Senior Prize-Giving
October 27, All Saints Chapel.
ACADEMIC ENDEAVOUR AWARDS
Academic Endeavour awards go to those students who have worked consistently hard and demonstrated a determination to succeed and an interest in the subject.
Year 11 - ACADEMIC ENDEAVOUR AWARDS
All of these awards are based on results for NCEA Level 1 classes unless otherwise stated.
- Lily Aitken Mathematics
- Emma Brooks General Science
- Lucca (Gabriella) Brown Southern Institute of Technology - Health Science
- Josie (Josephine) Cameron General Science
- Chloe Dempsey Mathematics
- Olivia Dillon Art
- Shae Ellice Geography
- Ava Germaine Mathematics
- Danica Halden English and Mathematics
- Grace Hill General Science
- Issy (Isabella) Hussey PhysiChem
- Lottie Jones Mathematics
- Brooke Leeder Sport & Exercise Science
- Tiana Lord English
- Lucy McMorran General Science
- Isabel Melville Sport & Exercise Science
- Paige Mitchell Mathematics and PORSE
- Pippa (Philippa) Morgans Mathematics
- Milan Nordstrom Te Reo Maaori
- Abby Pooley English and General Science
- Ava Sarty English, French and Mathematics
- Libby Thomson English
- Christina Toon English and Japanese
- Anah West Food Technology
Year 12 - ACADEMIC ENDEAVOUR AWARDS
All of these awards are based on results for NCEA Level 2 classes unless otherwise stated.
- Maddy Basel Food Technology
- Tate Carruthers Economics and Geography
- Kelsey Cassey English - Written & Visual and Mathematics
- Olivia Cook Mathematics
- Becky (Rebecca) Dudson Mathematics
- Greer Enersen Mathematics
- Charlotte Gilchrist Design & Visual Communication, English - Written & Visual and Physics
- Catherine Hardie French
- Amelie Hawera Te Reo Maaori
- Navleen Kaur Singh Chemistry and Mathematics
- Holly Landon Geography
- Niamh McCormack Biology
- Ava Meehan Mathematics
- Sophie Morgans Mathematics
- Ella Perry English - Written & Visual
- Ella Ramsay Chemistry and Physics
- Nina Ross Geography
- Sophia Scaramuzza Mathematics
- Sarah Teale Chemistry and Physics
- Isobel Thirtle Chemistry
- Sophie Turnwald English - Written & Visual
- Annabel Usher Telford - Agriculture
- Brianna Wallis Mathematics
- Abby Wilde Trades - Infrastructure and Construction
- Charlotte Wyndham Sport & Exercise Science
- Hayley Young English - Written & Visual
Year 13 - ACADEMIC ENDEAVOUR AWARDS
All of these awards are based on results for NCEA Level 3 classes unless otherwise stated.
- Olivia Bayne Te Reo Maaori
- Alice (Xiaoxi) Fan Design
- Ashlee Fisher Geography
- Teagan Garmonsway Food Technology
- Emma Hill Statistics
- Grace Ingram Classical Studies
- Cooper Jones Statistics
- Preity Kaur French
- Phoebe Letcher Business Studies
- Emily Makinson Chemistry
- Kaitlyn Meinung Design & Visual Communication
- Mio Morisaki Statistics
- Hannah Nelson Business Studies
- Charlotte Owens Te Kura - Primary Production Agriculture
- Imogen Pilditch Chemistry
- Beth (Elizabeth) Steele English - Written & Visual
- Charlotte Ulyatt Statistics
- Yingshan Wang English for Academic Purposes
- Charlotte Washer Statistics
- Alice Watson Statistics
- Fidella Wijaya Biology
Academic Excellence
These awards recognise students who have produced outstanding work in a subject.
Year 11 - ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARDS
All of these awards are based on results for NCEA Level 1 classes unless otherwise stated.
