02 Mar 2021

Tuesday 02 March 2021

King's College students had a visit from some familiar faces at last week's assembly. 

2020 Academic Assembly

 L-R: Anoop Saini, Miyo Pitesa, Amelie Murphy, Nathaniel Masfen-Yan, Hanbo Xie, Miranda Yuan


Dux Nathaniel Masfen-Yan addressed the current cohort, encouraging students to challenge any box they feel that people put them in and write their own story of their time at King's. 

He suggested that students should determine what they value, find the things that motivate them and choose their own metrics of success. 

"Who do you want to be? How do you want to get there? Dream, reflect, ask and find your own voice, because it's the only one that matters," he said. 

Nathaniel was joined by his fellow recent Old Collegians Anoop Saini, Miyo Pitesa, Amelie Murphy, Hanbo Xie and Miranda Yuan

Congratulations all, and thank you for coming back to King's to inspire this year's cohort. 


 

Cambridge Learner Awards

The following students were also acknowledged as some of the best performers in New Zealand, unfortunately due to the recent Covid-19 lockdown, the Awards Ceremony was cancelled.  Their success is extremely impressive – last year more than 1 million students sat Cambridge examinations in more than 10,000 schools in countries around the world.

A short explanation of the categories is detailed below:

  • Top in the World – the learner who has achieved the highest standard mark in the world in an individual subject.
  • Top in New Zealand – the learner who has achieved the highest standard mark in New Zealand in an individual subject.
  • High Achievement – the learner who has achieved a very high standard mark in New Zealand in an individual subject.

Qualification

Syllabus

Student name

Category

AS Level

History

Thomas Gordon

Top in World

AS Level

Thinking Skills

Thomas Gordon

Top in World

IGCSE

Accounting

Max Robinson

Top in New Zealand

IGCSE

Computer Science

Hongyue Cui

Top in New Zealand

IGCSE

Geography

Jonty Cook

Top in New Zealand

IGCSE

Physics

Bailey Liu

Top in New Zealand

AS Level

Geography

Darrick Pan

Top in New Zealand

A Level

Psychology

Sarah Griffiths

Top in New Zealand

AS Level

Chinese Language

Tsun Hin Poon

High Achievement

A Level

Further Mathematics

Nathaniel Masfen-Yan

High Achievement

A Level

Marine Science

Flynn Poskitt

High Achievement

A Level

Music

Marcus Ho

High Achievement

A Level

Physical Education

Ella Chitty

High Achievement

A Level

Thinking Skills

Hanbo Xie

High Achievement

Scholar Awards

The following students achieved a Scholarship award:

Student Name

Scholarships Awarded

 

Student Name

Scholarships Awarded

Amelie Murphy

2 (S)

 

Miyo Pitesa

1 (S)

Anoop Saini

1 (O), 2 (S)

 

Nathaniel Masfen-Yan

2 (O), 6 (S)

Aubrey Hunt

1 (S)

 

Oliver Vannoort

3 (S)

Hanbo Xie

1 (O), 8 (S)

 

Rebekah Massey

1 (S)

Hugo Gerbich-Pais

2 (S)

 

Samuel Tingey

2 (S)

Hunter Masfen

1 (S)

 

Sophie Grenfell

1 (S)

James Dawes

1 (S)

 

Sue Friend

1 (S)

Joel Kendall

1 (S)

 

Thomas Gordon

3 (S)

Luke Davis

1 (O)

 

Ziyi Yang

1 (S)

Miranda Yuan

3 (S)

 

 

(O) – Outstanding Scholarship

(S) - Scholarship