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Dear Parents and Caregivers
Kia ora koutou katoa.
A record crowd turned up to Grandparents’ Day today, with over 600 guests gathered in the Centennial Chapel. Grandparents were delighted by the concert from our rangatahi and were then escorted on a tour of the College. Thank you to the Principal of Preparatory School, Jonathan Bierwirth and his helpers for the organisation of this popular event and to the students who were proud to show off their school.
The recent holidays were a welcome break for everyone although there were a number of activities involving students and staff in sport, production rehearsals, and professional development.
The success of our Girls’ Senior A basketball and netball teams at a national level was exceptional. The second place for basketball for a second consecutive year was a phenomenal achievement. StAC netball has also enjoyed a wonderful season in both the Preparatory and Secondary Schools, with a record number of teams catering for a wide range of ages and ability. To represent your school at a national level is a feat in itself, so the placing of our Senior A netball at 13th in New Zealand was another great success. Congratulations and thank you to all those involved. Congratulations also to our trap shooting team who competed at Nationals with the Girls’ team finishing second in the North Island championships and Maggie Hood (Year 13) winning the National Skeet.
On the music front, our rock band The E.C.H.O. won their way to compete at the Battle of the Bands finals in Wellington last weekend. This is an adult competition and students Hayden Lam (Year 12), Ethan Lam (Year 10) and Oliver Woodgate (Year 12) can be very proud of making the final round of this strongly contested and popular event.
On Monday our Robert Burns Scholars returned from their three-week trip to Scotland. Unsurprisingly Megan Simpson and Jack Flanagan (both Year 12) had a fantastic time and enjoyed the warm and generous hospitality of their Scottish hosts. Meg and Jack were also wonderful ambassadors for our school and country.
Last night I had the pleasure, along with a number of other staff, in supporting the book launch of Kerrin Davidson’s recent collection of poems, Hoof. Kerrin has been an inspiration to hundreds of students at St Andrew’s in their creative writing endeavours and it was a privilege to host her book launch, where a number of our students from Years 3–13 read their own published poems.
This weekend our jazz bands showcase in the Christchurch Big Band Festival. This is a wonderful way for the public to enjoy the talents of our jazz musicians, hopefully in the Labour Weekend sunshine. St Andrew’s will be performing on Saturday, 21 October, at 11.00am, Victoria Square.
Very best wishes to all involved with the Middle School production of Little Mermaid next week. Thank you to the parent helpers supporting our amazing production team of Performing Arts teachers, senior students and Old Collegians. Sixty-two current students are involved in this production, which is an ambitious and delightful show.
Good luck also to our 1st XI cricket team who play tomorrow against Christ’s College in the Canterbury semi-final of the Gillette Cup. The team has played well to make it to this stage in their quest to win the chance to play against the best teams in New Zealand in December.
With best wishes to all for the long weekend.
Ngā mihi nui
Christine Leighton
Rector
The St Andrew's College Senior A Girls' basketball team earned the distinction of being the second-best team in the country in the 2023 New Zealand Secondary Schools Basketball Nationals held in Palmerston North over the term break. Earning their place in the AA Girls’ Grand Final, their formidable opponents in the championship match were the reigning AA Championship winners from the previous year, Westlake Girls’ High School. Despite the final score favouring Westlake Girls’ High School, 67–53, the St Andrew's College team played an outstanding tournament.
Photo credit to Basketball New Zealand.
The Senior A netball team participated in the New Zealand Secondary School Netball Tournament at The Trusts Arena, Auckland, from Tuesday 3 – Friday 6 October. The tournament got off to a rough start due to extreme weather conditions that not only made our flight to Auckland very turbulent, but two of our players could not fly out of Queenstown to Auckland. To add to this, one of our players had COVID-19 and couldn’t join the team until Wednesday. Unfortunately, we only had seven players to start the tournament and luckily Makenzie Disher (Year 9) was able to join the team, to make a team of eight.
The team had a tough first few days but showed perseverance and resilience to play the best they could. Ella Sharpe (Year 12), who had played in the attack all season, willingly played defence and did a fantastic job. When the usual team were back together on Thursday, they beat Villa Maria College 40–30 and fought valiantly against Napier Girls’ High School to lose a close-fought battle 31–35. The team then beat New Plymouth Girls’ High School 33–26, after their initial 26–41 loss to them.
The team thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to play in this tournament and to play the top teams in the country. The St Andrew’s team certainly did themselves and the College proud, playing with a lot of heart and team unity to place 13th in New Zealand.
