At the end-of-year prize-giving, my address had a major emphasis on wellbeing or the concept of Hauora. In this final newsletter for 2018, we have included the first part of my address, which makes reference to the reason why it is so important to emphasise this aspect in a teenager’s secondary school experience, what we as a school have been trying to do in this space in recent years and what we are intending to do in 2019. In the February newsletter, we will give St Paul’s families greater details on the age specific initiative that we will be introducing next year.

We have a number of school events lined up in anticipation of The Big Welcome Back Reunion, which takes place from the 8 - 9 March.

St Paul's phone app is available as another way to access parent, student and school information on a mobile device.

We are proud to announce the new group of senior students who have stepped up as leaders of the school this year.

From national to international recognition – St Paul’s Collegiate School’s agribusiness programme was announced as a finalist in the 2019 International School Awards.

In December, we said goodbye to the old assembly hall which in recent years has been used as a drama classroom.

From 21 - 24 January, St Paul's female population took over Tihoi for the annual start of year girls camp.

The following junior students received the junior oak badge at the final assembly of the year. This is a prestigious award, given to students who consistently strive in all areas of school life.

At the final assembly held on Friday, 30 November, the following students were awarded their Junior Sporting Colours as follows:

At the final assembly held on Friday, 30 November, the following students were awarded cultural trophies:

The leavers’ gift is a long-standing tradition at St Paul's and acts as a reminder of the student's time at school. At the end of last year our Year 13 leavers commissioned a sculpture by James Wright.

The boys of Tihoi intake 2018/2 were celebrated with an end of intake prizegiving in November.

We welcome all grandparents to our school on Friday 22 March.

Dean Stewart, who won the award for the most outstanding student in intake 2018/2, reflects on his Tihoi experience.

This conference is open to those coaches, mentors or people driven to make a positive difference in the lives of our communities and wanting to enhance their skills to do so.

Join the St Paul’s rowing squad at their annual auction fundraiser on Friday 1 March.

Thomas McAdams (Year 12) and Riley Wills (Year 10), along with a cyclist from Rototuna Senior High School, represented Hamilton to claim gold in the under-17 division at the Waikato/Bay of Plenty Team Time Trial on Sunday 2 December.

Over the period of Friday, 30 November through to Sunday, 2 December, our team of eleven athletes competed in the New Zealand Secondary School Track and Field Championships held in Dunedin.

The combined St Paul’s/Waikato Dio Get-2-Go team finished fourth in New Zealand for 2018 and Oliver Larcombe made the ‘dream team’ of the top eight adventure racers from the event.

The Vettori Shield competition is a national cricket invitational for years 9 and 10. It was held at St Paul's during the first week of the summer holidays.

The following young men have played 50+ caps and given back to the sport of Hockey:

At the final assembly held on Friday, 30 November, three students were acknowledged for their achievements in the New Zealand Speech Board Exams.

The next meeting for the Parents' Association is Sunday 10 February 2019, starting at 7.00pm in the Collegians' Pavilion (opposite the Chapel).