The 2023 Senior Prizegiving awards represent hours of dedication and commitment to excellent by their recipients. We are very proud of all girls who have participated in the school’s curricular and co-curricular programmes. The final results of prize giving are:
Year 11 – Academic Honours with Certificates for Top in Subject & Subject Excellence
Holly Bricklebank – Top in Subject Economics, Science & Level 2 History
Evie Hope -Top in Subject Biological Science, Subject Excellence English, Mathematics & Physical Science
Jane Li – Subject Excellence Economics, Level 2 Mathematics with Calculus
Hayley Liu – Subject Excellence History
Leer Mao – Top in Subject Visual Creative Arts A, Subject Excellence English
Julie Qian – Top in Subject Chinese & Level 2 Mathematics with Calculus
Year 11 – Academic High Distinction with Certificates for Top in Subject & Subject Excellence
Ivy Barrington – Top in Subject French, Spanish, Subject Excellence English
Ella Bosselmann – Top in Subject Drama, Subject Excellence Science
Boh Curran – Subject Excellence Economics & Sports & Exercise Science
Chloe Dasler
Holly Fendall
Lucia Groser
Ananya Lahoty
Ria Michaels – Top in Subject Physical Science, Subject Excellence Biological Science
Isabel Opie
Jenny Seo
Molly Sherrard – Top in Subject Sports & Exercise Science, Subject Excellence Science
Emma Wang – Subject Excellence Level 2 Mathematics with Calculus
Nina Wilson – Top in Subject English, Geography, Subject Excellence Mathematics & Science
Year 11 Top in Subject Awards
Olive McLatchie – Applied Science
Madeleine Vincent – Business Studies
Joanna Chen – Classical Studies & Subject Excellence English
Felicity Tongue – Design & Visual Communication
Lucy Gilleece – Food Design Technology
Jacqueline Nasrabadi – German & Subject Excellence Business Studies & Mathematics
Charlotte Sawden – Health Science and Psychology
Sophie Macdonald – Japanese
Madeleine Christianse – Latin
Zoe Schnuriger – Material Design Technology
Joia Jackson – Media Studies & Music
Aimee Li – Mathematics
Annabelle Frankham – Whaea Val Trophy for Y11 Te Reo Māori
Joanna Bentley – Visual Creative Arts B
Year 11 Subject Excellence Awards
Madeleine Green – Business Studies
Violet Tucker – English
Sophie Walton – Health Science and Psychology
Year 11 Special Awards
Leer Mao (Year 13 Cup) – MacCormick Mathematics Cup for Excellence in Mathematics
Sylvia Liu – English Language Award for Learners of English as another language
Grazia Lamdin – National Art Supplies Award for Visual Arts
Madeleine Christiansen – Heritage Foundation Dio Arts Award
Joia Jackson – Arts Award
Isla Sellar – Sports Award
Hayley Liu – EY Award
Year 12 Awards
Year 12 – Academic Honours with Certificates for Top in Subject & Subject Excellence
Sydney Bell – Top in Subject Economics, Subject Excellence Mathematics Statistics
Jessica Druskovich – Top in Subject Accounting, Economics, Subject Excellence Physics
Amelia Frear – Subject Excellence Level 3 English Written Language & Lindsay Cooper Cup for Level 3 Latin
Vanessa Huang – Top in Subject Chemistry, Digital Technologies, Latin & Physics, Subject Excellence Level 3 Mathematics Calculus
Lucy Kilgour – Top in Subject IB Diploma German & History
Olive Reynolds – Top in Subject English & Geography
Sophie Tierney
Danielle Wong – Top in Subject Classical Studies, Subject Excellence Chemistry & English
Zoe Wong – Subject Excellence Biology & English
Amanda Yu – Top in Subject Design & Visual Communication sponsored by National Art Supplies, Top in Subject Visual Art DesignSubject Excellence English
