Special awards
Billie Allan (dux, best all-round girl, Queen’s High School Top Scholar NCEA Level 2 2021, deputy head girl, ODT Class Act award, University of Otago academic excellence entrance scholarship); Lydia Butler (proxime accessit, University of Otago new frontiers entrance scholarship); Martha McAuley (head girl 2023); Annalise MacDonell (deputy head girl 2023); Mereana Martin (best all-round sportswoman, head girl, ODT Class Act award, University of Otago leaders of tomorrow entrance scholarship); Chloe Gray (Queen’s High School Top Scholar NCEA Level 1 2021); Te Anahera Weepers (most improved academic performance Year 12 2021, commitment to kaupapa Maori whanau award, University of Otago Maori entrance scholarship, Mana Pounamu award); Morgan Nelson (senior te reo Maori leadership award, University of Otago Maori entrance scholarship); Leah Faitonu (most outstanding cultural achiever award, service Pacific Island students cup, University of Otago Pacific peoples’ entrance scholarship, Pacific Trust Otago TOA scholarship); Soana Pole (service Pacific Island students cup, Otago Polytechnic Pasifika recognition award); Jaiyushka Pratap (Auckland University technology scholarship, Pacific Trust Otago TOA scholarship); Amelia Connor (University of Otago 150th entrance scholarship); Caitlyn Petrie (University of Otago 150th entrance scholarship, LHS scholarship); Shaza Ziwani ( University of Otago 150th entrance scholarship); Brooklyn Taylor (University of Otago entrance scholarship); Jasmin Mihaka-George (prime minister’s vocational excellence award); Tessa Conijn (University of Otago Maori entrance scholarship) Ariana Jamieson (University of Otago Maori entrance scholarship); Sam MacArthur (University of Otago maori entrance scholarship); Vanessa Munro (University of Otago Maori entrance scholarship); Mikayla Preston (University of Otago Maori entrance scholarship); Te Awhireinga Smart (University of Otago Maori entrance scholarship); Georgina Clark (Otago Polytechnic leadership award); Rosabell Fleury-Auld (Queen’s Ex-Girls and Friends scholarship); Taryn Fox (Queen’s Ex-Girls and Friends scholarship); Blaise Perry (Queen’s Ex-Girls and Friends scholarship); Kate Williment (Queen’s Ex Girls and Friends scholarship).
Service awards 2022
Arts prefect (Mikayla Preston); board of trustees (Jaiyushka Pratap); canteen (Sam MacArthur); enviro group (Misty Mosen, Shakaia Mosen); food technology (Cheyenne Little, Maddison Tilden); interact (Billie Allan); library (Rosabell Fleury-Auld); music (Chloe Gray); school (Leah Faitonu); sport (Billie Allan); student council (Jaiyushka Pratap).
Academic awards
Year 13
Overall excellence awards: Billie Allan (1st excellence English, chemistry, PE, physics, excellence calculus, year 13 English cup, year 13 chemistry cup, PE rosebowl, PE cup for duathlon); Lydia Butler (1st excellence photography, 2nd merit chemistry, excellence design and visual communication, painting, merit English); Brooklyn Taylor (1st excellence biology, 3rd excellence English, 3rd merit statistics, excellence PE, merit health, biology cup). Georgina Clark (merit statistics, PE); Tess Conijn (merit design and visual communication, statistics); Amelia Connor (1st excellence statistics); Holly Denston-Swift (excellence PE, merit statistics); Leah Faitonu (1st excellence te reo haka, 1st music); Rosabell Fleury-Auld (2nd merit history, merit PE); Taryn Fox (2nd merit statistics); Cai Heperi (merit te reo haka); Charlotte Holtz (diligence transition); Cheyenne Little (1st business studies, CETA medal, excellence photography, diligence financial literacy, student volunteer army 2022 top volunteer); Sam MacArthur (1st early childhood, diligence geography, history); Georgia Marlow (service learning support); Mereana Martin (1st excellence geography, geography cup, 2nd excellence PE); Chloe McQueen-Bourke (1st drama, gateway); Olivia Milton (excellence design and visual communication); Misty Mosen (1st fabric technology, 2nd geography, merit design and visual communication); Shakaia Mosen (merit design and visual communication); Vanessa Munro (excellence te reo haka); Morgan Nelson (excellence te reo haka, merit PE); Blaise Perry (excellence design and visual communication, merit statistics); Caitlyn Petrie (2nd physics, merit calculus, diligence biology, chemistry, English); Soana Pole (music performance excellence award); Jaiyushka Pratap (1st excellence design and visual communication, 1st merit calculus, year 13 maths cup, merit English, te reo Maori, diligence physics); Mikayla Preston (2nd excellence English, year 13 public speaking trophy, 1st merit history, history cup, merit biology, statistics, diligence chemistry); Micaela Silan (merit painting, diligence geography, PE); Paige Symister (1st excellence painting, 2nd merit biology, excellence design and visual communication); Maia Tairi Hammond (2nd gateway, merit ae ao haka); Maddison Tilden (1st culinary skills); Te Anahera Weepers (1st excellence te reo Maori, 2nd excellence ae ao haka, diligence physics); Kate Williment (1st food and nutrition, merit PE, diligence physics); Brooke Wrigley (excellence history).
