Note: for 2025 Academic Assembly, list the 2nd & 3rds in Subject Order (not alphabetical order by Student name)  

Colours and 2/3rd placings Assembly – 29th October 2024 

Good afternoon School. Please be seated. 

I’d like to invite Chapel Prefect Ronan Brier forward to deliver today’s reading 

Today’s reading comes from Colossians 3, Chapters 23-25 

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for their wrongs, and there is no favouritism. 

This is the word of the lord 

(Thanks be to God) 

Thank you, Ronan 

Rectors Comments:    

Today we present our Level 3 Academic Colours, along with our 2nd and 3rd placings in NCEA Courses at Levels 1 ,2 and 3.  Academic colours recognise those boys who have achieved outstanding marks in the academic cornerstone.  

Many of our Level 3 students have already achieved their qualification, often with Merit and Excellence and most have either achieved or are on track to achieve University Entrance. Lots of boys are sitting NZ Scholarships in a few weeks, the most challenging secondary school examinations in New Zealand. Today is a chance to recognise those young men who have excelled in the classroom. 

As you know we have Senior Prizegiving on Thursday when we learn who has come top of each senior subject at NCEA Levels 1-3, along with the Dux and other top service and leadership awards. Achieving in the top 3 of your class is also highly significant and that’s why today’s assembly also recognises those boys who have come 2nd or 3rd in class this year. Some of these boys have missed out on the top award for their subject by just a fraction of a per cent, so they deserve public recognition too. 

We’ve had a few events since you all left for the mid-term break last Thursday. We had our Sports Awards Dinner on Friday which was a huge success. Congratulations to the 1st XI Hockey Team for taking our team of the year and to special individual award winners: 

Effort & Attitude in Sport - Clarke Sweet Cup: Jett Varcoe 
Best Games Player - Todd Stembridge Cup: Tom Speers 
Best All Rounder / Athlete - MacGregor Cup: Gordy Chatfield 

And last night we had the Movie Premiere of Head Prefect Fergus Morunga’s movie: The Briefcase. The movie was a big hit and it was a lot of fun for all those involved and importantly all the money raised in ticket sales went to Starship Hospital and the HB Refuge. 

I am going to keep my talk brief today boys because we have a lot of students to acknowledge. As I said last week at Colours assembly, please show your respect to all recipients. Every single person deserves the same level of courtesy and respect, whether he’s first up or last. 

I’ll now hand over to Assistant Rector Mrs Duncan to read out today’s award winners. 

NCEA Level 1 

Single 

Ralph Absolom 

3rd in Digital Technology  

Beck Allen 

2nd Equal in Visual Art  

Cooper Bowyer 

3rd in Physical Education  

Braith Carew 

3rd in Mathematics  

Jamison Chheur 

2nd in Mathematics  

Isaac Dann 

3rd in Physics  

Fletcher Dawson 

3rd in Biology  

Thomas Griffiths 

2nd Equal in Agricultural & Horticultural Science  

Leon Le Lievre 

2nd in Economicds  

Eli McBeth 

3rd in Design & visual Communication 

Mason Millar 

2nd in Technology  

Reid Palmer 

2nd in Te Reo Maori  

Charlie Pike 

3rd in Geography  

Beau Reid 

3rd in Technology  

Wiremu-Kai Rogers-Hall 

3rd in Te Reo Maori  

Joshua Snijders 

3rd in Economics  

Joseph Turner 

3rd Equal in Chemistry  

Joshua Vossen-Chong 

2nd in Biology  

Oliver Watson 

3rd in Science  

Tennyson Wiffin 

2nd in Physics  

Cody Caton 

2nd in Design & visual Communication and 3rd in English  

Frank Gilligan 

2nd Equal in Agricultural & Horticultural Science and 2nd in Science  

Noah Hemmingsen 

2nd in Digital Techonolgy, 2nd in English,  

Charlie Tizard 

2nd Equal in Visual Art and 2nd in Physical Education  

Double  

Locky Hallett 

2nd in Accounting, 2nd in Georgraphy and 3rd Equal in Chemistry  

Leo Marcroft 

2nd Equal in Visual Art, 2nd in Chemistry and 3rd in Accounting  

Triple  

Mrs Duncan announces: The hymns we sing today are included in Thursday’s Snr Prizegiving, so it’s a chance to practice singing in full voice. Please join with me in singing I Vow to Thee. 

