An acknowledgement of our Students, living the school values and “Being the BEST that they could be”. We are very proud of all of you, congratulations!
Celebrating our Achievements
The following Y8 students have been nominated by their peers to lead our Whare Groups: Maunga (green), Awa (blue), Waka (red) and Kainga (yellow).
MAUNGA (green)


AWA (blue)


WAKA (red)


KĀINGA (yellow)


JUNIOR SCHOOL (Year 0–3)
Congratulations to the following Junior School students for being the BEST they could be. Well done everyone!
Outstanding Academic Achievement (Whaāinga Paetae): This is awarded to the student who has achieved the highest academic results in their year level.
Overall Commitment (Manawanui): This award goes to the student who continually emodies the Hobsonville School values, and is committed to the well being of others. These students are dynamic, show initiative and are motivated.
Outstanding Effort (Whakapau Kaha): This award goes to the student who has worked consistently to progress in their learning, faced challenges and has persevered to succeed.
Ongoing Effort and Participation (Whai Wāhi): This award goes to a student who has overcome challenges in order to participate in all aspects of the class programme with support.
Onekiritea Rangatahi (Hobsonville Young Person): The Rangatahi award celebrates the fforts of a student who actively promotes and participates in Te Reo Māori (language), Tikanga Māori (protocols and customs), Matauranga Māori (the Maori world).
YEAR 0
OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT Whāinga Paetae |
OVERALL COMMITMENT Manawanui |
OUTSTANDING EFFORT Whakapau Kaha |
ONGOING EFFORT AND PARTICIPATION Whai Wāhi |
ONEKIRITEA RANGATAHI Hobsonville Young Person |
Damian Zhang | Adeline Gurney | Avery Brens | Diyana Manoj | Amaia Lazarus |
Hannah Kim | Navya Koli | Mya Daines | ||
Langi Mandic | Olivia Wang | |||
Jeremy Zeng | Tau Jung |
YEAR 1
OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT Whāinga Paetae |
OVERALL COMMITMENT Manawanui |
OUTSTANDING EFFORT Whakapau Kaha |
ONGOING EFFORT AND PARTICIPATION Whai Wāhi |
ONEKIRITEA RANGATAHI Hobsonville Young Person |
Davin Adlin | Kinsley Fels | Therese ‘Akau’ola | Carter Nisbet | Aubree Puketapu |
Charles Lui | Jerry Zhao | Ira Menon | ||
Kaisara Matuaitofiga | Amelia Cadness | |||
Oliver Dawson | Charlotte Li |
YEAR 2
OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT Whāinga Paetae |
OVERALL COMMITMENT Manawanui |
OUTSTANDING EFFORT Whakapau Kaha |
ONGOING EFFORT AND PARTICIPATION Whai Wāhi |
ONEKIRITEA RANGATAHI Hobsonville Young Person |
Gavan Low | Mikenna Wulf | Sihoo Bae | Luca Marurai | Cleo-May Gray |
Milly Blake | Evelyn Franklin | Winston Shi | Gareth Low | |
Jackson Noble | Olivia Roh | Afia | ||
Zelda Tusega | Lachlan Richards | Daniel Kang |
YEAR 3
OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT Whāinga Paetae |
OVERALL COMMITMENT Manawanui |
OUTSTANDING EFFORT Whakapau Kaha |
ONGOING EFFORT AND PARTICIPATION Whai Wāhi |
ONEKIRITEA RANGATAHI Hobsonville Young Person |
GarethLow | Youxuan Zhu | Anna Liz | Movindee Weerakkody Appuhamilage | Amelia Daines |
Japji Kaur | James McDowell-Pakieto | Emily Mo | Lusia Fa’aui | |
Naiyah Tahere | Vanessa Pogoda | Rikyla Jones | ||
Tayla Hunter | Juanna Gong | David Dai |
MIDDLE SCHOOL (Year 4–7)
Congratulations to the following Middle School students for being the BEST they could be. Well done everyone!
Outstanding Academic Achievement (Whaāinga Paetae): This is awarded to the student who has achieved the highest academic results in their year level.
Overall Commitment (Manawanui): This award goes to the student who continually emodies the Hobsonville School values, and is committed to the well being of others. These students are dynamic, show initiative and are motivated.
Outstanding Effort (Whakapau Kaha): This award goes to the student who has worked consistently to progress in their learning, faced challenges and has persevered to succeed.