Year 12
Overall excellence awards: Chloe Gray (1st excellence music, 2nd excellence English, history, 3rd excellence biology, statistics, 2nd merit chemistry); Samantha Gray (1st excellence economics, 2nd excellence biology, statistics, 3rd excellence English, 1st merit geography, excellence design and visual communication); Kate Hayward (1st excellence physics, excellence biology, English, painting, merit calculus); Annalise MacDonnell (1st excellence biology, design and visual communication, English, history, statistics, 1st merit chemistry); Ramona Mahutte (1st excellence English communication, painting, merit design and visual communication, drama, statistics); Martha McAuley (1st excellence dance, drama, drama prize, year 12 speech cup, excellence biology, merit chemistry, English, statistics); Molly Somerfield (1st merit calculus, 1st fabric technology, excellence statistics, diligence economics).
Aysha Abd Alsalam (diligence transition, culinary skills, senior ESOL); Kirstie Acero (merit history, statistics); Jasmine Addison (excellence painting, merit statistics, music); Jessica Allen-LeCocq (merit statistics); Nikita Bathgate (2nd gateway, diligence financial literacy); Kai Bennett-Hill (merit biology, design and visual communication, English, diligence physics); Phoebe Brandish (excellence PE, merit English, te reo Maori); Neve Clement (2nd financial literacy); Tallulah Costa (excellence history, te reo Maori, merit PE, diligence geography); Ella Edwards (2nd merit geography, merit design and visual communication, statistics, chemistry, diligence English, physics); Lilly Edwards (excellence te reo haka, merit history); Rylee George (3rd excellence food and nutrition); Hannah Gill (excellence statistics, merit English); Lucy Grant (merit dance, drama); Mikala Graves (2nd merit dance, merit drama, diligence English communication); Aria Ingram (1st excellence PE, 3rd merit English communication, 3rd geography); Aimee Jenkins (1st tourism, diligence chemistry, food and nutrition); Chipo Karudze (merit food and nutrition, PE, diligence chemistry); Alyssa Landrebe (merit English, history, PE); Ella Lawson (merit statistics, enterprise trophy, diligence economics); Nika Macut (1st gateway, diligence English communication, financial literacy); Zoe McCallum (2nd merit calculus, physics, merit chemistry); Janivah Moata’ane (excellence PE); Taya Morrison (2nd excellence food and nutrition, merit English); Ella Nesbit (1st culinary skills, merit design and visual communication, PE); Simon Skaf (2nd merit economics, English communication, merit drama, diligence history); Kit Spiegel (2nd merit drama, diligence history); Emmy Stedman (merit design and visual communication, merit English, statistics); Jessica Stumbles (1st financial literacy, 2nd culinary skills, merit PE); Merle Talalima-Wineti (1st te reo Maori, excellence te reo haka); Georgia Tomlinson (diligence English); Miliame Tudreu (merit music, diligence chemistry); Melanie van Heezik (merit biology, chemistry, drama, English, statistics, diligence geography); Janelle Villareal (1st merit senior ESOL, diligence English communication, fabric technology); Zara Ward (2nd excellence design and visual communication, merit PE, statistics, diligence English, geography, physics); Gracie Young (food and nutrition cup, 1st excellence food and nutrition, 3rd merit chemistry, merit English, statistics).
