News

A new era of organists 26 October 2017 Prominently positioned in St Paul’s Chapel is an exquisite Letourneau pipe organ. Read more
A tournament of minds 24 October 2017 St Paul’s students put their minds to the test at the regional Tournament of Minds (TOM) competition, held last term at Auckland’s Albany Junior High School. Read more
Insurance boss crowned EY Entrepreneur of the Year 12 October 2017 Insurance boss Peter Harris (School 1969 – 1972) has been crowned EY Entrepreneur Of The Year for 2017 and will represent New Zealand at a global competition in Monaco. 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
Hard work equals scholarship success for students 28 September 2017 Year 13 students, Matthew Jayasuria and Fergus Burke have been accepted into the Price Waterhouse Cooper (PwC) Scholarship programme, beating 300 applicants for the coveted placings. Read more
Dedication to adventure recognised at NZOIA awards 25 September 2017 A Bay of Plenty man who has directed some of New Zealand’s most respected outdoor education centres, a Queenstown-based guide who spent a year on a sub-Antarctic island and an inspirational young instructor from the West Coast were among nine outstanding Kiwis recognised for excellence in outdoor leadership on Saturday. Read more
Silver success at NZ swimming champs 20 September 2017 An intense three days of competition in the water saw St Paul’s swimmer Ben Littlejohn come out with four silver medals and one bronze at the 2017 New Zealand Secondary School Championships. Read more
Players selected for NZ Schools rugby development camp 15 September 2017 Four St Paul’s rugby players have been selected for the New Zealand Schools development camp. Read more
Maori All Black Franklin huge boost to Bay of Plenty 14 September 2017 In the modern, professional age players usually only shift away from a team they are successful with to either further their bank accounts or their chances of making higher honours – or both. Read more
Slam dunking his way to the top 13 September 2017 Rising basketball player Tom Seuren has been identified as one of the best in the country. 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
Entering the corporate world 6 September 2017 Year 13 student Arthur Rasmussen has a clear career goal – to be a Chartered Accountant. Read more
Young rowers compete in world championships 22 August 2017 Taking their rowing international and representing their country, has been a rewarding experience for St Paul’s students Kate Littlejohn and Grace Watson. Read more
Young speechmaker wins trip to Australia 17 August 2017 A prepared speech on modern day Spider-Man and an impromptu speech on ‘freedom’ has won Matthew Jayasuria a three-week holiday in Australia this December. Read more
Striving for gold with Duke of Edinburgh 15 August 2017 Four days of cross-country mountain bike riding, learning to play the guitar and getting involved with academic tutoring are just some of the activities Oliver Saunders has taken on board over the past year in order to complete his Duke of Edinburgh gold award. Read more
Second in New Zealand for squash 10 August 2017 Ranked second in New Zealand – our squash players have done us proud taking away the silver medal in the 2017 New Zealand Secondary School National Squash Championship. Read more
St Paul’s students join national high performance programme 10 August 2017 Two current and two past St Paul’s students have made the High Performance Sport New Zealand Pathway to Podium (P2P) programme. Read more
Students to attend Battle of Passchendaele commemorations 9 August 2017 A website created by four St Paul’s students has won them the opportunity to attend the 100th anniversary commemorations of the Battle of Passchendaele in Belgium later this year. Read more
Two of Waikato’s own finalists at 2017 New Zealand Tourism Awards 8 August 2017 One of Angus Stubbs' earliest caving memories is of being lowered down a hole as a five-year-old. Read more
Celebrate music at Good Vibrations 27 July 2017 From solo instrumentalists, choirs and rock bands to vocalists, a big band and orchestra – St Paul’s Collegiate School’s Good Vibrations concert will be a musical extravaganza not to be missed. 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
Uncovering historical family connections 14 July 2017 Discovering you are a mokopuna of leading Ngāpuhi chief, Tāmati Wāka Nene; that your great great grandfather was a stretcher-bearer during World War 1; or that your grandmother was a survivor of the 1947 polio epidemic – these are just some of the family connections Year 11 History students are making in class. Read more
Lucky guess wins rugby balls for local schools 10 July 2017 For Year 9 student Joe Gray this was not your typical ‘guess the number of lollies in the jar’ competition, instead Joe had to guess how many rugby balls filled a land rover – and he guessed correctly, winning 200 rugby balls for his school. Read more
A stroke of squash success 23 June 2017 It was victory on the squash court this week for Lwamba Chileshe (Year 13) who took the winning place in the 2017 Waikato Secondary School Squash Championships. Read more
Yale students given the NZ footy experience 20 June 2017 Thanks to a new partnership between St Paul’s Collegiate School, the University of Waikato and Yale University’s Rugby Club, four Yale students have spent the past month training with local rugby teams, as well as immersing themselves in the Kiwi culture. 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
Katie Trigg wins at the Waipa Awards 16 June 2017 The recently held Waipa Youth Awards celebrated achievement in academia, arts and culture, community service, leadership and sport. Read more
BMX rider to compete at world champs 12 June 2017 A love for BMX that flourished on the bike tracks of Tihoi is taking Rico D’Anvers (Year 11) to South Carolina to compete at the 2017 world championships in July. Read more
Duathletes bring home medals 2 June 2017 A strong team of duathletes picked up two silver and one bronze at the Waikato Bay of Plenty Duathlon Championships, held at Karapiro Domain. Read more
Melody Lango and mayor welcome international students 2 June 2017 International students from around the Waikato gathered at the Hamilton Gardens to be officially welcomed to the region by Hamilton Mayor, Andrew King. Read more