- Elodie Bowman Geography
- Angel Cao Design & Visual Communication, Economics and General Science
- Ella Cho Level 2 Biology
- Irene Chun Mathematics and PhysiChem
- Skyla Clarke Design & Visual Communication, English and Level 2 Biology
- Eve Donoghue Level 2 Biology
- Shae Ellice English
- Rochelle Fernandes English
- Annabelle Fielder Accounting
- Hayley Forshaw Geography and PhysiChem
- Aylee Gane Sport & Exercise Science
- Stephanie Gutsell PhysiChem and Level 2 Biology, English - Literature and Mathematics
- Danica Halden Accounting
- Libby Hayvice PhysiChem
- Issy (Isabella) Hussey Mathematics
- Keisha Joe Drama, Economics, English, General Science and Mathematics
- Brooke Leeder Te Reo Maaori
- Joie Lin PhysiChem and Level 2 English - Literature and Mathematics
- Xanthe Lovegrove-Edlington General Science
- Stella McHardie Fashion & Design
- Emilee Mehrtens Accounting, Mathematics, Physics and Level 2 Biology
- Teresa Oertly English, Fashion & Design and General Science
- Sienna Overwater Economics
- Jessie Parker Sport & Exercise Science
- Lilli Parres Te Reo Maaori and Level 2 English - Literature
- Bethany Parry Food Technology
- Kheesa Rahman French
- Rachael Ronowicz General Science
- Ava Sarty General Science and History
- Esandi Silva Mathematics and Level 2 English - Written & Visual
- Amy Thomas Sport & Exercise Science
- Brooke Thomas Sport & Exercise Science
- Christina Toon Drama
- Iris Wainui-Mackle Dance
- Emma Wallis Food Technology
- Serenita Wijaya Economics, English, General Science and Mathematics
- Jenny Xiang History
- Hazar Yousef Mathematics
- Diny (Ziyue) Zhou - Level 2 Biology and English - Literature
Year 12 - ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARDS
All of these awards are based on results for NCEA Level 2 classes unless otherwise stated.
- Madelin Beere Food Technology
- Jamie Bidois Media Studies
- Charlotte Bryant English - Written & Visual
- Sienna Casey English - Written & Visual
- Emma Clapcott Biology and Sport & Exercise Science
- Olivia Cook Dance
- Francesca Cullen Biology, Chemistry and English - Literature
- Catherine Curry Drama
- Charlotte de Lautour Chemistry
- Amiria Douglas Biology
- Becky (Rebecca) Dudson Food Technology and Sport & Exercise Science
- Greer Enersen Fashion & Design
- Emily Gibbons Chemistry
- Danielle Graham Classical Studies
- Sarah Hilton Mathematics and Level 3 Biology
- Annabel Johnson Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics
- Rei (Seoyeon) Kang Mathematics
- Navleen Kaur Singh Accounting and Biology
- Lani Kete Te Reo Maaori
- Brooke Manderson History, Japanese and Mathematics
- Niamh McCormack History
- Jessica Mealing Photography
- Ava Meehan Biology
- Kate Mulder Design & Visual Communication and English - Written & Visual
- Sarah Ngawhika Accounting
- Alexandra Peoples English - Literature
- Ella Perry Design
- Petra Pratt-Rink English - Written & Visual
- Molly Roberts Economics
- Sophie Roberts Classical Studies
- Julia Sharratt Art and Physics
- Lucy Smith English - Literature
- Sarah Teale Te Kura - Digital Technology, Mathematics and Level 3 English - Literature
- Kaitlin Thorrold Dance, French and Level 3 English - Written & Visual
- Anna Urlich Mathematics
- Peyton Woolerton Drama and English - Written & Visual
- Alena Zhu English - Written & Visual and Physics
Year 13 - ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARDS
All of these awards are based on results for NCEA Level 3 classes.
