News

1st XI cricket team have stellar season in major competitions 16 April 2014 St Paul’s 1st XI have had a season of victories, winning two major competitions. Read more
Hamilton musician off to Cambridge to study composition 9 April 2014 Hamilton musician and first-year Waikato University music student Paul Newton-Jackson has been awarded the Girdlers’ Scholarship to complete his undergraduate studies in musical composition at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University. Read more
St Paul’s break decade long drought 3 April 2014 St Paul’s College has broken a 10 year Gillette Cup drought, winning the Northern Districts regional title and booking a place in the national finals. Read more
Students bat their way to win NZ secondary schools' croquet title 30 March 2014 Hemi McLaren-Mellars and Sam Treloar played against secondary school’s from across New Zealand in the national Golf Croquet Secondary School’s competition in Palmerston North on March 29 and 30. Read more
Years with the oars ideal training ground to coach 29 March 2014 The Maadi Cup is proving a nursery not only for future rowing talent but also the next generation of coaches. Read more
Ancient game aids today’s students 26 March 2014 How to get students to enjoy maths has been one of those unsolvable problems which has tested secondary teachers school for generations. Read more
Opportunity knocks for grant winners 26 March 2014 Four St Paul’s Collegiate senior students are following their passions at tertiary level this year with the help of valuable scholarships. Read more
Scholarship lets 'musical genius' pursue his passion 25 March 2014 A $200,000 scholarship to study music at Cambridge University is a dream come true for student Paul Newton-Jackson. Read more
Toomey comes up trumps at hastings 23 March 2014 Waikato amateur Luke Toomey delivered on his long heralded potential today when he won the New Zealand Stroke Play Championship at the Hastings Golf Club. Read more
St Paul’s student offered $200,000 Girdlers’ Scholarship to University of Cambridge, UK 20 March 2014 2013 St Paul’s Collegiate graduate, Paul Newton-Jackson, has been offered the Girdlers’ Scholarship to complete an undergraduate degree in Music Composition at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University, United Kingdom. Read more
Old Collegians' kicking goals as football careers take off 11 March 2014 A number of St Paul’s graduates are taking big strides with their football careers, having been chosen for various academies, scholarships and teams for the 2013/14 season. Read more
Voyages round his kitchen table 5 March 2014 Bob Orr calls me – twice – with afterthoughts. Read more
Coronation event poses puzzlers for competitors 3 March 2014 The weekend is hardly the time for riddles, but a couple of beauties were posed at the Coronation Classic triathlon that finished at Mount Maunganui’s Coronation Park yesterday. Read more
Third in shearing and woolhandling competition 3 March 2014 Once again Josh has done the St Paul’s family proud, managing to reach the Junior Shearing final at the Golden Shears, shearing and woolhandling competition, on Thursday. Read more
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
State v private 24 January 2014 There were periods when Margaret Fish had three children at as many different schools – state, integrated and private. Read more
St Paul’s beats four Auckland greats 22 January 2014 St Paul’s 1st XI has taken out the title for the Student Horizons T20 Competition in Auckland which ran from Tuesday 21 to Thursday 23 January. Read more
More hurdles ahead 18 December 2013 St Paul’s Collegiate student James Hunt finished secondary school last week with gold medals and personal best times in the 110m and 300m hurdles at the New Zealand secondary school championships. Read more
on trend 18 December 2013 Year 13 students Ezekiel Crawford and Josh Barkle are now business partners, selling a range of T-shirts with hand-drawn prints at affordable prices under the label Theism Co. Read more
Futsal coach looking to the footure 29 November 2013 "I want you to use the sole of your foot," says Scott Gilligan as one of his opening instructions to a bunch of 25 aspiring futsal players yesterday. 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
Top two looking good 25 November 2013 Kaipaki and St Paul’s Collegiate School firmed as favourites for the final of Waikato Valley’s Mike Cotter Cup one-day club competition after again posting wins on Saturday. 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
Injury setback can't slow Smith 14 November 2013 After weeks out of action, Gisborne sprinter Tom Smith is making up for lost time as preparations for the upcoming athletics season gears up. Read more
In the spirit of Christmas – A message from Rev Craig Luccock 11 November 2013 As is our annual tradition, St Paul’s Collegiate School will be collecting food items and unwrapped toys to be placed under the Christmas tree during our Carol Service on Monday 2 December. Read more
Chris Wood nets bizarre goal for Leicester 5 November 2013 All Whites striker Chris Wood netted his second goal in four days in bizarre circumstances this morning. Read more
Teenager taking swing at big time 23 October 2013 Golf croquet is hardly one of those sports which leaps out and says "play me", but that has not stopped St Pauls Collegiate youngster Hemi McLaren Mellars making his mark and taking a few of his schoolmates along for the ride. Read more