It was a very wet three days that the team spent in Hamilton at the start of the school holiday at the North Island and National Secondary Schools Clay Target Championships. The North Island Championships were held on Day 1 with the St Andrew’s female team of Maggie Hood (Year 13), Lucie Hood (Year 11) and Addison Williams (Year 12) finishing second in the Ladies’ team championships.
On Day 2, in the National Championships, Kurt Lilly (Year 10) achieved the highest possible score in Single Rise but following a shoot-off missed out on a medal. Mitchell Twentyman’s (Year 11) high scores gained him a spot in the North Canterbury regional team alongside shooters from Lincoln High School and Christ’s College, and they finished second in the Regional Teams Match.
Ten of our 16 shooters took part in the North Island and National Skeet Championship on Day 3. Maggie Hood maintained her impressive form to become the North Island Female Skeet Champion.
The New Zealand Secondary School Mountain Biking Championships were held during the holidays in Blenheim. St Andrew’s had just over 10 students competing in the three events – downhill, enduro and cross-country. The competition was very competitive, and our riders did their best across all the events they entered. For some, it was a very long four days of competition.
During the term break, the 1st XI cricket team travelled to Sydney to help with their preparation for the ‘business end’ of their season. The trip consisted of playing six matches over seven days – a hard schedule but one that pushed and tested the boys. The team played five GPS schools and an I-Zingarei team that is made up of various cricketers from around Sydney. St Andrew’s won their first two matches against Barker College and Newington College and drew their third match against Knox Grammar School. After three matches in a row, the boys needed the rest day, which many of them used to attend the Rugby League Grand Final with their parents. The last three days of the tour saw the 1st XI play and lose to I-Zingarei, lose to SHORE – Sydney Church of England Grammar School, and when rain stopped play against King’s School, the match was evenly poised. Overall, the tour was very successful and prepared the boys for their first competition match which was also a quarter-final Gillette Cup match against Timaru Boys’ High School.
The St Andrew’s rowing team have had a great start to the rowing season over the school holidays with the novice team starting off the break with a two-day rowing camp. The goal was to teach the team how to get to and from rowing safely, the basics around getting off and on the water, and introduce some basic technical skills.
Our senior team kicked their season off last Sunday with a five-day camp in Twizel. A highlight was the Head Coach of the 1st XV, Ian Robinson, joining camp to work with the students and coaches around the College’s new Sports Framework. These sessions were very productive and enabled the creation of standards and action plans for the rowers and the coaches. While the returning rowers were in Twizel, the novice team had their second camp in Christchurch. It was a great way to kick off another exciting season for St Andrew’s rowing.
During the Term 3 holidays, our international students had the opportunity to visit one of the tourist hot spots of the South Island – Queenstown. It was an interesting start to the trip with a State of Emergency declared the day before arriving. Once the students arrived in Queenstown, you would have never known there was a flash flood through the streets, with little to no debris remaining and the streets flooded with tourists. With a few changes to the original itinerary, the students enjoyed the Gondola, Luge, Fear Factory, a day skiing up at the Remarkables, Jetboating, Bungy Jumping, Walter Peak Farm Tour and much more.
On Thursday evening, St Andrew’s College hosted the launch of Writer-in-Residence, Kerrin P. Sharpe’s, new poetry collection, Hoof. After being welcomed to the Rentoul Senior College by the Teacher in Charge of Writing for Publication, Rebecca Ball, the well-attended crowd were treated to readings from Kerrin’s poetry students – Georgia Blyde (Year 3), Alfred Lash (Year 5), Hanxi (Cicy) Chen, Heidi Smith (both Year 9), Chantelle Xiong, Lucas Te Rangi (both Year 12) and William Russell (Year 13).
Rector, Christine Leighton, then spoke about Hoof and officially launched the book, before Kerrin read a specially selected range of poems from the collection. The crowd were thrilled to hear some of the history and local connections in Kerrin’s poems, several of which featured staff members and other guests present on the night. Kerrin was then joined by Christine and Assistant Head of Secondary School (Academic), Helaina Coote, to cut the cake, which was beautifully decorated with the front cover of Hoof. Guests were treated to elegant kai created by Catering Manager, Russell Gray, and music by Sea-am Thompson (Year 12) and Music teacher Michael Lawrence.
To read more and to order your copy of Hoof, please click here.
