Latest St Cuthbert’s news

We are thrilled to share that our students gained a record number of NZQA Scholarships in 2023 – the highest secondary school qualification – placing the College once again as the top all girls’ school in the country.    Our students gained a phenomenal 114 scholarships across 27 subjects, with twins, Ena (10) and Belle Yin (8), gaining 18 scholarships between… Read more

We are always proud and love to watch our students pursue a wide range of tertiary studies, both nationally and internationally. Our fantastic Careers Faculty works with students to help them apply to leading universities worldwide. We caught up with Old Girls Arabella Patrick and Helena Haldane, who are both currently studying at university in Sydney and Melbourne What made… Read more

Caroline Reddish chats to us remotely from Kahunui St Cuthbert’s second campus. It’s been pouring with rain in the Bay of Plenty wilderness, but she isn’t fazed. Her energy and passion are palpable as she talks about her role leading students and staff at Kahunui, and the outcomes of our unique programme. Caroline has been working in the outdoors for… Read more

Year 13 student Kate Irwin We are delighted to announce that the prestigious Sherilyn White Scholarship has been awarded to Kate Irwin, for her outstanding sporting achievements, and ‘By Love Serve’ approach in giving back to the College, and students. The Sherilyn White Scholarship was established to commemorate the life of a much-loved past student, and athlete, who sadly passed… Read more

In recent years, structured literacy has gained recognition as a highly effective approach for teaching children how to read and write, with research showing that the most successful method is systematic and explicit instruction. This has formed the strategic focus for the Junior School – to empower students with the specific skills and strategies they need to read, spell and… Read more

The Principal’s ‘Every Girl’ initiative supports girls in financial need who have been asked to represent the College in co-curricular activities. In 2023, through the Gifting Amazing Annual Fund, this was a keenly supported initiative and we’re thrilled to share that money raised has allowed girls from across a broad range of Year groups to attend events such as Netball,… Read more

The annual College Sports Auckland Young Sports Person of the Year Awards were held last month. The awards  celebrate the outstanding sporting achievements of Auckland Secondary School students. St Cuthbert’s College placed in the top four in the National Team Champions Roll of Honour for winning the National titles for Hockey, Orienteering and Water Polo. St Cuthbert’s also had ten… Read more

From left to right – Head Boarder Jaime Lock, Deputy Head Girl Grace McGregor-Macdonald, Head Girl Anita Iese, Deputy Head Girl Lucy Hollister and Jifei Shao. Congratulations to our new student leaders for 2024! Anita Iese was announced as 2024 Head Girl of St Cuthbert’s College at Senior Prize Giving last week. Our 2024 Deputy Head Girls are Luci Hollister,… Read more

We are delighted to celebrate and congratulate our top scholars of 2023. The prestigious pinnacle being the award of Dux and Proxime Accessit. These achievements require an incredible amount of dedication, passion, and drive. Congratulations to Grace Wu who was awarded Dux of 2023 and to Grace Liang who was awarded Proxime Accessit, and top IB student for 2023. These… Read more

Through donations to the Gifting Amazing Annual Fund, we have been able to commission a new Audio Recording Studio within the Performing Arts Centre; the first of its kind at St Cuthbert’s College. Building work commenced in October and students will be able to use the new studio in 2024. The project was the brainchild of Head of Music Dragana… Read more

We have many emerging changemakers at St Cuthbert’s, which is clear from our recent Future Problem Solving National Finals results. Our Year 11 team (Bonnie Wang, Julia Sung, Isobel Denton and Olivia Wei) and individual competitor, Zara Toes, both gained 1st place in the Global Issues Problem Solving category and have qualified for the International Finals in Indianapolis in June… Read more

Donations to the Annual Fund have enabled the College to purchase progressive sports recording equipment. These have been used weekly by our Hockey and Football teams. The Go Pro recorded material is played back in analysis sessions to help improve players’ performance. St Cuthbert’s 1st football coach Sander Waterford shared, “It has been great for the girls to see themselves… Read more