A Glowing ERO Report for Selwyn College

Accompanying our latest newsletter was a copy of the recent Education Review Office report on Selwyn College. The review team visited us at the end of Term 3 and their report has just been published. As you will see, it is a glowing report which highlights the significant transformation our school has undergone over the last three years. We are of course, delighted with the findings expressed in the report and proud of the fact that, ‘The school serves its community well’.

Read our latest ERO report

Magnificent Senior Prizegiving

The Senior Prizegiving, honouring our top scholars across Year 11, 12 & 13, was a magnificent occasion. The Selwyn Theatre was packed and the atmosphere buzzed with a strong sense of the importance of the event. It was wonderful to see so many parents & friends supporting our top academic students. A special guest on the night was Mrs Collene Roche, our Commissioner.

A highlight of the evening was the eloquence of the speeches delivered by four Year 13 students (Head Students Danyon Harris & Betsy Flynn, and the valedictory speeches from Jack Barnard & Carmela Hughes) .

Congratulations to the following students who achieved the very top academic awards for 2011:

Top Scholar in Year 13 & Dux: Jamie Chow Runners Up in Year 13:  Quentin Burrell,                                         Ben Richards &                                         Matthew Skelton-Price Top Scholar in Year 12:  Vithushiya Yoganandarajah Runner Up in Year 12:    Muthana Noori Top Scholar in Year 11:  Fiona Seow Runner Up in Year 11:    Nisyola Fifita

This year the prestigious ‘Selwyn College Award’ was presented to seventeen Year 13 students who have:

• demonstrated an excellent sense of responsibility towards their own learning and achievement
• reflected the Selwyn values in their personal behaviour and promoted these within the school community
• given admirable service to the school community
• been actively involved in the wider co-curricular life of the school as all-round Selwyn students

A New Trophy for a Top Scholar, the “Te Hugh Kawharu Trophy “

A beautiful new trophy has been donated to Selwyn College by the Waata-Urlich family for the top senior Te Reo scholar. This carving was undertaken by master carver, Lewis Gardiner, who is regarded as one of the most innovative and respected Maori jade artists of his generation. The body of the trophy is a calabash shape, indicating the importance of storing and retaining knowledge. The top of the trophy is a manu (bird shape), and indicates that the knowledge must be spoken or sung.
	Congratulations to the inaugural winner of this wonderful new trophy, Moeroa (Ruth) Maea, who is shown being presented the award by Head of Social Sciences, Rochelle Urlich.

Celebrating our Junior Academic Scholars

The Year 9 and 10 Academic Awards ceremony held this week was a wonderful celebration of excellence! The ceremony honoured the students who came top in their subject classes and overall in their year level. The following students deserve our huge congratulations for their achievements:

Year 9 Scholars           Dylan van Lier                           (First) (pictured at left) Louise Blackmore                  (Second) Stephen Bayley                  (Third equal) Henry Grey                        (Third equal) Teariki Roos                       (Third equal) Year 10 Scholars Ouday Almoukdad                  (First) (pictured at right) Monica Seow                         (Second) Karen Huang                           (Third)