St Peter’s College, Auckland: Jamie Laing and Kyle Sterne (Y12) attended the National Chinese Speech Competition and their cultural performance (Xiang sheng – a re-enactment of a traditional Chinese talk show) was awarded the “Best talent” prize. They received $500 in prize money and were awarded a scholarship of a 2 week trip to China in December. To watch Jamie and Kyle's performance click here. 

St Bernard’s College, Lower Hutt: Student Jack Tetley (Y9) featured in the Education Gazette (13 August 2018) for his volunteer work at the Island Bay Marine Centre. The article noted that he has attended the Trust for Sustainable Living 2018 Schools Essay Competition and Debate in the Seychelles. His essay focused on the over-use of plastic. He was the only New Zealander to enter and win at the competition (link here).

Marian College, Christchurch: Maria Ilalio won the National FAGASA Samoan speech competition for Year 9 students. The topic for the competition was 'Kindness given, kindness gained' (link here).

Christ the King School, Christchurch: was one of the schools whose work was highlighted in an article in the Education Gazette on 27 August 2018, Parent-School partnerships key to increasing achievement (link here).

Click here to read more of the fantastic work happening in Catholic schools throughout New Zealand.