Following the heated basketball battle in Term 2 between Preparatory School staff and Year 8 students, the netball girls decided to take on the competitive staff. The game was played in great spirit, and fair play was evident on the court. Both teams played well but the staff just managed a 16–15 win.
A significant number of our senior students were presented with Community Service Awards at the Senior College Assembly this morning. The students pictured have received Silver (30+ hours of service) or Gold Awards (50+ hours of community service). Head of Senior College, John Ruge, congratulated all of these students, together with those who have gained Bronze Awards (20+ hours of service), for giving their time to serve others and build a strong community both within the College and more widely.
The CMA Year 12 Mathematics Competition was held at Burnside High School on Tuesday and St Andrew’s had two teams defending the trophy won by the 2022 Year 12 team. The StAC B team of Jack Li, James McIver, and Flynn Blackler made it through to the final via the repechage, finishing in the top 6. The StAC A team of Bryan Cooper, James Hart, Aaron Moore and Chantelle Xiong won their heat and went on to win the final a few minutes ahead of the next team.
Georgia Eagle (Year 13) is competing in Juvenile Section 5 at the World Solo Drumming Championships in Glasgow, Scotland this weekend. A huge trip for her and we all wish her well for her performance.
Fifteen of our St Andrew’s College pipers travelled to Nelson during the term break to compete in the New Zealand Young Piper of the Year 2023, with our pipers winning several podium placings. Now in its fifth year, the Young Piper event falls perfectly in the solo piping calendar just before the Silver Chanter solo piping championship this weekend.
Last Saturday, The E.C.H.O played at the national finals for the New Zealand Battle of the Bands competition, at Valhalla in Wellington. The band is made up of Hayden Lam (Year 12), Ethan Lam (Year 10), Oliver Woodgate (Year 12) and Cadence Zhou from Papanui High School. They competed in three knock-out rounds against many established adult bands to qualify for the finals and played a 25-minute set consisting of six original songs and a cover.
Here is a video of them playing their newest original song Empty at the competition.
Gabriella Kenton-Smith (Year 13) won Second Female Laser Sailor in the New Zealand 2023 Youth Championships during the holidays, despite very rough sailing conditions.
The following Preparatory School teams have qualified for the National Finals in the New Zealand Future Problem Solving competition that will take place in Auckland next weekend.
The Year 9 team including Piper Stone, Noa Biancucci, Cicy (Hanxi) Chen and Gracie-Starr Guest also qualified for the Future Problem Solving Nationals but are unable to attend due to a clash with the Middle School production.
On the last day of Term 3, Gemma Lewis (Year 13) and Georgia Lewis (Year 10) represented St Andrew’s in the South Island Interschools Mounted Games Pairs Competition, placing a creditable fourth overall. At the Canterbury Premier League Dressage Championships held at the end of September, Gemma Lewis won Champion Level 7 riding Ruanuku R and also Reserve Champion Level 1 on her other horse LL Tyche. The National 3-Day Event was held at McLeans Island Equestrian Centre over the last weekend of the holidays, where Gemma Lewis, riding Pennyweight Effervescent, won the 80cm U21 class.
Tavé Stuart (Year 11) achieved High Distinction on her RAD Advanced 2 Ballet examination, which is normally done by 18-year-olds and it is very hard to earn a Distinction.
Sustainability Council leaders Gemma Lewis (Year 13) and Elliot Graves (Year 12) were commended by the EcoAction Trust this week for their efforts around maintaining St Andrew’s College EcoAction nursery and contributing to planting days. A special event was held at Rangi Ruru Girls’ School for partnering schools and sponsors who worked hard to put 35,000 plants in the ground this year. St Andrew’s has been a trust member since 2019. Gemma and Elliot have attended 95% of all annual planting days over the past three years, contributed to maintaining the College’s plant nursery, and have provided outstanding leadership resulting in a 400+% growth in Sustainability Council members to 57. Daniel Robertson and Harry Anderson (both Year 13) have managed the College nursery this year, accumulating a combined 120 hours of community service.
During the holiday break, Sophie Hayden (Year 13) cut off her hair to donate it to Freedom Wigs, raising money for Melanoma New Zealand. Please support her by donating here: Donate - Melanoma NZ
Bede Miller (Year 13) and Jonah Cropp (Year 13) have been nominated in the upcoming International Youth Silent Film Festival (IYSFF), a global competition that challenges young filmmakers from across the USA, Australia, The UAE, and New Zealand to create a three-minute silent film set to one of 10 musical scores composed especially for the festival. The top three winning films of the night will then enter the Grand Final competition that is held in Portland, Oregon, USA.
