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Student dances in Phantom of the Opera 4 November 2014 Sarah Kosoof danced in all 19 shows of Phantom of the Opera when the stage show visited Hamilton in early 2014. Read more
John Penyas represented in the NZCT National Chamber Music Semi-Finals 29 August 2014 Year 13 student and Deputy Head of School, John Penyas, represented St Paul’s at the National semi-finals of the NZCT Chamber Music contest in Christchurch in early August. Read more
Student wins songwriting competition 12 August 2014 Zoe Lapwood (Year 12) has been announced as a finalist of the Lion Foundation’s Songwriting Competition, which this year attracted the biggest field of entries in the competition’s history. Read more
Good vibes at concert 7 August 2014 Teenage rock band The Drunken Sailors plan to bring the house down at this year’s Good Vibrations family musical extravaganza organised by St Paul’s Collegiate. Read more
Head Girl wins five music awards at Hamilton Competitions 18 July 2014 Head Girl Jess Chanwai competed in the strings section of the Hamilton Competitions on Saturday 5 July at St Peter’s School Cambridge. Read more
A Strange Days Night 3 July 2014 50 years ago the Beatles performed two concerts in the Auckland Town Hall and created hysteria. Read more
Colourful, family-friendly show 27 June 2014 St Paul’s Collegiate School will be bringing a cast of colour to the Hamilton community this July. Read more
Colourful story told 25 June 2014 The colourful and family-friendly story of Joseph and his Coat of Many Colours is to burst on stage next week in the St Paul’s Collegiate production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Read more
Students perform in front of crowds of 25,000 6 May 2014 Over the Easter break Jess Chanwai and the St Paul’s Choir performed in front of crowds of 25,000 at Chief’s games played in the Waikato. Read more
Violinist wins big award 16 October 2013 For St Paul’s Collegiate student Jessica Chanwai music is a hobby – even though she gets up at 5. Read more
Students' musical talent put on stage 28 August 2013 St Paul’s Collegiate students John Penyas and Jessica Chanwai are members of the Ripon Piano Quartet which is to perform in the school’s Good Vibrations annual music festival. Read more
Students achieve first place at Hamilton Regional Chamber Music Competition 8 August 2013 Jessica Chanwai and John Penyas competed in the Hamilton Regional Chamber Music Competition as part of their musical group, Ripon Piano Quartet, which consists of John, Jess and two other students from Hamilton Boys High School, Daniel Ng and Simon Miles. Read more
St Paul’s impresses at NZCT District Chamber Music Competition 12 June 2013 Yesterday at the NZCT District Chamber Music Competition two St Paul’s groups competed against groups from Thames High School, Te Awamutu College, Sacred Heart Girl’s College, Waikato Diocesan, Hillcrest High School and home schooled students. Read more
Old Collegian, Jonathan Eyers, wins the University of Waikato Aria contest 7 June 2013 Recent St Paul’s Collegiate School graduate, Jonathan Eyers, placed first at the University of Waikato’s Aria contest last Friday 31 May 2013. Read more
Plant that devours people 29 May 2013 A comedy, horror, rock musical centred on a man-eating plant is subject of the popular school musical Little Shop of Horrors to be staged by St Paul’s Collegiate in July. Read more
Young baritone sets his sights on singing opera in Europe 14 December 2012 Winner of 5 First Places in New Zealand Aria Competition St Paul’s Collegiate School Y13 student Jonathan Eyers has a dream to be an Opera singer in Europe and by the way he’s been performing lately he’s on the right track. Read more
Tommy talks his way to NZ award 31 August 2012 The trials and tribulations of being a Ginga – or a red-headed person – was the subject that propelled St Paul’s Collegiate year 13 student Thomas ‘Tommy’ Moss to first place in the NZ Lions Clubs 2012 Young Speechmakers National Final last week. Read more
Talented organists Jonathan and Paul 10 August 2012 Feast of music on offer Three young Hamilton organists are to perform in The Next Generation, the first of a series of three concerts in this weekend’s Festival of Sacred Music. Read more
School takes on a classic opera 20 June 2012 St Paul’s Collegiate students will be brandishing muskets, flying banners and manning the barricades in the school production of the classic Les Miserables which is due to open this coming Tuesday. Read more
Top in Cambridge music 24 February 2012 St Paul’s student Paul Newton-Jackson gained Top in New Zealand in the IGCSE (Cambridge) music exams for the 2011 examination session. Read more

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