Year 11
Overall excellence awards: Theleielizabeth Amaramo Taumaoe (excellence design and visual communication, French, PE, merit maths, diligence science); Olivia Adie (1st excellence English, maths, 2nd excellence economics, 3rd excellence history, merit legal studies); Antonia Burnett (1st excellence drama, economics, excellence science, merit history, maths); Aiesha Goswami (3rd geography, excellence drama, English, science, merit maths, history); Emily Hewson (1st excellence PE, 2nd excellence design and visual communication, science, 1st merit geography, excellence English, merit maths); Heather Lawrence (3rd excellence economics, English, 2nd merit geography, excellence French, maths, science); Annabel Ludgate (1st excellence design and visual communication, science, excellence maths, PE, merit English, diligence geography); Summer McGregor (1st excellence food and nutrition, 2nd excellence drama, merit economics, English, maths methods); Abby Newell (2nd excellence maths, excellence design and visual communication, French, PE, science, merit English); Bianca Oliveira (1st excellence history, excellence maths, PE, merit English, te reo Maori); Ripeka Potiki (year 11 speech cup, 1st excellence te reo haka, te reo Maori, 1st music, merit maths methods, diligence English); Michaela Sumner (1st excellence French, senior French cup, 2nd excellence English, 3rd excellence maths, 2nd merit history, excellence science); Charly Wood (1st merit digital technology, excellence economics, PE, merit maths, science, diligence English). Petra Andrews (merit drama, English, history, maths, science, te reo Maori); Billie Askerud (excellence design and visual communication, PE, merit maths, diligence science); Amelie Ballard (merit English, science, diligence food and nutrition); Kyla Bartlett (merit design and visual communication, diligence English, te reo Maori); Izzy Brown (merit dance); Elise Carline (2nd excellence food and nutrition, PE, 2nd merit maths methods, merit fabric technology); Maria Carter (merit economics, maths, science, diligence English); Skyla Cherry (excellence design and visual communication, merit maths methods, diligence economics, English); Abby Cockill (merit maths methods); Adi Davies (excellence maths, PE, merit English, science); Georgia Divers (2nd merit dance, merit maths methods, PE); Sarah Donaldson (3rd merit maths methods, excellence design and visual communication, PE, merit English); Nicola Dzadza (merit PE); Kyla Easson-Collins (1st English); Tiana Elisara (3rd excellence te reo Maori, merit economics, maths); Hana Elliott (2nd numeracy, senior visual arts cup, diligence visual art); Rivah Ferguson (merit te reo haka); Stephanie Finau (diligence numeracy); Brydie Fox (merit maths methods, PE); Jamila Fraser (excellence maths, PE, merit drama, economics, diligence science); Mackenzie Galvin (excellence PE, diligence food and nutrition); Kaila Belle Geeves (excellence PE, merit design and visual communication); Jorja Gibbons (excellence PE, merit drama); Neve Hall (merit PE); Madi Henderson (3rd merit food and nutrition, excellence economics, science, merit drama, maths); Nakita Hewer (1st excellence fabric technology, merit maths methods, PE, diligence English, science); Pearl Hoete (excellence PE, merit English); Aleece Hosking (1st merit dance, excellence PE, merit maths methods); Emma Houghton (1st numeracy, 1st science skills, 2nd English skills); Sienna Jamieson (3rd science, merit design and visual communication, maths, te reo Maori, diligence geography); Vika Johnson (diligence science); Rhianah Knopp Jenkinson (merit design and visual communication, diligence numeracy); Tiarni Linwood (merit PE, diligence English skills); Hannah Mather (excellence PE, merit