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Featured News
Whitby Collegiate Success at the 2025 NIWA Wellington Science Fair
Whitby Collegiate Success at the 2025 NIWA Wellington Science Fair

Whitby Collegiate is proud to celebrate our students’ achievements at the 2025 NIWA Wellington Science Fair. Over the past few months, our students put in the hours, testing, iterating, and presenting with confidence. The results speak for themselves.

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Student Innovation: Gabriel Anthony Wins at Samsung's Solve for Tomorrow
Student Innovation: Gabriel Anthony Wins at Samsung's Solve for Tomorrow

We are thrilled to announce that Year 8 student Gabriel Anthony has taken first place in the Year 7-10 category of the 2024 Samsung Solve for Tomorrow competition.

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Student Spotlight
Student Spotlight

For this week’s student spotlight, read about Kikka, a Year 11 exchange student from Japan.

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Teacher Spotlight
Teacher Spotlight

For this week’s teacher spotlight, read about our Teacher of Digital Technology and Design & Visual Communications, Mr Daniel Loorparg.

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Celebrating our Grandparents
Celebrating our Grandparents

Thursday was a memorable and heartwarming day at Whitby Collegiate as we welcomed our grandparents to the school. This special event allowed us to celebrate and honour an important part of our school community.

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Parents' Association Update - Term 1, 2024
Parents' Association Update - Term 1, 2024

The Whitby Collegiate Parents’ Association (WCPA) has had a busy first term, full of fun and achievements that will benefit our school community. 

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Off to Yale University
Off to Yale University

Congratulations to Year 12 student, Ishaan Badiyani, who will be spending two weeks of the upcoming July holidays at Yale University in the USA, having won a place at the Yale Young Global Scholars programme.

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Welcome to Whitby Collegiate 2024
Welcome to Whitby Collegiate 2024

A very happy new year to all our Whitby Collegiate community. It is with great anticipation that we begin our 2024 journey this week. We welcome a significant number of new families to our school and continue to be supported by those who have been with us for some time. 

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Academic Triumphs & Future Excellence at Whitby Collegiate
Academic Triumphs & Future Excellence at Whitby Collegiate

Based on the provisional academic results for 2023, Whitby Collegiate is poised to once again be recognised as one of the top academic schools in the country. Continuing to build on its previous academic success, Whitby Collegiate recently announced provisional NCEA results from 2023.

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Prize Giving 2023
Prize Giving 2023

Heartfelt congratulations to all the deserving recipients recognised at Whitby Collegiate's spectacular Prize Giving! As we bid a fond farewell to our incredible Class of 2023, we eagerly anticipate the return of our students, poised to reach new heights in 2024.

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Whitby Collegiate Foundation Gala Dinner
Whitby Collegiate Foundation Gala Dinner

We want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who made the Whitby Collegiate Foundation Gala Dinner on Saturday night a resounding success!

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Duck Creek Planting Project
Duck Creek Planting Project

On Wednesday, our junior students rolled up their sleeves and got their hands dirty planting 1000 native trees and shrubs by the Duck Creek stream that runs through our school.

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Former Head Boy Achieves Outstanding Academic Success
Former Head Boy Achieves Outstanding Academic Success

On the back of 100% NCEA results and 100% University Entrance rates, Sam Sexton, Head Boy at Whitby Collegiate in 2022, has achieved outstanding academic success at the Australian Maritime College, University of Tasmania. Sam is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Maritime Energy and has been awarded the Australian Maritime College Outstanding Achiever Scholarship.

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Provisional NCEA Results for 2022
Provisional NCEA Results for 2022

Whitby Collegiate is delighted to present our provisional NCEA results for 2022. Following on from outstanding pass rates over the past two years, these results continue the consistently high academic performance of the school.

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Ioane Fiso Pavilion Opening Ceremony
Ioane Fiso Pavilion Opening Ceremony

This week was another example of Whitby Collegiate going from strength to strength with the opening of the Ioane Fiso Pavilion, named after the Proprietor, John Fiso’s son, Ioane.

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Whitby Collegiate alumnus creates unique Vax-Scan machine, helping over 10,000 New Zealanders
Whitby Collegiate alumnus creates unique Vax-Scan machine, helping over 10,000 New Zealanders

Whitby Collegiate Alumnus, Roman Avery (Head Boy 2020), has made national news with his Vax-Scan machine that has helped over 10,000 New Zealanders get to their movie safely, and on time. It’s made life a whole lot easier and safer for Shoreline Cinema Waikanae staff and customers.

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Whitby Collegiate achieves 6 scholarship examination passes
Whitby Collegiate achieves 6 scholarship examination passes

Whitby Collegiate achieves 6 scholarship examination passes including 2 outstanding awards putting Whitby Collegiate as one of the top academic schools nationally.


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100% Success for Whitby Collegiate's Alumni
100% Success for Whitby Collegiate's Alumni

All of Whitby Collegiate’s last year’s Year 13 cohort completed NCEA Level 3 and gained University Entrance; and almost 80% of the group received either a Merit or Excellence at Level 3 endorsement.

Source: Independent Schools of New Zealand

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