LEARNING
L E A R N IN G
END-OF-YEAR
AWARDS
This year, due to the COVID restrictions, many of the School’s usual end-of-year functions and events had to be cancelled or were held in a different, toned-down way. Instead of prize giving ceremonies, year level assemblies were held in the last week of Term 4 at which many of the major annual awards were made. The top awards are featured here, followed by a QR code that, when scanned, will take you to a full list of scholarship, bursary, prize and award winners.
endeavours. Amelia also received class prizes for Level 1 Latin and religious studies and a Board Scholarship.
Amanda is a talented and dedicated student across so many areas of school life, combining her love of music, both choral and instrumental, with drama and dance – and just to show her true all-round abilities, she is a competitive gymnast as well. For these achievements, Amanda has been named the Junior High School Arts Person of the Year for 2021.
Amanda also has an exceptional academic record. While she is talented across several curriculum areas, what stands out is her grit and determination when things get tough – qualities needed most of all this year. She is always looking to improve her understanding and sets the bar high for herself. It is for these achievements that she has received the class prizes for drama, science, English and French, a Board Scholarship, and is named as the joint winner of the JHS Dux for Diocesan 2021.
Junior High School Dux This award goes to the student who has the highest overall academic achievement. This year we have a joint Dux Award – Amelia Frear and Amanda Yu Amelia joined Diocesan at the start of Year 9 when her family moved to New Zealand from the UK. We quickly discovered that such were Amelia’s unique talents and abilities she didn’t fit the usual Year 9 timetable, so she started to multi-level. This year she has completed year 11 courses in Latin, French, science, history and maths as part of her programme. Her results would be impressive at Year 10 level but the fact that she is working so confidently at Year 11 level is testament to her abilities and her determination to succeed. Amelia rounds out her day with a commitment to the wider life of the School across arts, sports and service
Amanda Yu (left) and Amelia Frear (right)
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