Year 12 – Academic High Distinction with Certificates for Top in Subject & Subject Excellence
Alice Christie
Alexandra Fletcher
Harriet Fletcher – Top in Subject Biology, Media Studies & Level 3 History, Subject Excellence Chemistry
Anno Fukutake – Subject Excellence Business Studies
Olivia Judd – Top in Subject Material Design Technology
Amelia McIntosh – IB Diploma Geography & Vancouver Award for Outstanding Performance in Physics
Maya Willis – Top in Subject Drama, Subject Excellence Media Studies
Rose Yuan – Top in Subject IB Diploma French ab Initio & Mathematics AA
Year 12 – Academic Distinction with Certificates for Top in Subject & Subject Excellence
Isabella Ballard
Eva Cope
Jamie Cottrell – Subject Excellence Health Science, Psychology
Jessica Gao – Top in Subject IB Diploma Economics & Mathematics AI
Sophia Hardie – Subject Excellence Biology
Sophia Jackson
Kanishka Kapadia
Casey Lam – Top in Subject IB Diploma Biology & Chemistry & Chinese B
Elinor Millar – Top in Subject Chinese, Subject Excellence English & Mathematics
Rohanna Sharma
Amy Shennan – Subject Excellence Biology
Zara Tucker
Natasha Wu
Selina Yang
Year 12 Top in Subject Awards
Edith Li – IB Diploma English A
Eva Wang – IB Diploma Chinese A & English B
Gillian Le – IB Diploma Spanish
Talia Wood – IB Diploma Psychology
Sophie Tang – IB Diploma Visual Art
Stephanie Holden – Business Studies
Madeleine Walker – Dance
Selina Yu – Food Design Technology & French
Chloe Luo – Health Science and Psychology
May Wang – History of Art
Isabella Meredith – Mathematics
Katherine Eggleston – Mathematics with Statistics
Catarina Young – Music and Visual Arts Photography
Millie Struthers – Tourism
Ava Dixon – Sports & Exercise Science
Zali Fisher – Visual Art Paint
Avy Winlove – Visual Art Print
Year 12 Subject Excellence Awards
Frances Revell-Devlin – English
Year 12 Special Awards
Vanessa Huang – The Win Lewis Lamp for Latin
Harriet Fletcher – Fiona Young Cup for Original Writing
Alyssa Richardson – Heritage Foundation Elizabeth Webb Memorial Prize for Writing
Catarina Young – Rosey Eady Prize for Photography Year 12
Anno Fukutake – National Art Supplies Award for Visual Arts
May Wang & Hannah Wellington – Heritage Foundation Dio Arts Award
Grace Hegley – Arts Award
Vita Yarrell-Stevenson – Sports Award
Harriet Hope – Senior Ko Tātou Cup
Danielle Wong & Amanda Yu – The Heritage Foundation Dorothy Shrewsbury Bursary
Diocesan Alumnae Association Awards
Lotosina Tavui – The Ethel Sandford Bursary for Music
Isobella Baggaley – The Mary Pulling Award Year 11
Sophia Jackson – The Mary Pulling Award Year 12
Academic Scholarships – Year 11
Holly Bricklebank
Evie Hope
Leer Mao
Jane Li
Academic Scholarships – Year 12
Sophie Tierney
Danielle Wong
Zoe Wong
Amanda Yu
Arts Scholarships
Ella Bosselmann
Maya Willis
Sports Scholarship
Ellie Millard
Principal’s Awards – Year 11
Eloise Cain
Aaliyah Dye
Madison Grammer
Scarlett Kirk
Jacqueline Nasrabadi
Zoe Schnuriger
Kate Wackrow
Emma Wang
Principal’s Awards – Year 12
Sydney Bell
Emily Bigwood
Jamie Cottrell
Alison Fu
Indigo Kirk
Krysten Roberts
Paige Rose
Dora Sun
Principal’s Awards – Year 13
Maisie Cavanagh
Lucia Ferguson
Simonie Lam
Pragati Mohan
Hannah Smith
Eva Wen
Emma Wilson
Rosie Wiseman
Year 13 – Academic Honours and Subject Excellence Awards
Christina Cai
Maisie Cavanagh
Lauren Chee
Charlotte Elliott
Alexandra Graney
Rebecca Hounsell
Aimee Schnuriger
Jenna Veal
Pascale Vincent – Subject Excellence Biology
Alex Wackrow
Candice Yuan
Year 13 – Academic High Distinction and Subject Excellence Awards
Annabelle Baigent
Tessa Hickin
Selena Hu
Doris Jiang
Honour Mitchell
Alice Sharpe
Margot Sullivan
