2026 Senior Academic Prizegiving
Congratulations to all our awardees who were presented with their awards at last night’s Senior Academic Prizegiving held in our O’Shea Performing Arts Centre.
It was a memorable year of achievement and celebrated by approximately 700 people in attendance.
The top academic honour, Dux of the College, was awarded to Owen Ranga.
Owen was recognised for outstanding academic excellence, receiving Excellence Awards in Biology, Economics, Programming Technology and Religious Education. Having demonstrated consistent rigour across his studies, he also won the Albert Young Memorial Prize for 1st in Biology, a McEnirney Scholarship for 1st in Economics, the Old Boys’ Association Religious Education Gold Medal for 1st in Level 3 Religious Education and the Board of Proprietors Weekly Notes Award for top average Weekly notes in Year 13. Owen was also presented with the Maree Dee Memorial Cup for a person of willingness to do good for others and who inspires others to act in the same way. He has also won a Victoria University Tangiwai Scholarship for a scholar of the future. On top of being a Manu Taupua Deputy for 2026, earlier this year Owen was presented with an Academic Blue award for achieving scholarship in Physical Education, and at last night’s Prizegiving he also won the Archbishops award for Catholic Leadership. Deserved congratulations go to Owen as he secured the prestigious Society of Mary Gold Medal for Dux.
The runner-up, Proxime Accessit, was awarded to Matthew Barber.
Matthew received Excellence Awards in Accounting, Media Studies and Religious Education. He was placed 4th in Level 3 Physics in 2025 and 4th in Calculus this year, 3rd in Economics, 2nd in Religious Education and 2nd in Chemistry 2025, He placed 1st in Accounting this year winning a McEnirney Scholarship as well as 1st in Media Studies too. He now receives the Proxime Accessit prize for the runner up to the Dux at the College. Congratulations Matthew Barber.