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Global recognition for agribusiness programme 22 January 2019 St Paul’s agribusiness programme was a finalist in the 2019 International School Awards. Read more
St Paul’s wins prestigious education award 4 July 2018 St Paul’s Collegiate School in Hamilton has won a Prime Minister’s Education Excellence Award. Read more
St Paul’s student invention wins at Fieldays 15 June 2018 A team of St Paul’s Agribusiness students were named young inventors of the year at Fieldays 2018. Read more
Industry innovations shine in crocodile pit 11 June 2018 From biodegradable solutions for covering silage to blankets for keeping cows warm, inventions and innovative services designed for the agricultural sector were revealed in the annual Crocodile Pit competition last month. Read more
Agribusiness programme recognised for leading change 22 May 2018 St Paul’s has been announced as a finalist in the 2018 Prime Minister’s Education Excellence Awards. Read more
Kudos recognition for secondary school contribution 29 September 2017 St Paul’s teacher Kerry Allen has been awarded the ‘WINTEC Secondary Science Teacher/Educator/Communicator Award’ at the 2017 Kudos Awards. Read more
Agri-scholarships to assist tertiary study 8 September 2017 Growing up on a sheep and beef farm, St Paul’s Old Collegian Hugh Jackson (Sargood 2012-2016) has been interested in farming since a young age. Read more
The battle for the 2017 TeenAg title 24 July 2017 Despite the bitterly cold Feilding weather, Year 13 students Brad Edwards and Quinn Bowie put their outdoor agricultural skills to the test in the 2017 TeenAg Grand Final earlier this month. Read more
Agribusiness students win Fieldays ‘Young Inventor of the Year’ 16 June 2017 A team of Year 13 Agribusiness students have been awarded the ‘Young Inventor of the Year’ prize at Fieldays 2017. Read more
Conference attracts schools to teach Agribusiness 30 May 2017 Since the opening of the Gallagher Agribusiness Centre of Excellence building in early 2016 and commencement of the agribusiness programme being taught at level 2 and 3 at St Paul’s for the last three years, momentum continues to develop this teaching and learning programme and make it freely accessible to all NZ schools. Read more
Agribusiness duo win regional TeenAg competition 28 March 2017 St Paul’s Collegiate School Agribusiness students, Brad Edwards (Year 13) and Quinn Bowie (Year 13), took out the top spot at the Waikato Bay of Plenty TeenAg competition in Te Awamutu from 25-26 March 2017. Read more
Donny Trust gives boost to agri-ed 17 December 2016 Five agribusiness scholarships to St Paul’s Collegiate School have been awarded to Year 11, 12 and 13 day and boarding students for the 2017 school year. Read more
Agribusiness students star at Young Enterprise National Awards 9 December 2016 St Paul’s Collegiate School’s Year 13 graduates Angus Kelly, Ben McColgan, Hugh Jackson and Connor Gordon were awarded the Innovation Award at the Young Enterprise National Awards in Wellington on Wednesday night. Read more
New agribusiness subject to attract top students into farming 21 October 2016 A new agribusiness secondary school subject is to be trialled at schools next year in a bid to attract "the brightest and best" to careers in the primary industries. Read more
Agribusiness students take out top spots at Youth Enterprise Scheme Regional Awards 21 October 2016 St Paul’s Agribusiness students won big at the Waikato/King Country Youth Enterprise Scheme Regional Awards on Thursday 20 October with two teams taking out first and second placings in the Young Enterprise Scheme category. Read more
Students win Waikato secondary schools ag-challenge 20 October 2016 Skills learnt on the family farm gave Hugh Jackson and Angus Kelly the competitive edge needed to win the Waikato secondary schools ag-challenge over the weekend. Read more
National competition for AgriBiz students 2 August 2016 St Paul’s Collegiate School students Quinn Bowie (Year 12) and Brad Edwards (Year 12) competed in the national TeenAg competition in Timaru in July. Read more
Boring device impresses judges in Fieldays competition 18 July 2016 A boring device has risen above its competitors in an innovation-focused competition. Read more
App to keep workers safe 8 July 2016 Young innovators Aneil Khatkar, Connor Steer and Carter Brydon from St Paul’s Collegiate School created interest with their concept for Fell Safe – a new app and software that would be installed into either a watch or FitBit to minimise injury and death on forestry worksites. Read more
Students make boring easy 23 June 2016 A group of St Paul’s Collegiate School’s Agribusiness students won the Young Innovator of the Year title at Fieldays. Read more
Students win Fieldays innovation award 18 June 2016 They might only be teenagers but four high school students have already come up with their first invention – and it has won an award at the Fieldays Innovation Awards. Read more
Innovations winners revolutionising agribusiness 16 June 2016 St Paul’s Collegiate School’s Agribusiness students have been awarded Young Innovator of the Year at Fieldays 2016. Read more
Donny Trust gives boost to agri-education 31 May 2016 Four agribusiness scholarships, to the secondary school at the forefront of New Zealand’s first academic-based agribusiness programme, will be on offer at Fieldays this year. Read more
Agribusiness students meet with Governor-General 4 May 2016 St Paul’s Agribusiness students met with the Governor-General of New Zealand, Sir Jerry Mateparae, on Glen Emmreth Farm in Taupo owned by former St Paul’s parents Mike and Sharon Barton. Read more
New Hamilton learning centre for agri-business students 13 April 2016 A learning centre has just been opened at St Paul’s Collegiate in Hamilton which will be used to teach the new agri-business achievement standards. Read more
Key opens new agribusiness hub 13 April 2016 A new agribusiness hub at St Paul’s Collegiate School in Hamilton is going to encourage more youngsters to get involved with the sector, says Prime Minister John Key. Read more
Agribusiness to set standards 12 April 2016 The Ministry of Education has committed to developing Agribusiness achievement standards for senior students in New Zealand secondary schools. Read more
NZ first launched at St Paul’s school 12 April 2016 The Ministry of Education is to develop agribusiness achievement standards for senior students in New Zealand secondary schools. Read more
Ministry of Education gives green light to Agribusiness in schools 7 April 2016 The Ministry of Education have committed to developing Agribusiness achievement standards for senior students in New Zealand secondary schools. Read more
Agri Investment Week kicks off 16 March 2016 The official launch of Agri Investment Week is kicking off in style with youth speakers taking the helm. Read more