Senior pupils' academic, cultural and leadership accomplishments were recognised at Cromwell College’s prize giving recently.

The award for Dux went to Agnes Saji who tumuaki (principal) Mason Stretch described as a diligent and critical thinker. Proxime Accessit was awarded to Grace White.

Agnes Saji, Dux for 2024. PHOTO: Supplied

Grace White, Proxime Accesit. PHOTO: Supplied 

Mason welcomed whanau, friends, students and staff, along with the newly appointed Central Otago mayor Tamah Alley to the evening to celebrate student achievements. 

“According to Greek philosopher Socrates, the secret of change is to focus on not fighting the old, but building on the new . . . this has been one of the strengths of how our people, through time, have adapted in our community of Cromwell,” he said.

Changes had impacted the kura (school) including Covid-19, industrial developments, increased cultural diversity and population growth in the wider basin.

Cromwell’s growth in the past five years had led to the school roll increasing and around 700 students were expected next year, Mason said.

Senior school leaders for 2025 were recently announced. Congratulations to head students for 2025 Baxter Dimond and Becky Thomson.

Other prefects are Becky Thomson and Alyssa Wilson (academic), Baxter Dimond and Lachie Morton (sport), Laura Bates and Sully Sonntag (art), Kees Johnson and Grace Tiko (culture), Charlotte Affleck and Lani Jones (Environmental) and Hadley Farquharson (Pasifika Māori Pou). 

Cromwell College student leaders for 2025. PHOTO: Cromwell College Facebook

Due to space constraints The Central App is unable to publish individual subject, diligence distinction awards. A list of the special awards is below, congratulations to all winners. 

Special awards for 2024

Maddi Pask - Principal’s award, senior sports award and the Leyser lead and inspire trophy

Oliver King - Principal’s award and Duke of Edinburgh award (silver)

Nevaeh Reddy, Ben Fox, Molly Mexted, Evie McCrostie - Duke of Edinburgh award (silver)

Sam Jansen - Endeavour in social sciences and Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award (gold)

Agnes Saji - Endeavour in mathematics Cup, Dux

Hannah Dicey - Science award

Reuben Robertson - Endeavour in the arts

Chase Coudret - Endeavour in technologies

Ayala Cunningham - Endeavour in Distance Education award

Josh Munro - Richard Cowie memorial trophy

Andrie Calvo - Cromwell College award

Bridie Nicol - Endeavour in english, Excellence in mathematics cup, RSA trophy, Cromwell Rotary Club award and Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award (gold)

Caylin Geel - Historical society award

Agnes Saji - Senior sciences cup and english award

Grace White - Proxime Accessit

Noah Baxter - Distance education award

Tom Livingstone - Rural Women award

Cam Anderson - Andrew Wallace shield

Milasa Finau - Rachel Clark award

Kieran Hancock, Kaleb McCombe Rae - Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary award (gold)

Taine Borthwick - Hutton Family award

Hannah Kerruish - Top academic student in year 11

Becky Thomson - Top academic student in year 12

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