World Perfect Mathematics Championship

Education Perfect recently hosted their annual Mathematics Competition. The competition ran for 7 days from 12-19 June with over 60,000 participants from around the world. Awatapu College had some amazing results, placing 83rd globally out of 1545 schools, and 35th place in New Zealand out of 355 schools. In our entrant category (101-250 students), Awatapu College placed 1st in New Zealand and 6th Internationally. Two of our students placed in the top 100 out of 60,000 international entrants, and five students placed in the top 1,000 out of 60,000 entrants. Outstanding results were:

Elite Awards:
Laura Ellery
Brooke Winiata
Briony Milne

Emerald Award:
Floor Schalk

Gold Awards:
William Kilty
Shannia Kaiway
Anh Nguyen

The students from our school answered a total of 67,905 mathematics questions and spent 192 hours collectively towards the competition over the seven days. Well done to everyone who participated!

Cross Country Champs

Congratulations to all of our students who competed at the Manawatu Inter Secondary School Cross Country in Foxton earlier this term. Our students performed well and represented the College with pride. A special mention to Noah Macdermid who came 1st in the Senior Boys Race. This put Noah through to compete at the New Zealand Cross Country Championships in Taupo. Noah raced incredibly well, achieving 29th out of a field of over 190 boys. As well as this, he had the fastest leg in the Manawatu relay team. Well done, Noah.

Sexuality Education Public Consultation

Every two years, as required by legislation, the Awatapu College Board of Trustees will undertake consultation with the school community on a draft statement on the delivery of the health curriculum. This will outline how the school will implement the health education component of the Health and Physical Education curriculum. As a result of this consultation, the Board will adopt a statement on the delivery of the health curriculum.

The school will host a meeting on Thursday 5 July at 5pm in the staff room to discuss the draft policy. If you wish to attend this consultation, please email Mr Nick Reid, HOD Health and Physical Education, by phoning 356 4817 ext 8817 or emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

If you are unable to attend the meeting but would like to view the draft statement, please contact Mr Reid directly. Submissions close 5pm Monday 23 July.

Manu Korero Speech Competition

Congratulations to Te Manumōhio Johnson, Grace Cherrington and Hinemāia Winikeri who represented Awatapu College at the 2018 Manu Kōrero Regional Competition recently.

Te Manumōhio spoke in the Senior English section. This involved delivering an impromptu speech as well as a prepared speech. Te Manumōhio represented himself admirably, speaking with confidence and with his characteristic humour. Grace entered the Junior English category. This is the second year Grace has competed in this section and, once again, she expressed her ideas with confidence and sincerity. Her speech was not dressed with drama nor prepared choreography, which added to the authenticity of her speech. Hinemāia spoke in the Junior Māori section. Typically, this is an area where numbers are lacking, however, Hinemāia took on the challenge willingly and spoke proudly in her native tongue. Ka mau te wehi!

We must acknowledge these brave students who spoke proudly at this year’s competition. They are a credit to their school, whānau and Iwi, and a positive example to their peers.

At a recent assembly, Grace (pictured) delivered the speech she performed at the Manu Korero Regional Competition. Congratulations, Grace, on presenting a powerful message about the importance of having strong values. 

Drama Showcase

400 Block Coffee Course

Students from the 400 Block enjoyed a barista course this term. Students were trained by professionals baristas and had fun making a variety of coffees... which staff were more than happy to sample!