Rachel Winter

2025 Senior School Term One Welcome Back Assembly & 2024 Academic Award Winners | Event Wrap & Photo Gallery

At Wednesday's Senior School Week One, Term One Assembly, we welcomed and welcomed back our Years 7-12 students and staff, outlined the big year ahead, and celebrated academic excellence and achievement.

Our First in Subject Awards recognised 2024's top performing students for their study dedication and outstanding academic results.

Our GPA Big Improvers Awards honoured those 2024 students for their resilience and commitment to personal academic growth.

These awards highlight Canterbury College's strong pursuit of educational excellence and the impact of perseverance in learning.

Congratulations to all the following students...

2024 First in Subject Awards

Year 8
Arabella Carr – First in Dance
Sienna Crawford – First in Business Economics & Enterprise, First in Film Television & New Media, First in Geography
Nayeon Kim – First in Religion & Values (Shared)
Emeline Kolb – First in Visual Art
George Li – First in Music
Grace McIntyre – First in Experimental Science
Ellyse Pal – First in Food & Hospitality
Mikael Sandanayake – First in Digital Solutions, First in Religion & Values (Shared)
Mujtaba Shah – First in Drama
Charlotte Williamson – First in Industrial Technology Skills

Year 9
Zahra Babali – First in Food & Hospitality (Shared)
Kaitlyn Bolger – First in French
Zoe Broadbent – First in Food & Hospitality (Shared)
Isabella Franklin – First in Commerce
Lucy Johnson – First in Legal Studies
Jessie Lei – First in Visual Art
Rylan Mead – First in Industrial Technology Skills
Riley Morgan – First in Start-Up
Rubie Newman – First in Sport Academy: Rugby/Touch
Penina Pao – First in Mandarin (Shared)
Rose Pincott – First in Anatomy & Physiology
Aaliyah Richardson – First in Spanish
Jane Sayers – First in Drama
Ella Shelley – First in Religion & Values
Taylah Smith-Miller – First in Film Television & New Media
Abigail Viriki – First in Sport Academy: Netball
Michael Wilkinson – First in Digital Solutions
Taylor Wheatley – First in Chemistry & Physics (Extension), First in Music
Jillian Zamora – First in Mandarin (Shared)

Year 10
Shubham Bhatt – First in Sport & Fitness
Gurjaap Buttar – First in Spanish
Liam Clarke – First in Sport Academy: Rugby/Touch (Shared)
Mia Cutts – First in Food & Hospitality
Ryan Day – First in Industrial Technology Skills
Jasmine Fidow – First in Sport Academy: Netball
William Graham – First in Construction
Aimee Henry – First in Physical Education, First in Sport Academy: Rugby/Touch (Shared)
Liam McGregor – First in Biology, First in Legal Studies (Shared)
Mya Morrow – First in Film Television & New Media, First in Religion & Ethics
Isabella Oxenbridge – First in Music
Diya Raniga – First in Legal Studies (Shared)
Jesse Shin – First in Health
Gursewak Singh – First in Digital Solutions
Michael Stephens – First in Physics
Ashutosh Vaitha – First in Commerce, First in Start-Up, First in Legal Studies (Shared)
Samantha Vivian – First in Design, First in Visual Art
Allegra Williams – First in Psychology, First in Science in Practice
Mikaela Williams – First in French
Ramon Zeng – First in Chemistry

2024 GPA Big Improvers Awards

Year 8 in 2025
Lexie Bakos, Anthena Feaunati, Halle Honnibal, Hannah Kelmanson, Mekia McDonald, Jayden Park, Gregory Savage, Samara Smith, Sean Thomson.

Year 9 in 2025
Kyla Diesing, Chloe Hunter, Aleksandar Khalil, Eamon King, Inaya Malik, Daniel Riordan, Mujtaba Shah, Leonamia Toon, Ayla Whybird.

Year 10 in 2025
Lucy Johnson, Joshua Jung, Samaira Kapoor, Savannah Peterson, Rose Pincott, Brooklyn Pukallus, Kristine Ruiz, Riley Warmus.

Year 11 in 2025
Corey Bertsch, Kirra Burridge, Gurjaap Buttar, Mya Morrow, Jayda Penitani, Zain Rizk, Malaya Robbins, Kiya Watkins-Rameka, Eliora Wood.

Year 12 in 2025
Kevin Dizon, Phoebe Dyer, Grace McGuinness, Arush Sharma, Ruby Simpson, Micah Tandy, Larissa White, Georgia Woehrle.

Photos from this event can be found on our Facebook page HERE.

by Rachel Winter