Student Executive Team 2024
Educational Results
Head Students in 2024
Head Student - Tamsin Cartney
Head Student - Ripena Umaga Vaeila
Deputy Head Student - E-J Elliott
Deputy Head Student - Jordy MCGillen
Photo Left to Right: Tamsin Cartney (Head Student), Ripena Umaga Vaeila (Head Student), E-J Elliott (Deputy Head Student), Jordy McGillen ((Deputy Head Student)
Year 9 Academic Scholarship 2024
The Year 9 Academic Scholarship winners for 2024:
Chloe Bradley & Ayako Takahashi
This award was established in 2004 by the Ashburton College Board of Trustees, with up to two scholarships awarded annually.
Prize-Givings: End-of-Year Award Recipients 2023
At the end of three days of Prize-Giving Ceremonies a number of top awards were confirmed. These awards indicate commitment, hard work, focus and contributions on behalf of each of these students. They are to be commended for all that they have achieved.
It is with very grateful appreciation that the College recognises community support of many of these awards.
Year 13 Graduation Ceremony
Dux of Ashburton College
Isabel Wall
And therefore the recipient of the Rotary Club of Ashburton Scholarship Award and the Ashburton High School Centennial Trust Plaque.
In gaining Dux, Isabel attained the following Awards -
- Chemistry (Drummond Memorial Prize & Keith Gunn Award)
- Life Pharmacy Cup & Prize for top overall student studying three Sciences
- Art-Creative Design
- Rakirua Trophy for the top all round achievement by a Māori student in Y13
- University of Otago Māori Entrance Scholarship
- Level 3 Excellence Award
Other Awards attained -
- The Butterick Memorial Trophey for Scholarship in English & Sporting Endeavour
- AshColl Way Award
Proxime Accessit (Runner-Up to the Dux)
Seb McMillan
And recipient of the Rotary Club of Ashburton Scholarship Award.
Seb's pathway to this achievement came via -
- Economics (Dave Hyslop Cup)
- Level 3 Merit Award
Seb also gained and was presented with the -
- EA Networks Scholarship
- Braided Rivers Community Trust Tertiary Study Scholarship
- Rotary Club of Ashburton & Fooks Memorial - award for prominence in scholarship, leadership & extra-curricular activities
- Ashburton College Golf Challenge Trophy for Golf
- Glover Trophy for best aggregate golf score
- AshColl Way Award
Community Contributed Awards
On behalf of our student recipients, Ashburton College acknowledges with gratitude, the community-minded support which enables the annual provision of the following generous scholarships -
John Grigg Scholarship
Laura Cameeron
John Bell Memorial Scholarship
Sam Orr
John Lane Scholarship
Jordie Hurst
Rosalie Begg Memorial Scholarship
Joelle Watson
EA Networks Scholarship
Seb McMillan
Ashburton Club & MSA Scholarship
Sarah Wilson
Turner Memorial Prize for Citzenship
Sam Orr and Laura Winchester
TT Ryder Prize for Application, Cheerful Effort & Building Significantly on Learning
Nuku Penisoni
C H Andrews Prize for Initiative & Enterprise
Laura Cameron and Will Rollinson
Butterick Memorial Trophy for Scholarship in English & Sporting Endeavour
Isabel Wall
Ashburton Masonic Lodge Centennial Scholarship
Laura Winchester
Robin Grigg Agriculture and Horticulture Memorial Scholarship
Laura Cameron
Braided Rivers Community Trust Tertiary Study Scholarship
Olivia Pearce, Seb McMillan, Ollie Bubb, Charolette McKenzie, Gianna Butler, Laura Winchester, Laura Cameron, Amelia Harris, Angela Ciora, Sarah Wilson
NBS Ashburton College Alumni Scholarship
Laura Winchester
Lions of Ashburton County Award for Citizenship and Community Involvement
Sarah Wilson
R O McDowell Award for Pride in their School and Community
Henry Thomas
Lions Club of Ashburton Senior Service and Leadership Award
Olivia Pearce
R O McDowell Crystal Trophy for Character and Leadership (presented by the Ashburton High School Centennial Trust)
Amelia Harris
Rotary Club of Ashburton and Fooks Memorial Award for Prominence in Scholarship, Leadership and Extra-Curricular Activities
Seb McMillan
Year 12 Prize-Giving
DPI Academic Achievement Award and ANZ Bank Trophy for the Top Student in Year 12
Olivia Fox
In attaining the Year 12 Top Scholar Award Isabel gained the following awards –
- Drama (Jenny SmithTrophy)
- Paisley Trophy fir Contribution to Year 12 Music - joint award
- Excellence in Leel 2 Psychology Online
- Level 2 Excellence Award
- AshColl Way Award
Rakiura Award for the Top Year 12 Māori Student