music, diligence English); Viani Maxwell (merit PE); Dakota McKenzie (diligence fabric technology); Samantha Meikle (merit maths methods); Ryah Monaghan (merit PE); Tait Morton (2nd merit digital technology, excellence PE, diligence economics); Jorja Nelson (merit te reo haka); Brooke Nilson (diligence digital technology, drama, maths, te reo Maori, science); Lily Pelvin-Phillips (merit economics); Taia Pokipoki (diligence numeracy); Nicole Reid (1st merit recreation and life skills); Manea Renata (excellence PE, te reo haka, merit te reo Maori); Rayan Rmmo (merit senior ESOL, visual art, diligence English skills, science skills); Kadine Robinson (1st merit maths methods, excellence PE); Aaria Rowe (merit maths methods, diligence digital technology); Gracie Ruri (excellence dance, merit maths methods); Sofia Silan (excellence design and visual communication, merit economics, maths, diligence food and nutrition); Wairua Tairi Hema-Rees (2nd excellence te reo Maori, merit te reo haka); Te Waipunahau Te Aika (1st excellence visual art, visual art trophy, merit te reo Maori, diligence English) Georgia Te Raki (3rd excellence design and visual communication, merit economics, English, maths, science, te reo Maori); Nevada Tepu-Vaitupu (merit te reo haka, te reo Maori); Krysta Tuhura (merit te reo Maori); Gabbi Uriaro (merit PE); Jordy Wade (merit te reo haka); Allie Wilson (excellence PE, merit design and visual communication, maths methods); Chelsea Winder (merit drama, diligence science); Hayley Woodhouse (diligence English skills); Bella Wright (merit design and visual communication).
Sport and cultural awards
Cups and trophies
Jorja Gibbons (most outstanding individual sporting achiever); Leah Faitonu (most outstanding individual cultural achiever); Mereana Martin (best all-round senior); Maia Scott (best all-round junior); Ella Edwards, Ella Nesbit (team of the year, rowing pair); Georgina Clark (student service sport); Aerobics: Billie Allan (school champion senior, outstanding achievement), Saige Evans (aerobics junior); arts council: Blaise Perry (supporting visual arts), Chloe Gray (best contribution senior performing arts), Jessica Johnson (best contribution junior performing arts); basketball: Ambah Robinson (best junior player), Elise Carline (best individual senior player, outstanding contribution cup), Cailin Henderson (most improved junior player); cross country: Molly Stumbles (winner year 9), Jazz Evangelou (intermediate), Gracie Young (senior champion), Yui Ishikawa (most improved long-distance runner); culture: Vanessa Munro (Te Kimi Matauranga), Leah Faitonu (Pasifika); dance school champion: ‘Audacity’ Crew; equestrian excellence: Nicole Reid; football: Charlotte Roche (most improved player), Neve Darlington (player of the year); futsal: Yui Ishikawa (best all-round player); hockey: Zara Ward (most valuable player), Emily Hewson (most improved player); Madrigals: Chloe Gray, Annalise MacDonell (Bernard trophy); music: Chloe Gray (music cup), Molly Somerfield (excellence jazz band); netball: Mereana Martin (fair play trophy), Neve Clement (most improved senior netballer), Georgina Clark (most valuable contribution), Renee Geddes (most improved junior A netballer), Molly Stumbles (excellence year 9 netball).
Cultural blue awards
hip-hop: Billie Askerud, Georgina Clark, Georgia Divers, Sarah Donaldson, Lucy Grant, Aleece Hosking, Nika Macut, Martha McAuley, Jasmin Mihaka-George; Kapa haka: Lilly Edwards, Leah Faitonu, Cai Heperi, Vanessa Munro, Morgan Nelson, Merle Talalima-Wineti, Nevada Tepu-Vaitupu, Jordy Wade, Te Anahera Weepers; madrigals: Chloe Gray, Samantha Gray, Annalise MacDonell, Blaise Perry; Pasifika: Leah Faitonu, Soana Pole, Micaela Silan; writing: Mikayla Preston.