- Emma Bartram Business Studies
- Hannah Brooks Geography
- Jorja Challis English - Written & Visual
- Harriet (Haopu) Chen Accounting and Calculus
- Amelia de Lautour English - Written & Visual
- Lexin Deng Accounting
- Olivia Driscoll Drama
- Maddison Hansen Drama and Media Studies
- Emma Hill English - Written & Visual
- Katie Hollands Sport & Exercise Science
- Bailee Houghton Media Studies
- Michelle Jeng Physics
- Emma Kimpton French
- Ashley Koo Calculus, Physics and Statistics
- Anna Lamont English - Written & Visual
- Cindy (Manshu) Luo Chemistry
- Alice Mackintosh Food Technology and Te Reo Maaori
- Bahaar Mahal Chemistry and Physics
- Emily Makinson English - Literature
- Isla McCabe Biology and Sport & Exercise Science
- Alexis McKinnon Art
- Rosie (Rosa) Migounoff Sport & Exercise Science
- Abbie Moore Classical Studies
- Leah Norvall Sport & Exercise Science
- Lara Oertly Biology, Chemistry and English - Literature
- Ava O'Neale Food Technology
- Helen (Hyelin) Park Economics, English - Written & Visual and Statistics
- Kate Peddie History
- Imogen Pilditch Classical Studies
- Brooke Pyle Design & Visual Communication
- Brooke Renner Calculus, Chemistry and Statistics
- Madeleine Shale Sport & Exercise Science
- Jyoti Singh-Sekhon English - Written & Visual
- Rylee Smith Dance
- Beth (Elizabeth) Steele Business Studies and Photography
- Isabelle Stiles Biology and Statistics
- Charlotte Washer Biology and University of Lincoln - Global Food Systems
- Alice Watson Biology
- Aimee White Accounting and Statistics
- Fidella Wijaya Chemistry
- Ally (Jun) Zhang Biology and English - Written & Visual
Major Awards - First in Subject
The following students are First in NCEA Level 1 subjects unless otherwise stated
- Chelsea Rundstrom Accounting
- Zoe Weldon Clark-Olson Trophy Celebrating Passion for Learning in Classical Studies
- Claire McKelvie Dance
- Samantha Taylor Design & Visual Communication
- Hayley Forshaw Digital Design Innovation
- Lilli Parres Drama
- Grace Hill English
- Iona Martynoga Lovel Cup for Literature - Iona is a Y10 student
- Emily Powell Food Technology
- Stephanie Gutsell French
- Lottie Jones General Science
- Rochelle Fernandes History
- Irene Chun Japanese and the Japanese Cup
- Kezia Schuitemaker Music
- Nicole Hollands Sport and Exercise Science
- Annika Te Anga Te Reo Maaori
- Skyla Clarke Geography and Mathematics
- Joie Lin Art and Level 2 Biology
- Diny (Ziyue) Zhou Economics, PhysiChem, Level 2 Mathematics
The following students are First in NCEA Level 2 subjects unless otherwise stated
- Annabel Johnson Accounting
- Shelby Bowater Classical Studies
- Kaitlin Thorrold Drama
- Francesca Cullen Economics
- Ella Cho English - Written & Visual - Ella is a Y11 student
- Kelsey Cassey Geography and the NZ Geographical Society Trophy
- Lexi Gribble Lorraine Wallace Rosebowl for Progress in Physical Sciences
- Brooke Manderson Media Studies
- Ellena Wood Music
- Peyton Woolerton Photography
- Alexandra Peoples 1st = Sport and Exercise Science
- Anna Urlich 1st = Sport and Exercise Science
- Jamie Bidois Te Reo Maaori
- Rei (Seoyeon) Kang Japanese, The Senior Languages Cup
- Julia Sharratt Dance, Digital Design Innovation
- Isobel Thirtle English - Literature, History
- Alena Zhu Art, Design & Visual Communication
- Charlotte de Lautour Design, Food Technology, Level 3 Biology
- Sarah Hilton Chemistry, French, Physics, Excite Trust Award for NCEA Level 2 Mathematics and Science
The following students are First in NCEA Level 3 subjects unless otherwise stated
- Maddison Hansen Accounting and the Ankersmit Cup
- Beth (Elizabeth) Steele Art
- Lexin Deng Business Studies
- Cooper Jones Classical Studies and the Grant Cup
- Emily Makinson Design & Visual Communication
- Fidella Wijaya Economics
- Harriet (Haopu) Chen English for Academic Purposes
- Eva Donkin English Literature Cup
- Sarah Rich Erica Colbert Cup for Progress in Drama
- Lucy Powell Food Technology
- Amelia de Lautour Geography and the Globe Trophy
- Isabelle Stiles Greenslade Family Award - Most Inspiring NCEA Music Performance
- Ashley Koo Music
- Emma Hill Photography
- Cindy (Manshu) Luo Physics
- Olivia McDonald Sport and Exercise Science and The Waikato Polytechnic Cup
- Jorja Challis Te Reo Maaori
- Brooke Renner The Anderson and Nicholson Mathematics Cup
- Emma Bartram The Just Kidding Babysitting Award
- Bahaar Mahal Calculus, French
- Alexis McKinnon Design, Media Studies
- Alexandra Newman-Jacobs Dance, Drama and the Alison Littler Cup for Senior Drama
- Imogen Pilditch English - Literature and the Joan Harris Memorial Trophy, History and the History Cup, The Julia and Anna Smith Cup for Excellence in the Social Sciences
- Michelle Jeng Chemistry and The Margaret Peapell Memorial Trophy, English - Written & Visual, Fashion & Design, Statistics, Broad Cup for Sciences.
