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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
Book Tuk-Tuk Drives Change in Young People’s Lives 19 March 2020 St Paul’s sponsored “Book Tuk-Tuk” has been changing lives in the slums of Phnom Penh since its operation in 2017. Read more
Gold for St Paul’s triathlete 20 February 2020 A golden weekend for St Paul’s triathlete Oliver Larcombe saw him crowned as the New Zealand under 19 boys champion. 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
New sports staff and coaches welcomed in 2020 18 February 2020 At the start of 2020, we welcomed new teachers and coaches to our sports department. Read more
Jana Stokes ranks high amongst top scholars in the country 12 February 2020 Results from the 2019 New Zealand Scholarship examinations have confirmed some impressive results for 11 St Paul’s students who passed their scholarship exams. There were a total of 26 scholarships received with two being outstanding scholarships. Read more
Cambodia Creates Lifelong Memories 12 February 2020 Students and staff of St Paul’s made their way to Cambodia in December 2019 as volunteers to work alongside and assist the ongoing service work currently undertaken by the charity Flame in the slums of Phnom Penh. Read more
St Paul’s has a Summer of Swimming Success 30 January 2020 While most spent summer in the water cooling off, St Paul’s swimmers were blazing in competitions and setting new records. Read more
Relishing Reality in the Malawi Slums 12 December 2019 Daniel Rickman, a 2019 school leaver, is currently spending 10 days in the slums of Malawi, seeing the harsh reality of living conditions in the south-eastern African country. It’s all part of his selection as a World Vision Youth Ambassador. Read more
Paul Cakebread Adds to Mathematics Department 26 November 2019 The mathematics department has increased their numbers with the arrival of Paul Cakebread at the start of term four. Read more
Kaitlyn Sosa Swims into New Zealand team 14 November 2019 St Paul’s year 13 student Kaitlyn Sosa, has been selected to compete for the New Zealand swimming team in December 2019. Read more
Tiaki Receives Altrusa Youth Award 1 November 2019 Tiaki Rhodes received the prestigious Altrusa Youth Award at a ceremony held at Hamilton Gardens on 22 October. The award recognises year 12 students across Hamilton who excel in all facets of school life and are role models amongst their peers. Read more
Support for the Solomons 1 November 2019 St Paul’s Chaplain, Reverend Peter Rickman, is on a mission – a medical mission to help those delivering healthcare services in the Solomon Islands. Read more
The Home and Away Life of a Top Art Director 1 November 2019 One of Alistair Kay’s (Williams 1975-1979) first jobs was designing a set for the hit 1980s New Zealand game show ‘It’s in the Bag.’ Read more
Coromandel to California – a Kiwi boy’s real life Baywatch experience 1 November 2019 Huntington Beach, California, could seem like a world away from Jae Broomfield’s usual beach at Tairua, but with its white sands, excellent surfing and beach culture, it could not have felt more like home to the young lifeguard. Read more
No stake too high 1 November 2019 It’s Monday morning and St Paul’s senior students are listening to a man talk about monetary policy in New Zealand, in particular the effect of the recent official cash rate drop. Read more