EDUCATION: KRISTIN SCHOOL
Excellent Academic Results for Kristin Students Academic excellence is one of the key drivers for families in choosing a Kristin education for their children, and Kristin’s proud record in this arena has been further strengthened with another set of excellent examination results for 2021. Kristin’s Senior School students choose to follow either the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme or NCEA pathway in roughly equal numbers, and the recently released 2021 results are evidence of the strength of both programmes of study at Kristin. 100% of Kristin’s IB candidates were successful in gaining their diplomas in 2021. Stella Mackenzie, Sam Zhuang and Lucy Xu achieved the perfect score of 45 points, placing them in the top 1.5% of candidates worldwide, and Shirley Bian, Amy Chen, Sally Kim, Ethan Miller-Goulter, William Parton, Veronika Sevastyanova, Kevin Wei and Guy Williams followed closely on 44. These were among 37 Kristin students (43% of IB candidates) to achieve a score of 40 or more points qualifying them as NZ IB Top Scholars. The average score of Kristin students was 38 points, compared to the world average this year of 33. With over 30 years of experience in offering the IB Diploma Programme, Kristin had the largest number of candidates of any New Zealand school in the November examinations session. Thrilled with her perfect score, Lucy said: “I am so thankful for my cohort, full of smart, talented, passionate people that I aspire to be like. Although sometimes IB was tough, I wouldn’t trade my
experience for the world!” Sam reflected: “Despite the difficulties of the past two years, I am incredibly proud that our cohort was able to achieve these amazing results together, and I am grateful for what I have received.” Also delighted with her score, Stella said: “I am so immensely proud of my friends and classmates this year. To have endured a pandemic and met the challenge of IB whilst maintaining friendships and building support systems is a uniquely impressive achievement.” Kristin’s NCEA results also demonstrate the excellent level of academic achievement by Kristin students. With an overall NCEA pass rate of 97%, Kristin’s commitment to the national qualification is celebrated throughout the school. A total of 190 students sat Level 2 and 3 NCEA at Kristin in 2021 and of those over 70% were awarded Merit or Excellence endorsed certificates, while 97% of Kristin's Year 13 who sat NCEA Level 3 achieved University Entrance. Senior School Principal David Boardman is incredibly proud of his students’ achievements. "2021 was a challenging year for all students and schools across Auckland. With a number of lockdowns early in the year and shifting to Remote Learning for the majority of Term 3, our students have shown that they possess the resilience and determination to achieve, even when faced with such challenges. The excellent results achieved in 2021 are a testament to the hard work of both students and their teachers, ensuring that they can achieve at the highest level possible and receive a world-class education. I wish them all the best with their future studies and adventures."
Kristin Future Problem Solvers' success Last November, 13 Kristin Middle and Senior School students won qualifying invitations to compete in the New Zealand Nationals Future Problem Solving Competition. The Global Issue competition topic was Personalised Medicine, and the hours of preparing for the competition resulted in Kristin winning first, second and third places across the Middle and Senior Divisions – Congratulations! • First in NZ: Fiona Rogan, Alia Peerbhai, Sehaj Sapra and Angela Li. (Middle Division) • Second in NZ: Catherine Chen, Nicole Wong, Randal Yao, Celeste Li. This team also won first place in the Dramatic Presentation of Action Plan competition. (Middle Division)
• Third in NZ: Congratulations to the Year 12 team of Katarina Mueller, Jamie Richardson, Henry Pinder and Zenan Wang. (Senior Division) This is a highly deserved recognition for these talented, dedicated students and also very exciting, as they are now invited to compete in the International Future Problem Solving competition in June 2022. Congratulations also goes to the semi-finalists; JD Ries, Ryan Fan, Madeleine Loughton, Cecilia Lin and Daniel Martin.
Powering up Kristin! It's very exciting to see our solar panels installed on the Tūrama covered courts. As a Silver Enviroschool, Kristin students want to see more renewable energy being produced right here, powering our lights, computers and air conditioning. We already have 83 solar panels installed on our Wellness Centre and Auditorium buildings that generated 31,000 kilowatts of power in 2020. Our computer system, Sunny Portal, provides real time 'data' for students and staff to see as well as weekly, monthly and annual Solar Panels installed at Kristin. reports. It's exciting to be able to use our solar energy right here on campus, and the learning and curriculum links are limitless. Year 12 Council of Sustainability member Matheo Fisher says "Everyone should play their part in helping improve sustainability on a global level. However we need to start small, and Kristin should be an example for other schools or organisations to encourage them to act." Hopefully this is just the beginning...
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