Tertiary Awards at Year 12 and Year 13 Prizegiving 2025

Posted on November 06, 2025

Miriam Elizabeth Gilbert Award

This prize is awarded in memory of Miriam Gilbert, a student at Macleans College 2003-2007.

The award of $750 is awarded to a Year 13 creative arts student, particularly focusing on media studies or graphic design who displays creativity in their work and is highly individual.

Moss Smith of Kupe House.

Drumm, Nevatt & Associates Accounting Scholarship

This $1,000 Scholarship is to assist a Year 13 student who is studying accounting next year.

Darren Liu of Te Kanawa House.

Rotary Club of Half Moon Bay Scholarships

Trade Scholarships   

These monetary scholarships of $1,000 are intended to encourage students to enter a trade or technology and to recognise the value of apprenticeships and cadetships.

Kyle McVicker of Upham House and Jordan Meyer of Kupe House.

Performing Arts and Creative Arts, Design and Industry Scholarships

These monetary scholarships of $1,000 are for two students who have made a significant contribution to the Performing Arts and Creative Arts, Design and Industry Faculties during their time at Macleans College.

For Performing Arts Faculty:
Joy Lee of Mansfield House

For Creative Arts, Design and Industry Faculty:
Joyce Xu of Mansfield House

Massey University Scholarships

Undergraduate First Year Scholarship

  • Sabine Spiller of Mansfield House
  • Joyce Xu of Mansfield House

Massey University Sports Scholarship

  • Lillian Dong of Batten House

University of Canterbury Scholarship

Go Waitaha Canterbury Scholarship

  • Asher Langley of Snell House

Otago University Scholarships

Vice Chancellors Scholarship

  • Hamzah Al-ani of Kupe House

Otago Academic Excellence Scholarship

  • Clare Wang of Mansfield House
  • Josephine Sim of Mansfield House
  • Nicole Zhou of Rutherford House
  • William Lee of Rutherford House

150th Entrance Scholarship

  • Luckiney Zhang of Batten House

Leaders of Tomorrow Entrance Scholarship

  • Cecilia Ma of Mansfield House
  • Josiah Yoong of Kupe House

Otago University - Māori Entrance Scholarship

  • Oscar Stewart of Upham House

Otago International Global Scholarship

  • Julia Ning of Te Kanawa House

AUT Scholarship

Find Your Greatness Scholarship
Amelie Lianto of Snell House

University of Auckland Scholarships

The University of Auckland Year 12 Humanities award

This is in recognition of a Year 12 student for their outstanding work in Humanities or Social Sciences subjects.

Finn Wai-Poi of Rutherford House

Academic Potential Scholarship
Haowen Xie of Upham House

140th Anniversary Kupenga Rau Māori and Pacific Scholarship
Ana Pirini of Snell House

140th Anniversary Academic Scholarship

  • Amelia Hu of Mansfield House
  • Charis Cheung of Mansfield House
  • Joshua Chen of Upham House
  • Emma Wei of Hillary House
  • Katie Chee of Hillary House
  • Oscar Li of Hillary House

140th Anniversary Academic Scholarship & Edward Connolly Faculty of Engineering & Design Scholarship
Sara Rekdal of Hillary House

Top Achiever Scholarship

  • Adrian Chan of Te Kanawa House
  • Kelly Ma of Upham House

The Ann Schaeffer Memorial Award and Service to the School

For excellence in service to others.  This award recognises a student who has given sustained service to a charitable activity in the school and demonstrated outstanding service in terms of hours given or money raised and includes a monetary scholarship of $1,000.

Matt Wang of Mansfield House

The James Bradshaw Hannah Award

This award recognises a student who shows selfless service to others and includes a monetary scholarship of $1,000.

Kelly Ma of Upham House

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