Olivia Turnbull – Subject Excellence Mathematics with Statistics
Eva Wen
Victoria Wright – Subject Excellence Chemistry
Year 13 – Academic Distinction and Subject Excellence Awards
Lucy Blanchard
Aniva Clarke – Subject Excellence English Visual & Oral Language
Lucia Ferguson
Nina Fisher
Danielle Foster
Holly Haskell
Simonie Lam
Sherry Liu – Subject Excellence English Visual & Oral Language & Mathematic with Statistics
Bharathi Manikandan
Juliet Nasrabadi
Sophie Shuttleworth
Sammy Smith
Olivia Smithies
Sydney Sparks
Eleanor Tenbensel
Grace Wellington
Subject Excellence Awards
Hattie Miles – Subject Excellence Business Studies
Lucy Paramore – Subject Excellence History
Coco Pett – Subject Excellence Health & Sports Science
Year 13 – IB Diploma Awards
Christina Cai – Diploma Biology, Chinese A, English B, & Psychology
Maisie Cavanagh – Diploma Arts, English A, History
Lauren Chee – Diploma Chemistry
Candice Yuan – Diploma Chinese B
Alice Sharpe – Diploma French
Eleanor Tenbensel – Diploma French ab Initio
Bonnie Lin – Diploma Geography
Alex Wackrow – Diploma Arts, Economics, Japanese Mathematics & Physics
Maisie Cavanagh – IB Diploma Learner Profile Award
Year 13 NCEA Top in Subject Awards
Alexandra Graney – Accounting Award
Alexandra Graney – National Art Supplies Design & Visual Communication Award
Alexandra Graney – Mathematics with Calculus
Alexandra Graney – Vancouver Award for Outstanding Performance in Theoretical & Practical Physics
Taylah Wood – Heritage Foundation Cropper Prize for Senior Art
Xanthe Williams – Turnbull Cup for Senior Art
Mala Campbell – Photolife Art Design Award
Pascale Vincent – Business Studies Award
Pascale Vincent – English Written Language Award
Pascale Vincent – Mathematics with Statistics
Jenna Veal – Heritage Foundation Lady Reeves Prize for Biology
Jenna Veal – New Zealand Institute of Physics Award for Outstanding Contribution to Year 13 Physics
Charlotte Elliott – Kim Percy Cup for Excellence in Chemistry
Olivia Smithies – The Alastair Fleming Memorial Classical Studies Award
Olivia Smithies – The Denise Atkins Cup for Excellence in Health Education
Grace Wellington – Dance Award
Aimee Schnuriger – Drama Award
Aimee Schnuriger – English Visual/Oral Language Award
Aimee Schnuriger – Sally Symes Award for Excellence & Innovation in Photography
Maia Souloglou – Earth Space Science
Maia Souloglou – Technology – Fabrics Award for Innovation in Design
Danielle Foster – Digital Technologies
Tessa Hickin – Economics Award
Tessa Hickin – The Johnson Cup for Food Design Technology
Hattie Miles – Geography Award
Lucia Ferguson – Hospitality & Food Technology cup donated by Margaret Hay
Pragati Mohan – Media Studies Award
Emma Wilson – Mathematics
Margot Sullivan – Advanced Mathematics
Sherry Liu – Poulgrain Prize for Modern Languages
Kaea Heke – Music Award
Eliza East – The Anna Elvery Award for Excellence in Physical Education
Isobel Fletcher – Religious Studies Award
Frances Hunt – Erina Murphy Memorial Prize for Te Reo Māori
Cleo Foster – Tourism Award for Overall Excellence & Commitment to the Tourism Course
Year 13 Special Awards
Maia Hunter – Angela Edgington Cup for Excellence in Historical Research
Lucy Furness – Heritage Foundation Perdita Barclay Prize for Original Research in Geography
Eleanor Christiansen – Lawson Cup for Excellence and Commitment in Music
Alex Wackrow – One Tree Hill Borough Award for Progress in Japanese
Alex Wackrow – Heritage Foundation Patricia France Award for Literacy in Fine Arts
Pragati Mohan – Ara Lodge No. 348 Irish Constitution Fine Arts Award
Doris Jiang – National Art Supplies Award for Excellence in Visual Arts
