Head Prefect   -  Yasmin Larry
Head Prefect   -  Jake Parsons

Deputy Head Prefect   -   Taniela Palavi
Deputy Head Prefect   -   Sophia Aguila

 Photo Left to Right:  Taniela Palavi, Sophia Aguila, Jake Parsons, Yasmin Larry

Lilly George-Tarawa

Year 9 Academic Scholarship 2025

The Year 9 Academic Scholarship winners for 2025:

Tahu Cootes and Desna Velusamy

This award was established in 2004 by the Ashburton College Board of Trustees, with up to two scholarships awarded annually.

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.

Olivia Fox

And therefore the recipient of the Rotary Club of Ashburton Scholarship Award and the Ashburton High School Centennial Trust Plaque.

In gaining Dux, Olivia attained the following Awards -

• Top Student in Drama
• Excellence in Level 3 Philosophy - Online
• Level 3 Excellence Award

Other Awards attained - 

• Senior Drama Performance Cup for Drama
• Ashburton Musical Club Trophy for the Best Performance Student
• AshColl Way Award

Ella Rickard

And recipient of the Rotary Club of Ashburton Scholarship Award.

Ella's pathway to this achievement came via -

• Top Student in Classical Studies
• Top Student in Biology (Drummond Memorial Prize & Watson Cup)
• Top Student in Physics (John Hefford Memorial Prize & John Baird Cup)
• Top Student in Chemistry (Drummond Memorial Prize & Keith Gunn Cup) - joint award
• Top Student in Mathematics with Calculus (Hogg Memorial Prize & Robb Cup)
• Life Pharmacy Ashburton Cup & Prize for the Top Overall Student Studying Three Sciences
• University of Canterbury Outstanding Impact Scholarship
• Level 3 Excellence Award

Ella also gained and was presented with the - 

• John Lane Scholarship
• Ashburton Club & MSA Scholarship
• CH Andrews Prize for Initiative & Enterprise - joint award
• Braided Rivers Community Trust Tertiary Study Scholarship
• AshColl Way Award

E-J Elliott

E-J also received the awards of -

• Top Student in Outdoor Education 
• Level 3 Merit Award
• University of Otago Maori Entrance Scholarship
• AshColl Way Award

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

Sai Sukumar

Robert Bell Memorial Scholarship

Elyse McCallum

John Bell Memorial Scholarship

Sara Sheppard

John Lane Scholarship

Ella Rickard

Rosalie Begg Memorial Scholarship

Taymah Aiken-Wheeler

Ashburton Club & MSA Scholarship

Ella Rickard

Turner Memorial Prize for Citzenship

Nic Dalgety and E-J Elliott

TT Ryder Prize for Application, Cheerful Effort & Building Significantly on Learning

Kim Tangatakino

C H Andrews Prize for Initiative & Enterprise

Ella Rickard and Zoe Cribb

Butterick Memorial Trophy for Scholarship in English & Sporting Endeavour

Sophie Gibson

Ashburton Masonic Lodge Centennial Scholarship

Jemma Bent

Robin Grigg Agriculture and Horticulture Memorial Scholarship

Sara Sheppard

Braided Rivers Community Trust Tertiary Study Scholarship

Rosa Armstrong, Tamsin Cartney, E-J Elliott, Izzy Harris, Lucy Marshall, Ella Rickard, Ruby Robinson, Mahalia Scarlett, Emily Simons, Rose Vannini

NBS Ashburton College Alumni Scholarship

Mahalia Scarlett

Lions of Ashburton County Award for Citizenship and Community Involvement

Mahalia Scarlett

R O McDowell Award for Pride in their School and Community

Lee Tod

Lions Club of Ashburton Senior Service and Leadership Award

Izzy Harris

R O McDowell Crystal Trophy for Character and Leadership (presented by the Ashburton High School Centennial Trust)

Tamsin Cartney

Rotary Club of Ashburton and Fooks Memorial Award for Prominence in Scholarship, Leadership and Extra-Curricular Activities

Patrizio Novello

Lily Zhen

In attaining the Year 12 Top Scholar Award Lily gained the following awards –

• Top Student in Physics (Ashburton District Council Prize & Segar Cup)
• Top Student in Mathematics (Ashburton District Council Prize & Buckland Cup)
• Top Student in Japanese (Ton's Thai Award)
• Top Student in Accounting
• Top Student in Business Studies - joint award
• Citizenship Award for mentoring students in reading
• Level 2 Excellence Award
• AshColl Way Award

Mya George-Tarawa

In attaining the Y12 Top Māori Student Award Mya gained the following awards-

• Top Student in Health
• Top Student in Business Studies
• Excellence in Level 2 Psychology - Online
• Level 2 Excellence Award
• AshColl Way Award

Lachie Jones

In attaining the Bill Corbett Agricutural Scholarship and Trophy Lachie gained the following awards-

• Top Student in Year 12 Agricultural Horticulture Academy (Primary Industry Training Organisation Cup)
• Top Student in Materials Technology - Building - joint award
• AshColl Way Award

Isabel Wang

In attaining the Year 11 Top Scholar Award Isabel also gained the following awards - 

• Top Scholar in English (Ashburton District Council Prize & Stapleton Cup)
• Top Student in Music
• Top Student in Visual Art
• Top Student in Drama - joint award
• Level 1 Excellence Award
• Ashcoll Way Award

Nate Woods

In attaining the Year 11 Top Performing Māori Student Award Nate also gained the following awards -

• Top Student in History (Judith Prosser Cup) - joint award
• Top Student in Teo Reo Maori
• Top Student in Drama - joint award
• Most Elite Male Sportsperson in the College - Senior Boys Sports Cup
• The Smallbore Rifle Shooting Team as the team that brings the most credit to Ashburton College (Bevain Bsain Trophy)
• Level 1 Excellence Award
• AshColl Way Award

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.

Nate Woods

Audric Chi

In attaining the Year 10 Top Scholar Award Audric also gained the following awards -

• Top Student in Mathematics (McLean Cup)
• Top Student in Money Management
• Top Student in Digital Information Technology (Heartland Technology Prize)
• Excellence in English
• Excellence in Social Studies
• Excellence in Music
• AshColl Way Award

Kate McIntosh

In attaining this award Kate also gained the following awards -

• Top Student in Materials Technology - Buiding
• Excellence in Art
• General Excellence in 10V
• AshColl Way Award

Jamilia Kravchenko and Daniel Taylor - joint award

In attaining this award Jamilia also gained the following awards - 

• Top Student in Science (Caroyn Clough Cup)
• Top Student in Mathematics - (Williamson Cup) - joint award
• Excellence in Drama 
• AshColl Way Award

In attaining this award Daniel also gained the following awards - 

• Top Student in Music - joint award
• Top Student in Mathematics - (Williamson Cup) - joint award
• Excellence in Science
• General Excellence in 9YA 
• AshColl Way Award

Sophie Urquhart

In attaining the Top Overall Year 9 Māori Student Sophie has also gained the following awards -

• Excellence in Science
• Excellence in Social Studies
• AshColl Way Award

Maria Rodriguez

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.