High Achievers

22 Articles

Otago Stage Challenge Winners

Naomi Ashby-Ryan and Arnika HazelwoodMay 22, 2017

Congratulations to everyone involved in Stage Challenge. We won the Otago competition and over 10 other awards in May.  Read More

Sailing at the America's Cup

VariousDecember 3, 2017

Anna Walrond (14) continues to be one to watch in sailing. Read More

Luge

Ella MoltenoNovember 28, 2017

In the November Sports Round Up, it mentioned that I will be going to Austria and Germany to luge. Here is some background to that, as it may interest some people. Read More

Blues Assembly

Mark AndersonNovember 13, 2017

We celebrated outstanding achievements in Sporting and Cultural areas at a special Blues Assembly in October. Read More

Senior Prizegiving Celebration

Mark AndersonNovember 12, 2017

We celebrated senior successes at Senior Prizegiving in November with Louis Whitburn winning the highly contested Dux award. Read More

Junior Prizegiving

Mark AndersonDecember 11, 2017

Our Junior Prizegiving is always a great opportunity to celebrate the successes in our junior school!  Read More

University Scholarships announced for 2018

Arnika HazelwoodOctober 30, 2017

Congratulations to our Year 13 students who have been awarded Tertiary Scholarships in recognition of their outstanding achievements. Read More

Maths Whizz - Top in NZ

John Lewis (ODT)October 23, 2017

Paxton Hall scored the top mark in NZ in the ICAS Maths exam. Read More

Mana Pounamu Award Winners

Arnika HazelwoodSeptember 28, 2017

Congratulations to Ahinata Kaitai-Mullane and Ziggi Kaitai-Martin, our 2017 Mana Pounamu Young Achievers' Award recipients.  Read More

Maths Competition Results

John MajorSeptember 26, 2017

Students did really well in Otago University, Australian and ICAS maths competitions this year. Read More

Outstanding Photography

Arnika HazelwoodSeptember 1, 2017

Congratulations to Siobhann Quinn for her prize from the Dunedin School of Art. Read More

Fashion Design Scholarship

Arnika HazelwoodAugust 22, 2017

Congratulations to Lorna Ryan who has won an Otago Polytechnic Scholarship. Lorna was awarded her scholarship in August at the Polytechnic's School of Design Secondary Schools' Awards Exhibition for Year 12 and 13 students.  Read More

Year 9 Scholarship Winners

Arnika HazelwoodAugust 20, 2017

Congratulations to our Year 9 Scholarship recipients.  Read More

UN Youth International Delegate

Arnika HazelwoodAugust 8, 2017

Oscar McGuire has been chosen to represent NZ in the 2018 Global Development Tour. Read More

Robocup Winners in Programming

Kristan MouatJuly 2, 2017

Congratulations to Henry Eden-Mann and his team, Visionaries who won the Programming Prize in the 2017 RoboCup Junior Competition in June. Read More

Class Act Awards

Arnika Hazelwood and Jane Johnson and ODTMay 28, 2017

Congratulations to Ahi Kaitai-Mullane and Oscar McGuire for their Class Act Awards. Read More

Trustpower Community Awards

Jane JohnsonMay 22, 2017

At Trustpower's Otago Community Awards evening at Toitu Museum Monday 15th May, Emma Samuels was announced as Runner-up for the Youth Community Volunteer Award. Read More

Dunedin Armageddon Winner

Arnika HazelwoodApril 9, 2017

Ben Connolly Yr 9 won the novice category in the cosplay competition at Dunedin Armageddon in March for his Warcraft ork.   Read More

Scholarship and Excellence NCEA Morning Tea

Arnika HazelwoodFebruary 19, 2017

We hosted a special morning tea in February to celebrate outstanding success in NZQA exams. Read More

March Sports Round Up

Kristan MouatMarch 16, 2017

We've had a busy start to the school year in the sporting arena. Read More

September Sports Round Up

Kristan MouatSeptember 25, 2017

There has been a lot happening in a range of sporting codes across Term 3. Read More

Robbie Rocks competition winners

Kristan MouatFebruary 6, 2017

Congratulations to our musicians for their winning performances in the Robbie Rocks Dunedin competition. Read More

LPHS 2017