Head Student   -  Sarah Wilson
Head Student   -  Henry Thomas

Deputy Head Student   -   Olivia Pearce
Deputy Head Student   -   Seb McMillian

 Photo Left to Right:  Seb McMillian, Henry Thomas, Sarah Wilson, Olivia Pearce

Year 9 Academic Scholarship 2023

The Year 9 Academic Scholarship winners for 2023:

Sid (Kiko) Ciron & Georgia Scammell

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.

Ella Skinner

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

In gaining Dux, Ella attained the following Awards -

• General Mathematics (General Mathematics Cup)
• Business Studies
• Accounting (Gabites Ltd Prize)
• Level 3 Excellence Award
• AshColl Way Award

Georgia Blundell

And recipient of the Rotary Club of Ashburton Scholarship Award.

Georgia's pathway to this achievement came via -

• English (Maria Jarman Prize & Cup)
• History (John Stewart Memorial Prize & Digby Prosser Cup)
• Law & Society (Argyle Welsh Finnigan Prize & Mark Gleason Cup)
• Design & Visual Communication
• Top Senior Student in Design & Visual Communication (Studio 4 Architects' Prize & A W Thomson Trophy)
• Level 3 Excellence Award
• AshColl Way Award

Ngahuia Maeva

Ngahuia also received the awards of -

• Te Reo Māori 
• Level 3 Merit Award
• AshColl Way Award
• Senior Speech Trophy
• Ashburton Musical Club Trophy for the Best Performance Student

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

Claudia Thomas

John Bell Memorial Scholarship

Claudia Thomas

John Lane Scholarship

Jayde Cook

Rosalie Begg Memorial Scholarship

Alex Bateman

Robert Bell Memorial Scholarship

Cia Ross

Turner Memorial Prize for Citzenship

Charles Savage and Claudia Thomas

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

Libby Alford

C H Andrews Prize for Initiative & Enterprise

Alex Bateman and Jack Brown

Butterick Memorial Trophy for Scholarship in English & Sporting Endeavour

Mya Johnston

Ashburton Masonic Lodge Centennial Scholarship

Claudia Thomas

Robin Grigg Agriculture and Horticulture Memorial Scholarship

Charles Savage

Braided Rivers Community Trust Tertiary Study Scholarship

Libby Alford, Alex Bateman, Jayde Cook, Imogene Felton, Mya Johnston, Amelie Robertson, Claudia Thomas

NBS Ashburton College Alumni Scholarship

Amy McLachlan

Lions of Ashburton County Award for Citizenship and Community Involvement

TC Trusler-Clark

R O McDowell Award for Pride in their School and Community

Jonathon Kilgour

Lions Club of Ashburton Senior Service and Leadership Award

Imogene Felton

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

Jorja Roulston

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

Henry Wallis

Isabel Wall

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

• Visual Art: Creative Design
• Biology (Ashburton District Council)
• Physics (Ashburton District Council)
• Life Ashburton Pharmacy Prize for Top Overall Student enrolled in three Sciences
• Rakakiroa Award for the Top Year 12 Māori Student
• Citzenship Award for mentoring students in reading
• Level 2 Excellence Award
• AshColl Way Award

Isabel Wall

Olivia Fox

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

• Level 1 Excellence Award
• Drama
• Health
• Ashcoll Way Award

E-J Elliott

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

• Level 1 Merit 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. Izzy participates in House events and consistently, encourages other Ako students to do so also. She contributes to the community by working at the EA Networks Centre Pool in her‘spare’time. She succeeds highly in all of her school subjects and always puts in the extra mahi to complete her work during her lunch breaks, after school and at weekends.

Izzy has a positive attitude and is a valuable role model for other students.

Izzy Harris

In attaining the Thistle Masonic Lodge Prize for Citizenship Molly also gained the following awards - 

• History (Judith Prosser Cup)
• Top Scholar in English (Ashburton District Council Prize & Stapleton Cup)
• Level 1 Excellence Award
• AshColl Way Award

Caitlin Collie

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

• Top Student in Social Studies
• Top Student in Physical Education & Health
• Top Student in Outdoor Education
• Excellence in Money Management (Joint Award)
• Excellence in English
• General Excellence in 10L
• AshColl Way Award

Torry Wilson-Brown & Lilly George-Tarawa

In attaining this award Torry also gained the following awards -

• Excellence in Physical Education & Health
• Excellence in Outdoor Education
• General Excellence in 10K
• AshColl Way Award

In attaining this award Lilly also gained the following awards -

• Excellence in English
• Excellence in Money Management
• General Excellence in 10J (Joint Award)
• AshColl Way Award

Lucy Boldy

In attaining this award Lucy also gained the following awards - 

• Mihi Pai Trophy for receiving the most Mihi Pai in Year 9
• Top Student in Science
• Top Student in Māori 
• Excellence in Art
• Excellence in Social Studies
• General Excellence in 9X
• AshColl Way Award

Nate Woods

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

• Top Student in Drama (Joint Award)
• Excellence in Music
• Excellence in Design andf Visual Communication
• Excellence in Digital Information Technology
• General Excellence in 9I
• AshColl Way Award

Rebekah Clarke

This award is for a Year 9 or Year 10 student showing attributes and reflecting the College Values of Pride, Quality and Respect in their actions at College. Melvin Galletly was Head Boy at Ashburton College in 1974.

In attaining this award ORebekah also gained the following awards -

• Top Student in Science
• Top Student in Music (Joint Award)
• Top Student in Digital Information Technology (Heartland Technology Prize)
• Excellence in Design and Visual Communication
• General Excellence in 10J (Joint Award)
• AshColl Way Award