St Matthew’s Collegiate School’s annual prizegiving event welcomes our students and families to share a day that recognises effort and achievement across school life. We farewell our senior students, who hand-over responsibility for leadership to those that follow in their footsteps.
SUPREME ACADEMIC AWARDS
DUX Year 13 (Louise Harper Cup):
Emma Kitchingman
PROXIME ACCESSIT Year 13 (Ryder Tray):
Charlotte Pilbrow
TOP SCHOLAR Year 7 & 8:
Zena Cole
TOP SCHOLAR Year 9-11:
Sophie Williams
TOP SCHOLAR Year 12:
Hannah Percy
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
YEAR 7
Consistent Effort:
Jaipreet Barry; Samantha Fawcett; Olivia Johnson
Academic Excellence:
Katya Shi; Brennagh Eddy (plus a consistent effort award)
YEAR 8
Consistent Effort:
Simone Kittow; Marese Napier; Gracy Pearce; Gita Van der Leek; Caitlyn Wall; April Wyeth
Academic Excellence:
Isabelle Lynn; Grace Johnson (plus a consistent effort award)
YEAR 9
Consistent Effort:
Rose Lincoln; Josephine Presow; Eva Shackel
Highly Commended:
Mia Sayers; India Williams; Vicky Wu (plus a consistent effort award)
Academic Excellence:
Scarlett Handley-Craig; Lucy Didsbury (plus a consistent effort award); Sienna Chu (plus a consistent effort award)
YEAR 10
Consistent Effort:
Meg Speedy
Highly Commended:
Rita Hodson; Sophie Williams (plus a consistent effort award); Sally Booth (plus a consistent effort award)
Academic Excellence:
Imogen Wilton; Francesca Wells (plus a consistent effort award); Evangeleine Leach (plus a consistent effort award)
YEAR 11
Consistent Effort:
Alice McGuinness; Lilia Handiside
Academic Excellence:
Religious and Philosophical Studies:
Mya Anderson
Art, Jane Evans Cup:
Evie Nightingale
Drama:
Erin Dean
English:
Amber Wellington
Physical Education:
Amber Wellington
Commerce:
Emma Thornycroft, (plus a consistent effort award)
Digital Technology:
Isla Carnachan (plus a consistent effort award)
Dance:
Lucy Summerfield (plus a consistent effort award)
Agriculture and Horticulture:
Sophie Joblin
Science:
Sophie Joblin
Geography:
Sophie Joblin (plus a consistent effort award)
Fashion Technology:
Sophia Hallett
History:
Sophia Hallett (plus a consistent effort award)
French:
Hannah Percy
Music:
Hannah Percy (plus a consistent effort award)
Mathematics P.D Maunsell Tray:
Anna Smallwood
Food and Nutrition:
Anna Smallwood
Alban Phillips Memorial cup (Level 1, 2 & 3 NCEA) for Economics; for the top girl taking Economics:
Amica Valencia and Urmi Patel
COMMUNITY and VALUES AWARDS
- Lindsay Cup for leadership and all-round contribution to Year 7/8:
Gracy Pearce - Ruth Ryan Trophy for all-round commitment in Year 9:
Ruby Ferguson - Megan Payton Cup for all-round commitment in Year 10:
Maia Svenson - Barbara Roydhouse Palette for improvement and perseverance in Year 11 painting:
Hannah Percy - Tina Holmes Memorial Cup for perseverance and determination in Year 11:
Milly Young - Catherine Graydon Cup for participation in all aspects of school life in Year 11:
Sophia Hallett - Alexia Robson Memorial Tray recognising the young girl who has shown strength of spirit and courage:
Olivia Church - The Hope Cup for the senior girl who demonstrates tenacity and determination:
Nikki Jones - Sarah Brooking Trophy presented to the girl who promotes positive values and shows outstanding strength of character:
Urmi Patel - The Ruamahanga Restoration Trust Conservation Award for Environmental Leadership acknowledges students who best demonstrate principle of guardianship and leadership skills in conservation and environmental restoration within their school or community:
Jenna Portman
SERVICE AWARDS
Maria Joblin Memorial Cup for Head of Chapel:
Eloise Bannister and Maisy Ballantyne
Gaye Robertson Book Award for service to the library:
Samantha Petrie
Head of Hampton House Melissa Manley Tray for service to boarding house staff and girls’ welfare:
Nikki Jones
Board of Trustees student representative 2022:
Samantha Plimmer
Principal’s Book Award recognising the service of the Head Girl to the school: Ava Rickey
CULTURAL AWARDS
Oratory Cup for contribution to junior public speaking presented by Susan Gray & Virginia Caro:
Mia Sayers
Garland Book Prize for Literature Year 10:
Imogen Wilton
The Margot Barton Creative Writing Cup (year 11):
Francesca Shaw
The Oldale–Turnbull Cup for contribution to the arts in the middle school:
Evie Leach
The Barbara Vinten Trophy for contribution to drama in the middle school:
Olivia Church
The Tim Clarke Cup for dramatic performance in the middle school:
Bonnie Noble
The R G Stewart Cup for oratory and public speaking:
Annabel Barnsley
The Evan Jaine Memorial Tray for excellence in school drama:
Aibhinn McCann Bell
Anna Nicholls Cup for outstanding musical ability and service to school music:
Lily Thomason
Rebecca Innes Tray for the girl who contributed in every way to the spirit of the choir:
Stella Masters
The Gwen Levick Cup for the demonstration of excellence in instrumental music, and is fully involved in the musical life of the school and the wider community:
Milly Young
Anderson Cup for contribution to choral work in the school:
Genevieve Nightingale
The Olive Rose Sutherland Memorial Cup for all-round contribution to the arts:
Genevieve Nightingale
SPORTS AWARDS
Betts Cup (senior) for sportsmanship:
Grace Tanner
Anlo Van Deventer Cup for most outstanding sporting achievement:
Alex Anstis
Margaret O’Gorman Cup (senior) for general excellence in sport:
Emma McLeod
Harper Lindsay Cup for excellence in Year 7 & 8 sport:
Olivia Fenwick
Sutherland Cup for ability and contribution to Year 7 & 8 sport:
April Wyeth
Bouton Cup for contribution and enthusiasm to middle school sport:
Vanessa Taylor
Meg Tulloch Cup (senior) for special contribution to sport at St Matthew’s:
Jasmine Wellington
HOUSE AWARDS
The following four cups can be awarded to a student from any year level who has made an outstanding contribution to House activities. The recipients are chosen by House prefects and House staff:
The Swallow Family Cobham House Cup, presented to a member of Sheppard House:
Felicity Johnson
The Cheetham Family Fergusson House Cup, Cooper House:
Asha Blyth
The Innes Family Grey House Cup, Batton House:
Ella Beveridge
The Berry Family Wakefield House Cup, Wake House:
Annabelle Smith
House Captains’ Cups
Gibson Family cup: presented to head of Batten:
Rosa Fowler
Madeleine Wimsett cup presented to the head of Cooper:
Madeleine Wellbrock
Dalziell Family cup presented to the head of Sheppard:
Grace Tanner
Harper Family cup presented to the head of Wake:
Ruby Broom
Bunny-Gregorie-Williams House Challenge Cup:
First: Cooper
Second: Sheppard
Third: Batten