Demolition of the old Hornsby Library has taken place and preparations for the construction of the Learning Hub are in full swing.

St Paul's Collegiate School is excited to unveil a sculpture commissioned by Paul Dibble to celebrate 60 years of the school and 40 years of Tihoi Venture School.

Rico D’Anvers (Year 13) competed in the BMX Elite World Championships with 70 Junior Elite Men all after the same goal... world number one ranking.

The following students have been awarded their caps in their respective sports, having reached the required criteria.

The New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Swimming Championship for 2019 was held at Te Rapa Waterworld from 12-15 September.

Our Junior A boys’ hockey team was made up of Year 9 and 10 boys, with Oscar Coxhead (Year 11) playing in goal. Playing in the D Division, the team were often playing teams with players who were as much as three or four years older than some of the St Paul’s boys.

With a young and inexperienced Division 1 team, St Paul's Collegiate School Boys' 1st XI hockey team set out to Christchurch to compete in the Rankin Cup. Our goal was to emulate or improve on last year’s team where they came 13th. However, due to our hard pool (Christchurch Boys High School, Hamilton Boys High School and John McGlashan College), we had to re-evaluate our goals. The team decided to try and win the India Shield (17th in the tournament) and to ensure that we remained in the tournament in 2020 by avoiding relegation (bottom six teams go down to Division 3).

After a long string of games the St Paul's 1st XI Girls' Hockey team were on still form to qualify for next year's Federation Cup, while placing second at the Chica Gilmer Trophy tournament.

The ninth annual Tanner Cup Hockey Tournament hosted by St Paul’s Collegiate School saw the 12 best hockey schools from the North and South Islands compete in this under-15 tournament. The level of hockey being played this year was the best that has been seen at this competition.

The St Paul's Girls' Football team put in a fantastic effort at the recent Kathy Seaward Tournament in Whangarei. Read on for a run down of their games.

At the Lotto Premier National Tournament held in Napier, St Paul’s 1st XI boys’ football side was placed in Pool A, along with St Kentigern College (Auckland Champions), Otago Boys’ High School and Selwyn College. The aim was to repeat the heroics of last year and make it through to the top 16 in New Zealand.

The Upper North Island Secondary Schools Tournament is always the highlight of the season for secondary school netball players. With the loss of seven players at the end of the 2018 season, St Paul’s started the week hoping to retain our position in the top 16.

This was the twelfth year that the under-16 Rugby Quadrangular Tournament has been contested. The four schools involved were Sacred Heart College – Auckland, Palmerston North Boys’ High School, Hamilton Boys’ High School and St Paul’s Collegiate School. This year St Paul’s hosted the three-day tournament.

What a way to end a season! St Paul's Girls' Lacrosse team win gold for the second consecutive year.

During Winter Tournament Week, our Premier Boys' Basketball team travelled to Whanganui to compete in the 2019 Schick Central Secondary Schools Cup Boys Tournament.

St Paul's boys and girls badminton teams both competed at the Waikato Badminton Secondary School Competition last term, finishing with superb results!

The St Paul's ski team have been spending the better part of their weekends on the slopes of Mt Ruapehu, preparing for the competition season.

On Sunday 25th and Monday 26th August, the St Paul's First Fifteen Chamber Choir had the incredible opportunity to attend and compete in the inaugural Big Sing Cadenza competition.

St Paul’s students can participate in three maths competitions across the course of the year. As each competition follows a different format, students face different challenges in each. Competition results have recently been released and the following students are being recognised for their outstanding achievements.

At a recent assembly, we recognised fourteen Year 10 students that have been selected as junior leaders. These young men have shown growth and potential during their Tihoi journey and since they have come back to the main campus.

The 2019 Senior Speech Finals were held in the latter half of Term 3. Out of an impressive field of 14 competitors, four students were selected to compete in the final.

For this month's Informer, Revd Peter Rickman urges us to find some time amongst the chaos of life.

“If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed.” Caleb Weck (Year 12) delivered the sermon at a recent Clark House chapel service. He spoke about the rocky road to achieving at the highest level.

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