Senior Prizegiving 2022

It was wonderful to celebrate academic achievement at our senior prizegiving on the 2nd of November, being unable due to covid to do this for 2 years.

The DWC was full of excited and proud students and whānau as well as many special guests including politicians, Old Girls’ and representatives from universities.

More than 150 Year 11, 12 and 13 students were recognised for Academic Excellence and 40 Year 13 students received grants or scholarships, many of them to support or pay for tertiary studies. 

The top award at any Prize Giving is the Dux and Proxime Accessit, or runner up to the Dux.

This year the Proxime Accessit is Lynelle Mendonca, and the Dux is Husna Nazari. Congratulations to everyone.

Sports Awards 2022

After several years without an in-person Sports Awards event, it was great to come together to acknowledge and celebrate our amazing AGGS sports students and supporters from this year. It is clear the sports talent and support remain strong at AGGS.

Congratulations to our major award winners:

Meana Mateariki - Fair Play Award

Lynelle Mendonca - Student Volunteer of the Year

Rugby League Premier Team - Team of the Year

Dave Rewi - Coach of the Year

Mia Jones - Best All-Round Sportswoman

Aleiyah Tuala - Wahine Toa Junior Sportswoman of the Year

Caitlin-Jain Bushell - Wahine Toa Senior Sportswoman of the Year

Congratulations to all award recipients, best wishes to our Year 13 students leaving us; we look forward to welcoming all our teams back next year!

Year 13 Alumni Pin Ceremony

We honoured our Year 13 leavers with a special alumni pin ceremony in the Study Hall. Year 13 students entered the Study Hall through a guard of honour made up of Year 12 students to a rousing welcome from Ngā Tūmunako o Kahurangi.  Following a welcoming address by the Principal, Ms. Ashmore, Heather Ash, Chair of the AGGS Foundation addressed the students telling them a little about her time at school and her memories, Ms Ash was Head Girl in 1971.  Then with Year 11 and 12 students looking on from the balcony and main stairs, each Year 13 student went up to the podium to receive congratulations from Ms Ashmore and Foundation members and an Alumni pin.   The ceremony ended with the singing of the school song and haka, followed by morning tea for Year 13 in the Staffroom. All Year 13 students have been invited to register for the AGGS Community website where they can continue to keep in touch with their old school.  

Founding Day Assembly

Since 1992, several of the students who received Founding Day Awards while they were at school have returned to school to be honoured as high achieving adults.