Aimee Schnuriger – The Philosophy, Religion & Ethics Award
Juliet Nasrabadi – Grayson Cup for Leadership & Initiative
Grace Allan – Allison Roe Award for Service to Sport
Georgia Daly & Grace Wellington – Del Hooper Award for Outstanding Individual Sporting Achievement
Isabelle Hitchen & Rebecca Hounsell – Barbara Kissling Cup for Premier Sportswoman of the Year
Felicity Bannatyne & Alice Sharpe – Vicki Hearfield Cup for initiative, enthusiasm, and passion for chosen sports
Bharathi Manikandan – The Imogen Wells Award for Outstanding Performance in the Arts
Elizabeth Peters – The Rosey Eady Cup “Making a Difference” in the Arts
Rebecca Christie – The David Gordon Cup for Commitment and Excellence in the Arts
Pascale Vincent – Averill Award for Services to Performing Arts
Service Awards
Samantha Thompson – Yr11 Service Award
Sophie Tierney – Yr12 Service Award
Tessa Hickin – Yr13 Service Award
Alex Wackrow & Grace Allan – Heritage Foundation Beale Awards for Service to the School
Aniva Clarke – Ut Serviamus Award
Scholarships
Aimee Schnuriger & Hattie Miles – Bond University Queensland with an Excellence Scholarship
Consuela Guo – University of Michigan – Golf
Eva Allan – San Diego State University – Swimming
Georgia Daly – University of California, Davis – Waterpolo
Grace Wellington – University of Alaska – Gymnastics
Felicity Bannatyne – Queenstown Resort College National Scholarship for Enthusiasm for the industry, Commitment and professionalism and Personal Excellence
Alexandra Graney, Emma Herrick & Maia Hunter – Victoria University – Tangiwai Scholarships
Aniva Clarke – Victoria University Mana Paskfika Scholarship
Grace Allan, Annabelle Baigent, Charlotte Elliott, Nina Fisher, Isobel Fletcher, Rebecca Hounsell, Lucy Irwin, Honour Mitchell, Juliet Nasrabadi, Coco Pett, Sophie Shuttleworth, Kate Skinner-Spence, Sammy Smith, Margot Sullivan, Taylah Wood University of Canterbury Hiranga Scholarships & Danielle Foster, who is also awarded a Product Design Scholarship
Jess Barclay, Grace Bridgeman, Rosie Wiseman – University of Otago New Frontiers Excellence Entrance Scholarship
Lucy Blanchard, Lauren Chee, Eliza East, Holly Haskell, Sienna Kirk, Bharathi Manikandan, Lucy Nevill, Olivia Turnbull, Xanthe Williams, Victoria Wright – University of Otago Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship
Tyler Butler, Isabella Dalton, Mia Elsmore, Kaea Heke, Amelia Munro, Molly Sadgrove – University of Otago Māori Entrance Scholarship
Anna Lepua, Imogen Moller–Thompson, Mia Tinkler – University of Otago Pacific Entrance Scholarship
Jessica Finnegan – Otago Performance Entrance Scholarship
Arya Blackler, Charlotte Henderson, Billie Frecker Netten, Olivia Smithies – University of Otago Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship
Tessa Hickin – University of Otago Academic Excellence Scholarship
Eva Cope – The University of Auckland Faculty of Arts Award
Amelia Frear – University of Auckland Faculty of Arts Entry Scholarship
Simonie Lam – University of Auckland 140th Anniversary Academic Scholarship
Pascale Vincent – The University of Auckland Top Achievers Scholarship
Jenna Veal – University of Auckland Faculty of Science High Achiever Entry Scholarship
Aiko Taylor – Dame Rosie and Michael Horton Prize
Sammy Smith – The Hassall Deputy Head Prefect Cup for Leadership commitment and dedication to Diocesan School for Girls
Aniva Clarke – The Hassall Head Prefect Cup for Leadership commitment and dedication to Diocesan School for Girls
Charlotte Elliott – The NCEA Dux for 2023
Christina Cai – The IB Dux for 2023