Miscellaneous Awards
Distinction in the Australian Mathematics Competition
- Fidella Wijaya - Senior
- Diny Zhou, Isabella Hussey and Joie Lin - Intermediate
The Prime Ministers Vocational Excellence Award
- Bailee Houghton
Cultural Awards
- Jorja Challis Winner of the Piki Mahuta Essay Competition. This award was donated by Piki Mahuta - the Late Maaori Queen Dame Te Atairangikaahu for an excellent essay on a Maaori perspective.
- Jorja Challis The Tukua/Rakena Award for Maaori Leadership - A student of Maaori descent who goes the extra mile for Maaori students and the Maaori culture. This student must be a role model in all aspects of our school life for younger Maaori students.
- Hyelin (Helen) Park Marion Slaney Award for the Student who has Most Promoted International Understanding
- Imogen Pilditch Lt.Col John Manchester Allen Prize for the student who has produced the best commemoration-themed speech or essay.
Service Awards
- Francesca Cullen Student Council Cup - This is awarded to a student who has contributed positively and willingly throughout the year
- Catherine Hardie The Bianca Flintoff Memorial Cup - A student who has displayed a positive and consistent commitment to boarding and who has supported the special character of the school
- Georgiana Broughton Peacocke Cup for Service to the Boarding School
- Teagan Garmonsway Fullerton-Smith Cup for Senior Boarder
Faith In Action Awards
This award recognises students who demonstrate academic endeavour in Religious Education and Christian Behaviour
- Ava Germaine Faith in Action Award Year 11
- Petra Pratt-Rink Faith in Action Award Year 12
- Sophie Liefting Faith in Action Award Year 13
House Awards
Most Helpful Girl to the Head of House
- Alexis McKinnon Blake
- Sarah Rich Hillary
- Alice Watson Ross
- Cindy Stanford Scott
- Katie Hollands Shackleton
- Shelby Bowater Wilson
Sportswoman of the Year (re-announced)
- Alex Endres
Jean Anderson Memorial Prize for Service to the Junior School
- Kate Lumsden
Bishop's Awards - for Contribution and Commitment to the Christian Life of the School
- Ashley Koo
- Isabelle Stiles
Red Girdle Awards - For a student best reflecting the qualities desirable in a Dio Girl
This award recognises - Academic Endeavour, Participation in the Extra-Curricular life of the School, Willingness to be of service to the school community and Modelling school values appropriate to the special character.
- Olivia Bayne
- Cooper Jones
- Ashley Koo
- Cindy Stanford
- Isabelle Stiles
- Fidella Wijaya
- Ally Zhang
Special Awards
Principal's Service Award for Exemplary Citizenship
- Emma Bartram
- Jorja Challis
- Lexin Deng
- Eva Donkin
- Jonti Garland
- Bahaar Mahal
- Hyelin (Helen) Park
- Kate Peddie
- Natasha Raza
- Elizabeth Steele
Larner Cup for Outstanding Leadership
- Olivia Bayne
Neckar Cup for Leading House
- Wilson House, led by Olivia Driscoll
Staff Cherrington Fellowship Award
The Fellowship acknowledges a major contribution to teaching and learning at Dio over several years.
- Mrs Jo Munn
Top 5 Academics
- Fifth Overall Ashley Koo
- Fourth Overall Brooke Renner
- Third Overall Cooper Jones
Proxime Accessit
- Bahaar Mahal
Dux of Waikato Diocesan School for Girls 2022
- Michelle Jeng