Ongoing Effort and Participation (Whai Wāhi): This award goes to a student who has overcome challenges in order to participate in all aspects of the class programme with support.
Onekiritea Rangatahi (Hobsonville Young Person): The Rangatahi award celebrates the fforts of a student who actively promotes and participates in Te Reo Māori (language), Tikanga Māori (protocols and customs), Matauranga Māori (the Maori world).
YEAR 4
OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT Whāinga Paetae |
OVERALL COMMITMENT Manawanui |
OUTSTANDING EFFORT Whakapau Kaha |
ONGOING EFFORT AND PARTICIPATION Whai Wāhi |
ONEKIRITEA RANGATAHI Hobsonville Young Person |
Leo Sun | Ariel Li | Caleb Bexley | Taylor Kang | Nauvoo Davis |
Avani Lala | Indiana Griffen | Zoe Wang | Heather Whale | |
Bristol Ramsay | Charlie Clitherow | Alice Sheng | ||
Louie Mathison | George Liu | Quinn Evans |
YEAR 5
OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT Whāinga Paetae |
OVERALL COMMITMENT Manawanui |
OUTSTANDING EFFORT Whakapau Kaha |
ONGOING EFFORT AND PARTICIPATION Whai Wāhi |
ONEKIRITEA RANGATAHI Hobsonville Young Person |
Yun Xuan Dong | Avery Wainwright | Calum Garbers | Reshan Karijjawattage | Zane Wylie |
Alex Vaughan | Jayden Cao | Gracei Yu | Fatima Mulla | |
Annalyse Haira-Keech | Daniella Greco | Alida Beattie | ||
Max Rothery | Malia Jenner | Maddison Higgie-Guild |
YEAR 6
OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT Whāinga Paetae |
OVERALL COMMITMENT Manawanui |
OUTSTANDING EFFORT Whakapau Kaha |
ONGOING EFFORT AND PARTICIPATION Whai Wāhi |
ONEKIRITEA RANGATAHI Hobsonville Young Person |
Kaitlyn Kim | Maeve Franklin | Roman Zaiets | Caleb Booth | Riley Barrack |
Ella Hunter | Mona Laudy | Wan Ting He | Ava Lamb | |
Riley Sheed | Zoe Oswald | Tony Liu | ||
Jairus Li | Samuel Hipperson | Yixuan Wang |
YEAR 7
OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT Whāinga Paetae |
OVERALL COMMITMENT Manawanui |
OUTSTANDING EFFORT Whakapau Kaha |
ONGOING EFFORT AND PARTICIPATION Whai Wāhi |
ONEKIRITEA RANGATAHI Hobsonville Young Person |
Ezra Aiyappan | Lucy Edgar | Summer Mathison | Kayden
Haira-Keech |
Reggie Tauri |
Donovan McIntosh | Jack Allen | Kelvin Yang | Charlie Lazarus | |
Grayson Wylie | Zoe Geange | Sidney Noble | ||
Veer Khanwakar | Maddi Geange | James Biddle |
SENIOR SCHOOL (Year 8)
We congratulate the following students who received the 2023 Year 8 Prize Giving Cups for academic and sporting excellence. And we wish all our Year 8 students well as they undertake their exciting new journey into college life. Ka kite anō.
CUP | AWARDED TO |
ROTARY AWARD | Aspen Griffen |
GOOD CITIZEN CUP | Alexis Pretorius |
OUTSTANDING EFFORT CUP | Davin Chung |
ATTITUDE CUP | Joshua Gong |
CONTRIBUTION CUP | Hannah Clark |
BUTTERFIELD CUP | Hannah Clark |
RANGATIRATANGA LEADERSHIP CUP | Alexis Pretorius |
MĀTAURANGA MĀORI CUP | Ruby Campbell |
PASIFIKA CUP | Ruby blair |
OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC CUP | Quinn Brady |
CATEGORY | AWARD WINNER | AWARD WINNER | AWARD WINNER | AWARD WINNER | CUP WINNER |
PROGRESS | Sihas Ranasinghe Arachchige | Issy Andersen | Ayesha Abdul | Peyton Riley | Riley Evans |
MUSIC | Luke Moffitt | Harper McRae | Eden Kell | Davin Chung | Josh Moffitt |
PERFORMING ARTS | Eden Kell | Ayesha Abdul | Hannah Clark | Mia Morrison | Aspen Griffen |
ART | Vida Laubscher | Ariyen Blake | Delphi Fabricius | Irene Sheng | Hannah Clark |
INQUIRY | Yuto Ikeda | Brigette Geerken | Luke Moffitt | Ariana Greco | Quinn Brady |
TECHNOLOGY | Luke Moffitt | Ariana Greco | Lily-Grace Meyer | Sihas Ranasinghe Arachchige | Tobias Reed |
SCIENCE | Joshua Gong | Josh Moffitt | Tobias Reed | Lily-Grace Meyer | Luke Moffitt |
SPORT 1 | Ayesha Abdul | Graison Masila | Ruby Campbell | Anita Fa’aui | Katana Makiiti |
SPORT 2 | Shaleya Biddle | Yuto Ikeda | Mya Malloy | Bishop Bareman | Alex Pretorius |
MATHS | Abigail Tamihere | Aiden Chen | Quinn Brady | Irene Sheng | Davin Chung |
LANGUAGES | Yuxin Geng | Ariana Greco | Ruby Campbell | Yifei Fu | Hannah Clark |
ENGLISH | Vida Laubscher | Spencer Leone | Ariana Greco | Jack Dudley | Quinn Brady |