Music, Art and Cultural Awards 2027

Our top students across Music, Art and Culture have been recognised with the prestigious Culture Award, celebrating their talent, creativity and contributions. Congratulations to the following students on this achievement:

Hall of Fame Re-Award:

• Daniel Stokes – National Youth Symphonic Winds (2026)
• Ryan Koo – New Zealand Secondary Schools Symphonic Orchestra (2026)
• Nurie Choi – New Zealand Secondary Schools Symphonic Orchestra (2026)

Hall of Fame: 

• Anurag Manda – National Youth Symphonic Winds
• Xingjian (Austin) Guo – National Youth Symphonic Winds
• Julia Zhou – National Youth Symphonic Winds
• Kele Cuthers – Year 13 in 2025 and got into the Hall of Fame for his inclusion in NCEA Top Art 2026

Senior Colours:

• Darcie Forkert – Visual Arts Colours
• Taylor McCarthy – Visual Arts Colours
• Aislin Tse – Visual Arts Colours
• Hailey Son – Visual Arts Colours
• Shannon Yu – Visual Arts Colours
• Adi Manda – Music Colours
• Arnah Currie – Music Colours
• Cameron Evans – Music Colours
• Daniel Stokes – Music Colours
• Ethan Edge – Music Colours
• Julia Chang – Music Colours
• Julia Zhou – Music Colours
• Kaila Seavill – Music Colours
• Oliver Antunovich – Music Colours
• Kelly Leung – Music Colours
• Kirstie Zhang – Music Colours
• Leo Plimmer – Music Colours
• Mark Liao – Music Colours
• Nadia Peng – Music Colours
• Richard Wang – Music Colours
• Ryan Koo – Music Colours
• Samson Arthur – Music Colours
• Talia Davidson – Music Colours
• Vivian Ho – Music Colours
• Annabelle Choy – Music Colours, Production Colours
• Jonathan Jiang – Production Colours
• Peer Rahman – Production Colours
   

Senior Colours (achieved by Junior students):

• Anurag Manda – Music (senior) & Debating (junior) Colours
• Xingjian (Austin) Guo – Music (senior) Colours
   

Service to the Arts:

• Alexa Mwanza – Visual Arts Service
• Aislin Tse – Visual Arts Service
• Darcie Forkert – Visual Arts Service
• Shannon Yu – Visual Arts Service
• Taylor McCarthy – Visual Arts Service
• Ryan Shi – Visual Arts Service, Debating Service
• John Park – Production Service
• Creal You – Production Service
• Nico Yorston – Production Service
• Tessa Clearwater – Production Service
• Asha Russel – Film/Media Service
• Daniel Stokes – Music Service
• Ethan Edge – Music Service
• Julia Chang – Music Service
• Kelly Leung – Music Service
• Leo Plimmer – Music Service
• Mark Liao – Music Service
• Richard Wang – Music Service
• Ryan Koo – Music Service
• Samson Arthur – Music Service
• Sang Joon Lee – Music Service, Production Service
• Vivian Ho – Music Service, Production Service
• Adi Manda – Music Service, Debating Service, Production Service
• Annabelle Choy – Music Service, Drama Service, Production Service
• Arnah Currie – Music Service, Drama Service, Production Service
• Matteo Romano-le Roux – Music Service, Drama Service, Production Service
• Ruby McKay – Music Service, Production Service
• Cameron Evans – Music Service, Debating Service
• Jonathan Jiang – Music Service, Debating Service, Production Service
• Julia Zhou – Music Service, Debating Service
• Talia Davidson – Music Service, Debating Service
• Antonia Cuthers – Music Service, Kapa Haka Service
• Emma-Lee Rota – Music Service, Kapa Haka Service
• Jackson Hill-Brown – Kapa Haka Service
• Jacob Finau – Kapa Haka Service
• Leila Steward – Kapa Haka Service
• Liam Hodgson – Kapa Haka Service
• Molly Milroy – Kapa Haka Service
• Waiwaia Mahuta – Kapa Haka Service
• Srikar Jandhyala – Debating Service
• Caelen Blackmore – Debating Service
• Coco Huang – Debating Service
• Ellie Qiu – Debating Service
• Kirstie Zhang – Debating Service
• Mia Jia – Debating Service
• Olivia Li – Debating Service
• Tatenda Chikwiri – Debating Service
• Thomas Luxton – Debating Service
• Troy Poole – Debating Service
• Nadia Peng – Debating Service

Junior Colours:

• Jay Jay Xu – Visual Arts Colours
• Jessie Liao – Visual Arts Colours
• Kevin Zhang – Music Colours
• Tanay Sharma – Music Colours
• Jessica Li – Music Colours
• Cooper Yang – Music Colours
• Gavin Tang – Music Colours
• Raymond Li – Music Colours
• Maccoy Watson – Music Colours
• Nico Schuitemaker – Music Colours
• Douglas Coyne – Music Colours
• Lachie Stent – Music Colours
• Nurie Choi – Music Colours
• Maya Rolton – Dance Colours
• Elise Currie – Dance Colours
• Emerson Kay – Debating Colours
• Kaitlyn Peng – Debating Colours
• Maia Robinson – Debating Colours
• Meilah Wells – Debating Colours