Ko te manu e kai ana i te miro nōnā te ngahere

Ko te manu e kai ana i te mātauranga nōnā i te ao.

The bird that consumes the miro, owns the forest.

The bird that consumes knowledge, owns the world.

On Tuesday 21 March, we held our Academic Assembly to celebrate the achievement of our senior students in NCEA last year. Merit certificates and Excellence badges were presented to students who achieved either 50 Merit or Excellence credits in 2022 at Level 1 or Level 2. Honours awards were celebrated as were Distinguished Honours this year.

We also congratulated our students who were awarded Scholarship last year and we were pleased to welcome back three of these rangatahi to our assembly.

The Whakatauki above speaks to the themes referenced by our Tumuaki in her speech to students. It speaks of the importance of getting stuck in to learning while here and about the power of knowledge.

We also heard from an Avonside Girls’ High School ex-student Nicole Manawatu-Brennan who inspired us with her journey.

Congratulations to all students involved with our Academic Assembly. Thank you to all the families and teachers who supported these students along the way.