News

Cockerton completes successful Toyota Racing Series test day 7 May 2015 NZ Formula Ford Champion Taylor Cockerton has completed a highly successful test in the new Toyota Racing Series FT50 car at the Hampton Downs circuit in the north Waikato on Thursday. Read more
Hamilton science-lover goes international 6 May 2015 Lectures from top London scientists and a visit to the lab recreating the conditions of the "Big Bang" are on the cards for a Hamilton student. Read more
Green family legacy 1 May 2015 The land on which St Paul’s Collegiate School was built was once a dairy and crop farm. Read more
Agribusiness subject poised to boom 1 May 2015 A proposed Agribusiness subject at NCEA levels 2 and 3, which will be university entrance approved, is currently being trialled exclusively at St Paul’s Collegiate School and is on track to becoming available to all New Zealand secondary schools by 2017. Read more
Fieldays Chief backs innovation 1 May 2015 New Zealand National Fieldays Society has made the move for major change with a 15-year master plan to improve the Mystery Creek event site. Read more
$75k football scholarship 1 May 2015 John Penyas, 2014 St Paul’s graduate and University of Waikato Sir Edmund Hillary Scholar, has been awarded a one-year full-fee scholarship to Berkshire Preparatory School in the United States valued at $NZ75,000. Read more
Guru guides agribusiness curriculum 1 May 2015 A primary industries and education guru has joined the team of experts building New Zealand’s first highly-academic agribusiness course for secondary school students. Read more
Paediatrician heads UNICEF project 1 May 2015 A medical system that dates back 50 years by Western standards in the easternmost country of the Stan states, Kyrgyzstan, has drawn Dr Nick Woolfield (Sargood 1968-1972) to a retirement plan of service. Read more
Books move kids into new chapter 1 May 2015 On a mission to get her three year old daughter into a big bed, Tamsyn Rose (Harington 1995-1996) turned her frustration at a lack of resources into a new business venture. Read more
Tree planting in challenging WA soil 1 May 2015 Bill Davey (Sargood 1975-79) has built a successful business helping farmers earn income off barren red soil in Western Australia. Read more
Project set to reduce farming footprint 1 May 2015 After almost a decade of study that armed her with a bachelor’s degree and PhD, Anne-Maree Hill (Harington 2004-2005) is now working on a $20 million dollar research project for Ballance Agri-Nutrients, one of New Zealand’s largest nutrient management companies. Read more
Coxed four dominate Maadi 1 May 2015 St Paul’s men’s under-18 coxed four dealt a stinging blow to their competitors at the Aon Maadi Cup regatta, winning the Springbok Shield by more than a boat length. Read more
Formula Ford title 1 May 2015 Taylor Cockerton won the 2014/15 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship title after a dominating performance in the second half of the competition. Read more
World Youths for shot putter 1 May 2015 Athletics New Zealand has announced a team of six athletes for the IAAF World Youth Championships including St Paul’s student Ryan Ballantyne. Read more
Student judge at Royal Easter Show 1 May 2015 Gordon Fullerton represented New Zealand at the RAS Young Judges competition at the Royal Easter Show in Sydney. Read more
Students deliver heartfelt ANZAC Day speeches 30 April 2015 Deputy Head Boy Christopher Swanson and Deputy Head Girl Bethany Langton visited the Alandale Rest Home over ANZAC Day weekend, delivering heartfelt tribute speeches. Read more
Chemistry whiz kid to represent New Zealand 22 April 2015 Year 13 student Hugo Brown has been named a member of the New Zealand team that will compete in the International Chemistry Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijan, in July. Read more
Athletics New Zealand announces IAAF World Youth Championships team 15 April 2015 Athletics New Zealand has announced a team of six athletes for the IAAF World Youth Championships in Colombia later this year. Read more
Motocross riders place third at national event 8 April 2015 More than 160 riders from 16 secondary schools turned up to compete in the annual Moto X in the Maize event, which was held during the last week of March. Read more
Three athletics titles claimed 31 March 2015 Fifteen St Paul’s Collegiate School athletes competed at the North Island Secondary School’s Track and Field Championships, as part of the Waikato Bay of Plenty team, during the last weekend of March. Read more
Event moves sport into higher gear 25 March 2015 Riders from as far north as Kaipara and as far south as Havelock North are expected at the Moto X in the Maize secondary school motocross event which will be held near Te Akau this Friday. Read more
Football scholarship for local player 25 March 2015 Former St Paul’s Collegiate student, now University of Waikato Sir Edmund Hillary Scholar, John Penyas, has been awarded a one-year full-fee scholarship to Berkshire Preparatory School in the United States valued at $NZ75,000. Read more
St Paul’s coxed four dominate early racing for Springbok Shield 24 March 2015 St Paul’s Collegiate signified their readiness to capture the prestigious Springbok Shield at the Maadi Cup on Monday. Read more
Taylor Cockerton wins NZ Formula Ford Championship 23 March 2015 St Paul’s Collegiate School student Taylor Cockerton has taken out the title of the 2014/15 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship with a dominant performance at Hampton Downs, North Waikato, over the weekend. Read more
Violinist to play for New Zealand Secondary Schools Orchestra 23 March 2015 Emi Ng has been selected as a violinist for the New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Symphony Orchestra (NZSSSO). Read more
Top football scholarship for 2014 graduate 20 March 2015 John Penyas, 2014 St Paul’s Collegiate graduate and University of Waikato Sir Edmund Hillary Scholarship recipient, has been awarded a one-year full-fee scholarship to Berkshire Preparatory School in the United States valued at $75,000. Read more
St Paul’s coxed eight are perfecting form up to the gate 17 March 2015 St Paul’s under-18 boys coxed eight rowing team is going for gold one week before the national championships. Read more
Athletes smash records at Waikato Secondary School championships 16 March 2015 St Paul’s Collegiate School’s athletes were out in force over the weekend at the Waikato Bay of Plenty Secondary School Athletics Championships. Read more
Vettori the glue to NZ’s potent attack 13 March 2015 In a team of dynamic talent, a wily veteran might hold the key to New Zealand’s World Cup success, reports Dylan Cleaver Brendon McCullum is becoming one of New Zealand sport’s iconic leaders; Tim Southee and Trent Boult are a new-ball partnership for the ages; Kane Williamson is on a fast track to becoming the country’s greatest batsman. Read more
Coach of Springboks players joins St Paul’s 13 March 2015 Michiel Badenhorst, High Performance Strength and Conditioning Coach, has travelled the globe to bring his expertise, skills and success to students at St Paul’s. Read more