As well as being selected as a Top 16 finalist, Bede's film, The Swap has been nominated for Best Director, Best Shot, Best Cinematography and Best Production Design, with Jonah nominated in the Best Actor Category for the same film.
The following students have been nominated for a Zonta Club Christchurch Zonta Award for 2023:
Earlier in the year, Christine Jeon (Year 12) performed as a soloist with the NZSO at the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington. She performed the 4th movement of the Elgar Cello Concerto in Em. It is great that we can now share this stunning performance with you, by clicking here.
Radha Gamble (Year 9) has had a haiku published in Rattle Young Poets Anthology, the most prestigious American publication for children’s writing.
Taylor Gordon (Year 10), Hanxi (Cicy) Chen (Year 9) and Georgia Blyde (Year 3) won silver awards in The Royal Commonwealth Society’s prestigious Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2023. Luke Manson, Charlotte Galvan, Katie Chan, Liam Symes, Alice Howard, and Oliver Barker (all Year 10) all won bronze awards in the same competition.
The Boys’ 1st XI hosted Timaru Boys’ High School on Saturday in a Gillette Cup quarter-final. Timaru Boys won the toss and elected to bat. The windy conditions made it hard work for the bowlers, especially into the wind, but St Andrew’s stuck to task with Will Ullrich Y13, Connor Higgs and Fletcher Mason (all Year 13) bowling well to restrict Timaru Boys to 206. A great start by St Andrew’s opening pair of Jack O’Rourke (Year 11) and James Anderson (Year 13) set the platform, but unfortunately, the team lost wickets in clumps and put themselves under pressure. Timothy Richardson and Jonty Davidson (both Year 12) combined to bring the team home in a mature partnership with three balls to spare. The team will play Christ’s College away tomorrow in the Gillette Cup semi-final.
On Wednesday and Thursday, the Girls’ 1st XI competed in the Gillette Venus Cricket Competition against other Canterbury teams. The first day of play saw the team compete against Craighead Diocesan School, St Margaret’s College 1st XI, and Cashmere High School in a T-15 format. After two early losses, the team came together with the bat and ball and won their final game against Cashmere High. The batting performance was dominated by a 52-run partnership of Daisy Thake (Year 10) and Gabrielle Jones (Year 12) to reach a solid total of 94 runs. The team then performed amazingly in the field, bowling Cashmere High out for 74. Gabrielle Jones took three catches, with Mookmanee Lee and Yinan (Vivian) Lu (both Year 11) bowling some tight overs which put Cashmere under pressure.
On Day 2, the team played two games against St Margaret’s College 2nd XI and then Rangiora High School. The girls’ skills developed over the tournament and after a close loss to St Margaret’s the team had their second win of the competition in the final game, restricting Rangiora High to 60 runs, chasing 89. A significant highlight of this game was Daisy Thake’s five-wicket bag, taking four wickets for two runs, in addition to an earlier stumping while she was keeping. Mookmanee Lee again bowled some tight overs, putting Rangiora High under all sorts of pressure, while Henrietta Nation, Holly Maraki, Addison Williams (all Year 12), Lucie Hood (Year 11), Daisy Thake and Hannah Radford (Year 9) and all contributed with the bat.
Two St Andrew's College Highland dancers had outstanding success at the recent Highland Dancer of the Year competitions held in Nelson during the holidays.
Last week Georgia Gregg (Year 6) competed at the Ellesmere Highland Dance Competition, where she placed 1st in Highland Fling U12; 1st in U12 Jig; 1st in Highland Reel U14; 3rd in Sailors U14; and 3rd in Sword Dance U14.
In the holidays, Elliott Harper (Year 7) competed in Gisborne at the New Zealand Skateboard Nationals, exceeding expectations by qualifying for the finals, placing in the top 10 Open Women and coming eighth overall.
Gemma Thomas (Year 10) competed in the Canterbury Cup Karate Competition, winning silver in Kata 14/15 years Premier level and silver in Kumite 14/15 years Open Premier level, to conclude the karate competitions for 2023.
Hugo Harris (Year 10) competed in the New Zealand U15 Ice Hockey Nationals competition in Dunedin, where he represented Canterbury, winning a bronze medal against Auckland.