NCEA Level 2 

Single 

Will Baines 

2nd in Agricultural & Horticultural Science 

Lewis Bayes 

2nd in Technology  

Jack Brownlie 

2nd in Digital Technology  

Hunter Bruce 

2nd in Design & Visual Communication  

Marc Chiravacharatikul 

2nd Art Photography  

Niko Drayton 

3rd in Economics 

Finn Fitzgerald 

3rd in Digital Technology  

Tom Haliburton 

2nd in Agribusiness  

Noah Hemmingsen 

3rd in Mathematics  

Daniel Hoffmeister 

3rd in Media Studies  

Jacob Holder 

3rd Equal in Physical Education  

Selby Jowsey 

3rd in Art Painting  

Austin McDougall 

3rd Equal in Physical Education  

Liam Monteith 

2nd in Accounting  

Oscar Morice 

3rd in Agribusiness  

Liam O'Callaghan-King 

3rd in Technology  

Niko Sawyers 

2nd in Biology  

Charles Sisam 

2nd in Te Reo Maori  

Will Telford 

3rd in Desin & Visual Communication  

Sam Train 

3rd in Agricultural & Horticultural Science  

Gino Wang 

2nd in Chemistry  

Charlie Wenley 

2nd in Physical Education  

Jack Workman 

2nd in Art Painting  

Double 

Jasper Jamieson 

2nd in Mathematics and 2nd in Physics  

Jimi Logan 

3rd Equal in Art Design and 3rd in Physics and  

Matthew McPhail 

3rd Equal in Art Design and 3rd in English  

Jacob Porter 

3rd in Biology and 3rd in History  

Jiten Ravla 

2nd in Economics and 2nd in Geography  

William Young 

2nd in History and 3rd in Chemistry  

Four  

Harrison Quayle 

2nd in English, 2nd in Media Studies, 3rd in Accounting and 3rd in Geography  

Mrs Duncan announces: We’ll take a break now before announcing our Year 13 award winners, so please join with me in singing the hymn How Great Thou Art.  

NCEA Level 3 

Single 

Ethan Bernard 

2nd in Physical Education  

Alexander Boustridge 

2nd in Accounting  

Gordy Chatfield 

3rd Equal in Chemistry  

James Dowley 

2nd in Design & Visual Communication 

Edward Harvey 

3rd in Music  

Keegan Jensen 

2nd in Art Photography  

Te Ā Kruger-Taylor 

3rd in Media Studies  

George Ladbrook 

3rd in Geography  

Philip Larkin 

2nd in English 

Jimi Logan 

2nd in Agricultural & Horticultural Science  

Carl Marshall 

3rd Equal in Art Design  

Jack Morison 

3rd in Calculus  

Ryan Palmer 

2nd in Digital Technology  

Daniel Pascoe 

2nd in Media Studies  

Jiten Ravla 

3rd in Classics  

Angus Scott 

3rd in Accounting  

Jaedem Sidney 

3rd in Te Reo Maori 

Hugo Till 

3rd in Biology  

Charlie Titter 

2nd in Te Reo Maori  

Luke Wilkins 

3rd Equal in Chemistry  

Sam Young 

3rd Equal in Art Photography  

Double 

James Foley 

2nd in Agribusiness and 2nd in Technology  

Jack Sunckell 

3rd in Agribuisness and 3rd in Technology  

Caleb Sheridan 

2nd in Art Painting and 3rd Equal in Art Design  

Finn Reid 

2nd in Geography and 3rd in History  

George Taylor 

2nd in Music and 3rd in Physical Education  

William Turner 

2nd Equal in Statistics and 3rd in English  

Chris Proctor 

2nd in Biology, 2nd in History and 2nd Equal in Statistics  

Josef Oosthuizen 

2nd in Chemistry, 2nd in Physics and 3rd in Economics  

Triple   

Harry Cassidy 

2nd in Economics, 2nd Equal in Statistics, 3rd in Agricultural & Horticultural Science and 3rd in Physics  

Four   

Academic Colours – 70% Grade Point Average in best four Subjects 

Ethan Bernard  

Jake Bhudisanont 

Ronan Brier  

Tom Cassidy  

Gordy Chatfield  

James Dowley  

Oscar Ellis  

Keegan Jensen 

Frederick Hoggard  

Henry Klingender  

Philip Larkin  

Carl Marshall  

Fergus Morunga  

Ryan Palmer  

Jacob Parbhu 

Daniel Pascoe  

Zion Perrott 

Finn Reid  

Charlie Ross 

Caleb Sheridan  

George Taylor  

Hugo Till 

Jett Varcoe  

Luke Wilkins  

Alex Wu 

Academic Colours – 90% Grade Point Average in best four Subjects Harry Cassidy, Armaan Kumar, Jack Morison, Cameron Strong, William Turner 

Congratulation once again to all those boys who were recognised today. 

Before we close I’d like to acknowledge some students who have made a huge contribution to all of our Assemblies and Chapels this year and as this is our last full school assembly before Senior Prizegiving it’s the only chance that our Yr 11-13 students have to show their appreciation to these students.  

We’ve had the Chapel and Training Bands, the Pipe Band, Jazz and Symphonic Bands and the Worship Band supporting us, along with the amazing Tech Team. Could all those people stand up please? Applause. 

Whilst many of you are within touching distance of the last formal day of classes for the year, the race is not yet run. Please continue to make good, responsible decisions as individuals and in groups. Continue to behave according to our values. Be kind and respectful and have the courage to say and do the right thing. Honour your teachers and your College by ending on the right note. 

I’ll now invite Ronan to close our assembly in prayer 

Article added: Friday 08 November 2024