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Medal haul for 秀色直播鈥檚 College rowers

10 Mar 2025

秀色直播鈥檚 College has won eight medals at the South Island Secondary Schools Rowing Championships on Lake Ruataniwha, near Twizel.

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College sailors in flying form for premier regatta

06 Mar 2025

秀色直播鈥檚 College sailor Will Leech and his crew have topped their 29er division 鈥 and finished 2nd overall 鈥 at New Zealand鈥檚 premier youth and Olympic classes event, the Oceanbridge Sail regatta.

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秀色直播鈥檚 College cyclists on championship medal track

06 Mar 2025

秀色直播鈥檚 College cyclist Riley Crampton has claimed a medal haul at the Track National Championships in Invercargill to finish as the top U17 competitor while Year 9 student Raphe Dacre has also geared up to land on the podium.

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2025 04 St Margarets Gift

The art of connection and shared school legacy

03 Mar 2025

A striking carved artwork, titled 鈥楾e Awhiorangi 鈥 The embrace of the heavens鈥, has been given to 秀色直播鈥檚 College by St Margaret鈥檚 College to mark the 175th school anniversary.

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Rylind, Harry, Joe, and Jayden make a splash in title race

28 Feb 2025

Rylind Wheeler, Harry Reekie, Joe Langley Shields, and Jayden Shu have ruled the pool, winning their age-group sections at the 秀色直播鈥檚 College Swimming Championships.

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2025 01 goldties

Gaining gold in academic achievement

27 Feb 2025

Outstanding 秀色直播鈥檚 College students have been acknowledged at the Academic Awards Assembly, with five boys receiving the highest honour 鈥 the Gold Tie.

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2025 01 William Ban

秀色直播鈥檚 College student art on show in Louvre

26 Feb 2025

A powerful, mixed media work of art created by Year 10 student William Ban is now on display in the world鈥檚 greatest art museum, the Louvre in Paris.

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On track for a golden 秀色直播鈥檚 College Athletics Day

20 Feb 2025

Harrison Laing, Otto Church, Sam Moore, and Malachi Rattray have claimed the overall age-group titles at a record-breaking 秀色直播鈥檚 College Athletics Day at Ng膩 Puna Wai.

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秀色直播鈥檚 College hosts Tahitian exchange students

19 Feb 2025

秀色直播鈥檚 College 鈥 along with St Margaret鈥檚 College 鈥 has welcomed students from Tahiti following a trip to the largest island in French Polynesia by College boys last year.

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秀色直播鈥檚 College trio stays the Coast to Coast course

18 Feb 2025

At only 16, College powerhouse Kiki Anglem has lined up in the open section of the two-day Coast to Coast with a friend. The pair 鈥 the youngest in the field 鈥 have shocked their more hardened rivals by snaring the runners-up spot, finishing only minutes behind the winners.

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2025 01 Museum

秀色直播鈥檚 College Museum 鈥 175 years of history in the making

15 Feb 2025

It has taken 175 years, but 秀色直播鈥檚 College now has its own Museum. Funded by the 2023 Annual Appeal, the College Museum is packed with stories, images, treasures, and memories spanning the history of the school.

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2024 NZQA Scholarship students landscape

The science of 秀色直播鈥檚 College scholars

14 Feb 2025

秀色直播鈥檚 College 2024 leavers Lester Lai, Nick Sharr, and Angus Whitteker 鈥 along with 2025 Deputy Head Prefect Aaron Kwak 鈥 have achieved three NZQA Scholarships each.

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2025 01 drama spongebob

秀色直播鈥檚 College stars soak up SpongeBob Musical roles

13 Feb 2025

Six of College鈥檚 promising performers will be centre stage at the new Court Theatre, bringing The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition to life at the stunning central city site.

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秀色直播鈥檚 College Old Boy Tama Isaac named Tall Black

11 Feb 2025

Old Boy Tama Isaac has been named in the12-man Tall Blacks squad for February鈥檚 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers against Hong Kong and the Philippines.

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Matua Cox digs in to help deliver rice field of dreams

05 Feb 2025

Building a dam for a village in Vietnam to irrigate rice fields and bolster food production while also erecting solar lighting to create a safer space has opened Matua Cox鈥檚 eyes to the need to 鈥渟tep up in order to make a difference鈥.

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A new 鈥榳ave鈥 of College student leadership

05 Feb 2025

Head Prefect Ihaka Cate is calling on students to 鈥渆mbrace the mana鈥 by using the 鈥渕ana wave鈥 to create a new College 鈥榯radition鈥 in 2025.

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秀色直播鈥檚 College trio wins SI Colgate Games laurels

31 Jan 2025

College athletes have dominated track and field events in the Grade 14 age group at the South Island Colgate Games in 秀色直播church.

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Mihi whakatau for new 秀色直播鈥檚 College students

29 Jan 2025

The next generation of 秀色直播鈥檚 College students has been welcomed into the Assembly Hall for a traditional mihi whakatau.

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秀色直播鈥檚 College pads up for Trans-Tasman Cricket Festival

27 Jan 2025

Celebrating 25 years of play, 秀色直播鈥檚 College has hosted the Trans-Tasman Cricket Festival at its home ground in Hagley Park.

