Class Act — celebrating high school pupils from across the South

    The ODT Class Act awards celebrate the excellence of young people in the southern region. Each year, local high schools nominate their best and brightest pupils who then gather at a special awards ceremony in Dunedin, where they are presented with their Class Act certificates by the Prime Minister.

    Māruawai College

    Māruawai College

    Anna AynsleyOne of Southland’s finest on the hockey turf, Anna Aynsley is hoping to bring her resilience and hard work to a new field — one where she can help others who are the same as her.

    The Catlins Area School

    The Catlins Area School

    Jethro MelvilleA curiosity for numbers, systems and the way things work makes every day fascinating for Owaka 18-year-old Jethro Melville. He says mathematics underpins all sciences, becoming ever...

    East Otago High School

    East Otago High School

    Samuel Paton"Men are made, not born", that is Samuel Paton’s motto in life, and the name of his boy’s leadership and development programme he initiated at East Otago High School.

    Dunstan High School

    Dunstan High School

    George Lindsay SmailHaving a keen interest in the humanities and the sciences, George Lindsay Smail is looking for a career where he can combine the two.