Celebrating achievement and endeavour

St Matthew’s Collegiate School’s annual prizegiving event welcomes our students and families to share a day that recognises effort and achievement across school life.  We farewell our senior students, who hand-over responsibility for leadership to those that follow in their footsteps.

SUPREME ACADEMIC AWARDS

DUX Year 13 (Louise Harper Cup):
Emma Kitchingman

PROXIME ACCESSIT Year 13 (Ryder Tray):
Charlotte Pilbrow

TOP SCHOLAR Year 7 & 8:
Zena Cole

TOP SCHOLAR Year 9-11:
Sophie Williams

TOP SCHOLAR Year 12:
Hannah Percy

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

YEAR 7

Consistent Effort:
Jaipreet Barry; Samantha Fawcett; Olivia Johnson

Academic Excellence:
Katya Shi; Brennagh Eddy (plus a consistent effort award)

 

YEAR 8

Consistent Effort:
Simone Kittow; Marese Napier; Gracy Pearce; Gita Van der Leek; Caitlyn Wall; April Wyeth

Academic Excellence:
Isabelle Lynn; Grace Johnson (plus a consistent effort award)

 

YEAR 9

Consistent Effort:
Rose Lincoln; Josephine Presow; Eva Shackel

Highly Commended:
Mia Sayers; India Williams; Vicky Wu (plus a consistent effort award)

Academic Excellence:
Scarlett Handley-Craig; Lucy Didsbury (plus a consistent effort award); Sienna Chu (plus a consistent effort award)

 

YEAR 10

Consistent Effort:
Meg Speedy

Highly Commended:
Rita Hodson; Sophie Williams (plus a consistent effort award); Sally Booth (plus a consistent effort award)

Academic Excellence:
Imogen Wilton; Francesca Wells (plus a consistent effort award); Evangeleine Leach (plus a consistent effort award)

YEAR 11

Consistent Effort:
Alice McGuinness; Lilia Handiside

Academic Excellence:

Religious and Philosophical Studies:
Mya Anderson

Art, Jane Evans Cup:
Evie Nightingale

Drama:
Erin Dean

English:
Amber Wellington

Physical Education:
Amber Wellington

Commerce:
Emma Thornycroft, (plus a consistent effort award)

Digital Technology:
Isla Carnachan (plus a consistent effort award)

Dance:
Lucy Summerfield (plus a consistent effort award)

Agriculture and Horticulture:
Sophie Joblin

Science:
Sophie Joblin

Geography:
Sophie Joblin (plus a consistent effort award)

Fashion Technology:
Sophia Hallett

History:
Sophia Hallett (plus a consistent effort award)

French:
Hannah Percy

Music:
Hannah Percy (plus a consistent effort award)

Mathematics P.D Maunsell Tray:
Anna Smallwood

Food and Nutrition:
Anna Smallwood

Alban Phillips Memorial cup (Level 1, 2 & 3 NCEA) for Economics; for the top girl taking Economics:
Amica Valencia and Urmi Patel

COMMUNITY and VALUES AWARDS

  • Lindsay Cup for leadership and all-round contribution to Year 7/8:
    Gracy Pearce
  • Ruth Ryan Trophy for all-round commitment in Year 9:
    Ruby Ferguson
  • Megan Payton Cup for all-round commitment in Year 10:
    Maia Svenson
  • Barbara Roydhouse Palette for improvement and perseverance in Year 11 painting:
    Hannah Percy
  • Tina Holmes Memorial Cup for perseverance and determination in Year 11:
    Milly Young
  • Catherine Graydon Cup for participation in all aspects of school life in Year 11:
    Sophia Hallett
  • Alexia Robson Memorial Tray recognising the young girl who has shown strength of spirit and courage:
    Olivia Church
  • The Hope Cup for the senior girl who demonstrates tenacity and determination:
    Nikki Jones
  • Sarah Brooking Trophy presented to the girl who promotes positive values and shows outstanding strength of character:
    Urmi Patel
  • The Ruamahanga Restoration Trust Conservation Award for Environmental Leadership acknowledges students who best demonstrate principle of guardianship and leadership skills in conservation and environmental restoration within their school or community:
    Jenna Portman

SERVICE AWARDS

Maria Joblin Memorial Cup for Head of Chapel:
Eloise Bannister and Maisy Ballantyne

Gaye Robertson Book Award for service to the library:
Samantha Petrie 

Head of Hampton House Melissa Manley Tray for service to boarding house staff and girls’ welfare:
Nikki Jones 

Board of Trustees student representative 2022:
Samantha Plimmer

Principal’s Book Award recognising the service of the Head Girl to the school: Ava Rickey

CULTURAL AWARDS

Oratory Cup for contribution to junior public speaking presented by Susan Gray & Virginia Caro:
Mia Sayers

Garland Book Prize for Literature Year 10:
Imogen Wilton

The Margot Barton Creative Writing Cup (year 11):
Francesca Shaw

The Oldale–Turnbull Cup for contribution to the arts in the middle school:
Evie Leach

The Barbara Vinten Trophy for contribution to drama in the middle school:
Olivia Church 

The Tim Clarke Cup for dramatic performance in the middle school:
Bonnie Noble

The R G Stewart Cup for oratory and public speaking:
Annabel Barnsley 

The Evan Jaine Memorial Tray for excellence in school drama:
Aibhinn McCann Bell

Anna Nicholls Cup for outstanding musical ability and service to school music:
Lily Thomason

Rebecca Innes Tray for the girl who contributed in every way to the spirit of the choir:
Stella Masters

The Gwen Levick Cup for the demonstration of excellence in instrumental music, and is fully involved in the musical life of the school and the wider community:
Milly Young

Anderson Cup for contribution to choral work in the school:
Genevieve Nightingale

The Olive Rose Sutherland Memorial Cup for all-round contribution to the arts:
Genevieve Nightingale

SPORTS AWARDS

Betts Cup (senior) for sportsmanship:
Grace Tanner 

Anlo Van Deventer Cup for most outstanding sporting achievement:
Alex Anstis

Margaret O’Gorman Cup (senior) for general excellence in sport:
Emma McLeod 

Harper Lindsay Cup for excellence in Year 7 & 8 sport:
Olivia Fenwick 

Sutherland Cup for ability and contribution to Year 7 & 8 sport:
April Wyeth

Bouton Cup for contribution and enthusiasm to middle school sport:
Vanessa Taylor

Meg Tulloch Cup (senior) for special contribution to sport at St Matthew’s:
Jasmine Wellington

HOUSE AWARDS

The following four cups can be awarded to a student from any year level who has made an outstanding contribution to House activities. The recipients are chosen by House prefects and House staff:

The Swallow Family Cobham House Cup, presented to a member of Sheppard House:
Felicity Johnson

The Cheetham Family Fergusson House Cup, Cooper House:
Asha Blyth 

The Innes Family Grey House Cup, Batton House:
Ella Beveridge

The Berry Family Wakefield House Cup, Wake House:
Annabelle Smith

House Captains’ Cups

Gibson Family cup: presented to head of Batten:
Rosa Fowler 

Madeleine Wimsett cup presented to the head of Cooper:
Madeleine Wellbrock

Dalziell Family cup presented to the head of Sheppard:
Grace Tanner

Harper Family cup presented to the head of Wake:
Ruby Broom

Bunny-Gregorie-Williams House Challenge Cup:

First: Cooper

Second: Sheppard

Third: Batten