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Executive Principal welcomes 175th 鈥榞uardians鈥 of 秀色直播鈥檚 College

27 Jan 2025

Welcoming Year 9 students to 秀色直播鈥檚 College, Executive Principal Joe Eccleton has highlighted the 鈥渆normous sense of purpose鈥 of the school in 鈥渆mpowering boys to become young men who make a real difference鈥.

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2025 Term 1 Newsletter

23 Jan 2025

Click here to view the Term 1 newsletter.

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2024 01 skeet nationals

College clay target shooters win NZ team spots

12 Dec 2024

秀色直播鈥檚 College clay target shooters Harry Wilson and Oliver Skene have been named in the New Zealand Junior Postal Team following impressive results at the National Skeet Championships in Hamilton.

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Take note 鈥 national orchestra roles for 秀色直播鈥檚 College trio

10 Dec 2024

Three outstanding young 秀色直播鈥檚 College musicians will feature in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Symphony Orchestra (NZSSSO) in 2025.

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2024 01 Athletics nationals

Otto Church vaults to national record

10 Dec 2024

秀色直播鈥檚 College athletes have achieved a national record, titles, and multiple places and personal bests (PB) at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Athletics Association Track & Field Championships in Timaru.

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2024 02 Paddle Boarding

Outdoor adventures for Year 9 students

09 Dec 2024

Year 9 students have been exploring the great outdoors, including hiking Camp Saddle, navigating Cave Stream, camping at Mistletoes Flats and Broken River, and taking to the waves at Cass Bay for paddleboarding, along with learning first aid.

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2024 01 finding your pathway

Helping College students to find their career pathways

09 Dec 2024

Year 11 students have been 鈥榝inding their pathways鈥, supported by Old Boys sharing their career journeys, and several businesses and tertiary institutions opening their doors to the boys.

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2024 05 Year 10 Service Week

Exploring elements of the Diploma and being of service

05 Dec 2024

Inspired by the story of M膩ui, Year 10 students have made the most of College鈥檚 three-day K艒hititia programme, researching, designing, and presenting their concepts based on the M膩ori mythology.

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2024 05 leadership day

Growing into leadership

29 Nov 2024

What does it take to be a leader? That was the question posed to our Year 11 students at this year鈥檚 Leadership Day.

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2024 01 Marcello Ferguson

National stage for choral scholar Marcello Ferguson

28 Nov 2024

College choral scholar Marcello Ferguson has won a place in the New Zealand Secondary Students鈥 Choir for 2025鈥2026.

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2024 01 Gun Rack

Building up boys to succeed in their trades

20 Nov 2024

Year 11 Workshop Technology students are building a reputation for creating special pieces that benefit others.

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All the fun and flair of the College Trade Fair

18 Nov 2024

After extensive 鈥渂rainstorming and overcoming technical setbacks鈥, students Gus Cummins and Tony Duder have created Fidget 3D 鈥 one of the best sellers at College鈥檚 Trade Fair 2024.

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2024 01 kiwi competitions

Striving for Excellence in Kiwi Competitions

13 Nov 2024

Four College students have achieved Excellence in the annual Years 9鈥10 Kiwi Competitions overseen by the University of Canterbury.

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2024 01 junior rs week

The IDEALS of Junior Round Square Week

13 Nov 2024

From a multilingual Chapel service to an 秀色直播 food tuck shop takeover and an informative and engaging Assembly, Junior Round Square Week has delivered a multinational experience for College students.

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Mark Cochrane shares Saatchi & Saatchi's iconic journey at Business Banter

06 Nov 2024

Mark Cochrane CEO, of Saatchi & Saatchi, took to the stage at Business Banter to share the remarkable story behind the iconic advertising agency.

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2024 02 mathematics award

Sum of success in competitive mathematics

01 Nov 2024

In an impressive list of achievements, JJ Wada has gained a Bronze Award in the Maths Olympiad, High Distinction in the 秀色直播 KSF and the Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC), and Distinction in the Otago Mathematics Competition.

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2024 04 academic week

Students get on board with Academic Week

01 Nov 2024

All the numbers have stacked up for an engaging Academic Week at College, with an exciting Cantamath competition and a staff versus students 'Beat the Chasers' battle.

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秀色直播鈥檚 College start-up in the driver鈥檚 seat

25 Oct 2024

Driving a winning concept, Year 13 Commerce students Patrick Anderson and Louis Hastie have taken the honours during the College business incubator programme with their high-end mobile vehicle detailing start-up, Alpine Autos.

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2024 01 assembly chemistry awards

Gold standard in science

25 Oct 2024

A remarkable number of College students have been lauded at Assembly for their outstanding results in Chemistry and Biology Olympiads, and 秀色直播 and national science competitions.

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The rise of James Burt and Robert Kidd

24 Oct 2024

College creatives James Burt and Robert Kidd have won the Michael Norris Award for Best Original Composition and/or Live Music, along with two 鈥楳agic Moment鈥 awards, at the Theatre New Zealand National Awards 2024.

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Transformative trip to Colombia for Round Square trio

22 Oct 2024

Year 13 student Oscar Compton-Moen shares his experiences at the Round Square International Conference in Colombia.

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