Over the weekend of Friday 6 – Sunday 8 October, Archer Bryant (Year 4) competed in the New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation U12 National Championships. After two days of the round robin, the Canterbury Spiders finished third and went into the playoffs, where they drew 2–2 and in penalty time they unfortunately conceded a goal, finishing the competition fourth out of 21 teams, and the top Canterbury team.
Leonidas Swainson-Whaanga (Year 9), Hayley Stowell, Anna Lewis (both Year 8) and Aurelia Ashman (Year 7) all competed in Canterbury basketball teams at the Basketball New Zealand U13 Regionals over the holidays.
The following players are recognised as representative players:
Kavanah Lene (Year 13) represented New Zealand in the Junior Tall Ferns team at the recent U17 Women’s Oceania Championships in Papua New Guinea at the start of October. Moly-Belle Morrow (Year 12) was also named as a non-travelling reserve.
Kavanah Lene also helped lead the New Zealand U17 Women’s team to silver at the FIBA Oceania Qualifying Tournament in the first week of October. Kavanah led the team in scoring and was the team's third-leading rebounder across their five games and was named in the FIBA All-Star 5.
Jonte Butterfield (Year 12) recently raced in two major competitions at Lake Havasu, Arizona, USA. At the Jet Ski World Finals, he placed third in the Amateur Ski 2 Stroke Lites. Then at the International Cup, Jonte placed second in the Ski 2 Stroke.
Amber de Wit (Year 11) was a member of the winning New Zealand U17 team that competed at OFC Qualifiers. This was the U17 World Cup Qualifiers and was hosted in Tahiti. New Zealand won every game, and Amber scored three goals. New Zealand are now through to the 2024 World Cup which is being hosted by the Dominican Republic.
This year’s Gentlemen's Luncheon on Friday, October 13, was once again, a delightful and memorable event for our 114 Old Boys, spanning ages 73– 96. The day began with morning tea in Strowan House, followed by a wander to the Centennial Chapel where Rector Christine Leighton extended a warm welcome, setting the tone for the day's festivities. The guests were treated to various musical performances, including the Boys Barbershop, an exceptional cello performance by Christine Jeon (Year 12), and an organ piece by guest organist Daniel Cooper.
Following the musical interlude, the guests enjoyed lunch in the Strowan House dining room and were welcomed by OCA Executive member Dr Greg Reynolds (OC 1973) who was also joined by his father Graham (OC 1949). The event also provided an opportunity to honour the milestone anniversaries of the Classes of 1958-1962 and 1953-1957.
Dr Ron Jones (OC 1957) led the reading of the Grace, while Stuart Fox (OC 1962) delivered a heartfelt toast to absent friends, and Neil Thomson (OC 1957) raised a toast to the College. Barrie Hunt (OC 1950) regaled the attendees with humorous anecdotes from his school days and generously donated a copy of his memoirs to the College.
Tom Rae (OC 2022) was the winner of the Artstart 2023 Waitaha McCormack & McKellar People’s Choice Award for 2023 with his photograph Vast. This exhibition was made up of the top artworks shortlisted from a group of over 1500 submissions across Canterbury secondary schools.
Tom Rance (OC 2018) has been named in the 2023 New Zealand Barbarians U85kg team.
Hamish Dalzell (OC 2013) has been selected to play the 2023–2024 season for the Nippon Steel Kamaishi Seawaves in Japan. Hamish previously played for the Crusaders, Canterbury and Auckland NPC teams, the Japanese team Panasonic Wild Knights and Rugby New York's Ironworkers. He also represented New Zealand U20 Rugby Team in 2015-2016.
Milla Newbury (OC 2022) competed at the New Zealand Ice Figure Skating Championships at the start of October, winning bronze in the Adult Interpretive - Gold 1 Women’s event.
Britney-Lee Nicholson (OC 2017) was selected for the New Zealand Futsal Ferns who this week played Indonesia in Manila as part of the PFF Women's Tri-Nation Invitational Tournament. Britney-Lee scored the only Ferns’ goal of the game. This tournament marks the beginning of the Futsal Ferns' preparation to qualify for the inaugural 2025 FIFA Women's Futsal World Cup.
At the New Zealand Young Piper of the Year 2023 in Nelson, Campbell Wilson (OC 2020) won the Overall U21 prize for the fifth time with a first in Piobaireachd, first in March, Strathspey and Reel, and first in the Hornpipe and Jig events.
Good luck to all students who are representing the College over the weekend in sports and cultural activities, including:
Delicious Christmas goodies, locally made with the highest quality ingredients. The perfect gift for Christmas or keep to treat your own family! All proceeds will go towards the PTA 2023 fundraising drive.