Sport blue awards
Aerobics: Billie Allan, Saige Evans, Annabel Ludgate, Abby Newell, Micaela Sumner; athletics: Jorja Gibbons; badminton: Blaise Perry; basketball: Elise Carline; futsal: Zara Ward; hockey: Zara Ward; netball: Georgina Clark; rowing: Ella Edwards, Ella Nesbit; surfing: Taya Morrison; volleyball: Georgina Clark, Leah Faitonu, Blaise Perry, Miliame Tudreu; water polo: Samantha Gray, Mereana Martin.
Cultural merit awards
hip-hop: Gracie Rackham; kapa haka: Rivah Ferguson, Jorja Nelson, Ripeka Potiki, Jade Taani, Maia Tairi Hammond, Mihi Wesley-Evans, Wairua Tairi Hema-Rees; jazz band: Chloe Gray, Zoe McCallum, Molly Somerfield; madrigals: Miliame Tudreu; Pacific Island performance: Kirstie Acero, Lani Luafitu, Miliame Tudreu, MJ Solofa; Shakespeare festival: Martha McAuley; theatresports: Antonia Burnett, Summer McGregor.
Sport merit awards
Basketball: Holly Lightfoot; equestrian: Nicole Reid; football: Neve Darlington; futsal: Neve Darlington; netball: Neve Clement, Samantha Gray, Holly Denston-Swift, Kaila Belle-Geeves, Mereana Martin, Janivah Moata’ane, Miliame Tudreu; rowing: Adi Davies, Billie Askerud; rugby: Melody Buckby, Rivah Ferguson, Mahinarangi Kahukura-Maihi, Rhianah Knopp Jenkinson; surfing: Sari Ayson, Tessa Gabbott, Rewa Morrison; volleyball: Neve Clement, Stephanie Finau, Lani Luafitu.
Commendable cultural awards
Ethics Olympiad: Billie Allan, Tallulah Costa, Annalise MacDonell, Mikayla Preston; hip-hop: Kenedee Corbett, Kiah Gataua, Lola Gilks, Scarlett Manning, Hamani Murphy, Namitha Pillai, Hazel Roberts, Mila Tarasiewicz, Angelina Wells; Nga manu korero: Tallulah Costa, Jade Taani; Pasifika voices: Lini Finau, Leah Faitonu; Polyhymnia: Olivia Breese, Sophia Caldwell, Philippa Clifton, Leah Faitonu, Lini Finau, Stephanie Finau, Jessica Johnson, Michaela MacDonell, Namitha Pillai; songwriting: Olivia Breese, Maggie Caldwell, Sophia Caldwell, Lucy Hughes, Mihi Wesley-Evans, Emily-Rose Young; Writing: Ambah Robinson, Maia Scott, Brooklyn Taylor.
Commendable sport awards
Aerobics: Claudia Hepburn, Lily Hoffman, Lucy Linwood, Emma Maley, Maia Scott, Kaylee Smith, Mila Tarasiewicz, Marie West, Georgia Wilson; cricket: Elise Carline; cross country: Tessa Gabbott, Yui Ishikawa, Maia Scott; gymnastics: Hannah Pearce; ice figure skating: Jazz Evangelou; hockey: Renee Geddes; netball: Renee Geddes, Maia Scott, Molly Stumbles, Nadia Te Kanawa; rugby: Nina Rakete; rugby league: Aria McFelin, Rivah Ferguson, Rhianah Knopp Jenkinson, Ella Nesbit, Mahinarangi Kahukura-Mahi, Nina Rakete, Jessica Stumbles; surf lifesaving: Mereana Martin; swimming: Abby McBride, Mereana Martin; table tennis: Abby Newell, Georgia Te Raki.
Service to sport: netball: Vanessa Munro, October Ryalls, Charly Wood.
Service to culture: arts council: Olivia Breese, Lydia Butler, Sophia Caldwell, Misty Mosen, Shakaia Mosen, Blaise Perry, Mikayla Preston, Paige Symister; hip-hop: Izzy Brown, Safera Wintrup; Waewae Kai Pakiaka: Lilly Edwards, Leah Faitonu, Cai Heperi, Vanessa Munro, Morgan Nelson.