E-J Elliott
In attaining the Y12 Top Māori Student Award E-J gained the following awards -
- Level 2 Merit Award
- AshColl Way Award
Year 11 Prize Giving
Ashburton High School Centennial Trust Top Scholar Award for Year 11
Lily Zen
In attaining the Year 11 Top Scholar Award Oliva also gained the following awards -
- Top Scholar in Mathematics (Ashburton District Council Prize & Y11 Mathematics Cup)
- Top Scholar in Science (Gordon Binsted Cup & Ashburton District Council Prize)
- Accounting (Brophy Knight Limited Prize)
- Digital Information Technology (Rosalie Begg Memorial Award, Heartland Technology Prize & Alison MacGregor Cup) - joint award
- Japanese (Ton's Thai Award)
- Level 1 Excellence Award
- Ashcoll Way Award
Rakirua Trophy for the Top Performing Year 11 Māori Student
Lilly George-Tarawa
In attaining the Year 11 Top Performing Māori Student Award Lilly also gained the following awards -
- Level 1 Merit Award
- Health
- AshColl Way Award
Thistle Masonic Lodge Prize for Citizenship
This is awarded to a student who is an excellent member of the community, who displays the values of being a good citizen, and who exemplifies the AshColl Way through their actions in a variety of areas.
This year’s recipient is an outstanding student who has continually demonstrated the AshColl Values throughout the year. Phoebe is an amazing young person who quietly goes about her mahi. She is involved in both cultural and sporting activities, is teams' captain and represents the College in several areas. Phoebe shows resilience and is a very good communicator. In her own words she loves to be a positive role model through being a captain. Phoebe is looking forward to being a Peer Support Leader in 2024, thus contining her leadership growth.
Phoebe McKenzie
In attaining the Thistle Masonic Lodge Prize for Citizenship Molly also gained the following awards -
- Girls Grade 5 Swimming Chmpion (herbert Smith Trust Cup)
- Member of the Smallbore Rifle Shooting Team as the team that brings the most credit to Ashburton College (Bevan Bain Trophy)
- Level 1 Excellence Award
- AshColl Way Award
Lily Zhen
Lilly George-Tarawa
Phoebe McKenzie
Year 9 and 10 Prize-Givings
Ashburton High School Centennial Trust Top Scholar of Year 10
Kate Rickard and Aryan Saluja - joint award
In attaining the Year 10 Top Scholar Award Kate also gained the following awards -
- Top Student in English (Longsdale Cup)
- Top Student in Social Studies (Peter Fougere Cup)
- Top Student in Materials Technology Product Design - Wood
- Top Student in Agriculture - joint award
- General Excellence in 10N - joint award
- AshColl Way Award
In attaining the Year 10 Top Scholar Award Aryan also gained the following awards -
- Chess (Junior Chess Champion Trophy)
- Top Student in Mathematics (McLean Cup)
- Top Student in Mechatronics
- Top Student in German (German Embassy Prize)
- Excellence in Social Studies
- Excellence in Money Management
- General Excellence on 10M
- AshColl Way Award
Toro Iwikau - Archie Keepa - Kaumata Ashburton College 1993-2003 Trophy for Top Overall Year 10 Māori Student
Kahu Te Ruki
In attaining this award Kahu also gained the following awards -
- Top Student in Māori
- AshColl Way Award
- Galletly Award for Leadership, Initative & Innovation
Ashburton High School Centennial Trust Top Scholar of Year 9
Callum Tait
In attaining this award Callum also gained the following awards -
- Top Student in German (German Embassy Prize)
- Top Student in Music - joint awarf
- Top Student in Drama - joiint award
- Excellence in Science
- Excellence in Japanese
- Excellence in Social Studies
- Excellence in Materials Technology - Product Design
- General Excellence in 9Y
- AshColl Way Award
Rakiura Trophy for the Top Overall Year 9 Māori Student
Ruby Bartlett
In attaining the Top Overall Year 9 Māori Student Ruby has also gained the following awards -
- Top Student in Social Studies (Edsall Cup)
- Excellence in German
- Excellence in Digital Information Technology
- General Excellence in 9I
- AshColl Way Award
Galletly Award for Leadership, Initiative and Innovation
Kahu Te Ruki
This award is for a Year 9 or Year 10 student showing attributes of Leadership, Initative & Innovation and reflecting the College Values of Pride-Manawa Whakahi, Quality-Ako Pai and Respect-Whakaute in their actionns at College. Melvin Galletly was Head Boy at Ashburton College in 1974.