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Academic news – 108 stories

Students take out Waikato Speech Competition 30 April 2020 While speeches are traditionally delivered in front of a live audience, the Waikato regional competition of the Race Relations Speech awards held in mid-April 2020, were presented via Zoom due to NZ’s Covid-19 lockdown. 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
Bright future ahead for top achiever 27 May 2019 With his sights set on Cambridge University, Simon Han will get to experience a taste of Cambridge life these July school holidays. Read more
Auckland scholarship for top achievers 4 December 2018 Three St Paul’s students were awarded the University of Auckland top achievers scholarship. Read more
Tertiary scholarships awarded 19 November 2018 St Paul’s has once again had a significant number of senior students gain tertiary scholarships for 2019. Read more
Accelerating his career with PwC 14 November 2018 Year 13 student Conor Horrigan is on track to a promising law career – having been accepted for the PwC Accelerate programme. Read more
Diving into research in Africa 24 September 2018 A unique research trip has given Year 12 student Alice Cao an insight into the ecological systems of lakes in Africa. Read more
Students say “bonjour” to New Caledonia 30 May 2018 They say when you’re in France you must do as the French do. Read more
Young leaders come together at Asia-Pacific convention 16 May 2018 In the spirit of cooperation and collaboration, student leaders from across Asia-Pacific came together last month for a week of discussion and cultural activities. Read more
Conducting research in Malawi and Tanzania 14 May 2018 A Year 12 student has proved her ability to tackle biological problems and deal with biological experiments is top in the country. Read more
New Zealand Land Wars should be taught in high school, says Waikato history teacher 6 April 2018 A Waikato history teacher believes Kiwis need to learn about the New Zealand Wars as part of the national curriculum. Read more
Impressive academic results wrap up 2017 15 February 2018 Our 2017 examination results have continued the impressive trend set in recent years. Read more
Remembering Passchendaele – A trip of a lifetime 6 December 2017 For Tony Wu, Conor Horrigan, Dylan Woodhouse (all Year 12) and Lucy Tustin (Year 13), travelling to Belgium to attend the Battle of Passchendaele commemorations was an eye opening and memorable experience. Read more
A stream of scholarship success 21 November 2017 News of our senior students successfully achieving university scholarships has been trickling in these past few weeks. Read more
Hillary Scholarships awarded 2 November 2017 Year 13 students Aidan Phillips and Kate Littlejohn have been awarded University of Waikato Sir Edmund Hillary scholarships. 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
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
Entering the corporate world 6 September 2017 Year 13 student Arthur Rasmussen has a clear career goal – to be a Chartered Accountant. 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
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