News

General school news – 121 stories

St Paul’s welcomes new staff in 2021 4 February 2021 We welcome new teaching staff to the St Paul's community. Read more
St Paul’s appoints new headmaster 16 December 2020 St Paul’s Collegiate School’s board of trustees have appointed Mr Ben Skeen as the school’s new Headmaster. Read more
Lessons from the ice 11 November 2020 Tihoi Venture School deputy director Callum Findley spent two months working as a sea kayak guide on the World Explorer cruise ship in Antarctica. Read more
Cyn Smith reflects on ‘back to basics’ Tihoi life 11 November 2020 Cyn Smith has been farewelled after 14-years as Tihoi Venture School director. Read more
Kitchen staff and students enjoy a lasting bond 7 November 2020 When senior students made a special request last week, the school kitchen staff happily obliged. Read more
Welcome new Tihoi Director – Peter Evans 6 October 2020 Peter has come to Tihoi after being Head of Campus at the all-girls outdoor school Kahunui – a position he has held since December 2017. Read more
Embracing distance learning and living through the lockdown 8 July 2020 Exceptional early planning allowed the school to successfully navigate the 7-week national lockdown – a unique time for all. Read more
Retired teachers leave a lasting legacy 8 July 2020 St Paul’s lost a wealth of teaching experience with the retirement in 2019 of Peter Gilbert, Peter Hampton and Craig Morton. Read more
Keeping grounded 18 May 2020 Meet St Paul’s head of grounds maintenance, Aron Beet. Read more
Working behind the scenes 18 May 2020 Meet our facilities manager, Marie Robinson. Read more
Clean sweep 18 May 2020 Meet our head of cleaning, Linda Iane. Read more
Managing the school’s database 18 May 2020 Meet our academic secretary and database administrator, Trish Ure. Read more
Feeding minds and stomachs 18 May 2020 Meet our school librarian and tuck shop operator, Judy Clarke. Read more
Never Ending Laundry 30 April 2020 St Paul’s laundry ladies, Mary, Jacky and Kumari are charged with the care of washing, drying and pressing laundry for our boarding students. Read more
Pitch Perfect 30 April 2020 There’s no doubt creating the perfect cricket pitch is a like a work of art and Ian Boyle can claim the title as one of the country’s best grounds curators. Read more
Hunger Busters 30 April 2020 Feeding students three meals a day is no small feat. Read more
We have moved to distance learning 26 March 2020 Since the country’s alert level 4 Covid-19 lockdown was declared for Wednesday 25 March, St Paul’s Collegiate School has been operating a Distance Learning Delivery model. Read more
Arts and music welcome new teachers 19 February 2020 The arts and music departments at St Paul’s welcome three new staff members in 2020 – Mr Jonathan Cameron, Mrs Delwyn Ringle and Mrs Sonya Pearce. Read more
New staff welcomed in our economics and English departments 19 February 2020 Mr Cameron Stapleton, Mrs Caroline Collie and Mrs Therese Fitzsimmons are welcomed new staff to our economics and English departments in 2020. Read more
Social Sciences welcome three new staff 18 February 2020 We welcome three new staff into our Social Sciences department at the start of 2020. Read more

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