the building blocks of the universe was discovered. Read more
St Paul’s produces four of New Zealand’s top 60 scholars 13 February 2013 Results from the 2012 New Zealand Scholarship examinations have confirmed that St Paul’s Collegiate School in Hamilton is the country’s highest achieving independent school for academic performance, gaining 43 Scholarship passes which included 14 Outstanding Scholarship passes. Read more
First joint female Dux at St Paul’s 14 December 2012 Olivia Thompson and Belinda Pedersen gained top marks in Y13 as well as making history by being the first joint female Dux that the School has ever had. Read more
St Paul’s wins ChemQuest Competition 29 October 2012 St Paul’s Collegiate have snatched back their title as the winners of the University of Waikato’s ChemQuest challenge. Read more
St Paul’s student wins at the NIWA Waikato Science Fair 29 August 2011 Navdeesh Singh-Thandi wins The Hill Laboratories Trophy for best Material World exhibit Navdeesh Singh-Thandi was extremely successful t at the recent NIWA Waikato Science Fair. Read more
St Paul’s top New Zealand in science assessments 5 August 2011 St Paul’s students top in New Zealand Year 12 and Year 13 in ICAS Science What is ICAS? International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) is conducted by Educational Assessment Australia, UNSW Global Pty Limited. 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

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