This year the PTA are introducing two brand-new offerings outside of the cake category:
The PTA is also again offering a range of Christmas cake options, all beautifully presented in a gift box:
More information about each of the PTA’s Christmas Goodies, including the ingredients list, can be found at the link below.
The Community Service team is helping organise the College’s contribution to the Christchurch City Mission’s Christmas Appeal. Students and their families are invited to help disadvantaged children by donating gifts for children aged 3–14. The unwrapped purchased gifts can be taken and placed under the Christmas tree in the Centennial Chapel. This is a great opportunity to help our wider Christchurch community during the Christmas period, which can be a tough time for families, so we hope you all get involved. For more information, please contact communityservice@stac.school.nz.
Please bring in your donation by Wednesday 6 December.
Come along to a gathering in the Scottish Highland tradition. Hosted by St Andrew’s College in partnership with the Canterbury Caledonian Society Pipe Band, join us for this free event as we celebrate all things Scottish, with a hint of Christmas cheer! Featuring piping, drumming, Highland dancing, Scottish country dancing, and a Pipe Band contest. With a bouncy castle, food vendors and a licensed bar, there’s something for everyone to enjoy at this fun, family day out!
When: Sunday 3 December, 9.00am–5.00pm
Where: St Andrew’s College Field
This is a free, non-ticketed event, no bookings are required
Year 11 (Weeks 1–2): All Year 11 students are required to complete a Clearance Form before they leave for the year. This will be done over Weeks 1–2 of Term 4 during tutor time. Their tutor group will visit The Green Library and Innovation Centre to return overdue books and/or any computer equipment which may have been borrowed. Students are also expected to totally clean out their lockers if they had one this year. They will be getting new lockers next year, in Senior College, so it is imperative they leave nothing behind, including their locks.
Year 9–10 (Weeks 6–7): All Year 9– 10 students are required to complete a Clearance Form before they leave for the year. This will be done over Weeks 6–7 of Term 4 during tutor time. Their tutor group will visit The Green Library and Innovation Centre to return overdue books and/or any computer equipment which may have been borrowed. Students are also expected to totally clean out their lockers. No one gets the same locker next year, so it is imperative they leave nothing behind, including their locks. It is optional for next year’s Year 10–11 students to have a locker, and notification has already gone out to students to apply for one. If there are any issues they can contact Middle School Office Administrator, Robyn McIntosh, at RMT@stac.school.nz.
With international borders well and truly open and the movement of people across boarders back to normal. We have the privilege of having international students join us at St Andrew’s College to enrich their learning journey.
We are looking for families who are willing to host international students in their homes in the following three capacities:
For more information please Director of International Students and Exchanges, Pale Tauti at PTU@stac.school.nz.
After a lengthy break from exchanges due to COVID-19 and re-establishing connections with old and new exchange schools. We are now able to provide exchanges for our Year 12 and 13 students in 2024.
Applications are now open, please discuss with your child if they are suitable for a challenging but rewarding experience which can help them to develop and grow their skills and awareness about themselves.
Please contact Director of International Students and Exchanges, Pale Tauti at PTU@stac.school.nz for the application form and any questions or queries. Applications close on Thursday 26 October.
The online sales for the following 2023 photographs are now available:
Details of how to order the photographs can be found on our website using the button below and you will need to log into StACNet using your St Andrew's College login.
If you have any questions relating to this service, please email photography@stac.school.nz.
ORDER PHOTOGRAPHS ONLINE >The Community Business Directory is on our website under Alumni & Community and represents over 100 parent businesses. Please take a look at how many businesses you can support locally.
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Effective from 12.01am Tuesday 15 August, the seven-day mandatory isolation period for positive COVID-19 cases has been removed. The Ministry guidance is to stay at home for five days if you test positive for COVID-19, but this is not a requirement. However, for any illness, students should stay home if unwell. Any student should also feel free to wear a mask if they wish to do so while at school.
Ākonga Absence and Ill-health
A polite reminder that any ākonga who are unwell should not attend school. For any absence, whether ill-health or otherwise, the College’s preferred platform for reporting this is via our online form below.
Recording a Student Absence >
If you are not able to report your child's absence using the online form, please report their absence via the relevant email address below. If you cannot get through to us via the form or email, please call our attendance line on +64 3 940 2031 (term time only).
For a full list of upcoming school events, please refer to the fixtures page on StACNet.
