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Fine art of student success 09 Mar 2021 An art award that aims to uncover hidden talent within Canterbury secondary schools has put the work of College Yea ...

Growth spurt for Eco-Action Nursery Trust 09 Mar 2021 More native plants will support increased native birdlife in Christchurch.The forest we are planting ...

New records set on Athletics Day 02 Mar 2021 It was all about speed and distance, flying javelins and flying bodies, as College athletes ran, leapt and thr ...

College Senior A serves up big volleyball win 02 Mar 2021 The Christ’s College Senior A volleyball team ‘blocked’ all rivals to secure the Division Two tit ...

Stellar NCEA results highlight our academic reputation 01 Mar 2021 Our 2020 NCEA results were among the highest in recent years, consolidating our position ...

College A reins in rivals on polo opening day 23 Feb 2021 Christ’s College cantered to comfortable wins in the first tournament of the polo season, securin ...

Powering in the pool 23 Feb 2021 Covid restrictions impacted on the College swimming sports on Monday 15 Februarywith some events unable to be held, but th ...

Formality and fun at Founders’ Dinner 23 Feb 2021 Attending the annual Founders’ Dinner is a rite of passage for College’s Year 13 students.It’s a chance ...

Kapa haka group underway for 2021 11 Feb 2021 Over fruit and croissants, and bacon and eggs the College kapa haka group today sprang into life for 2021.The ...

New Prefects inducted for 2021 05 Feb 2021 Prefect gowns flowing, the 25 students of the 2021 Prefect group were formally inducted before the whole school ...

Kapa haka breakfast for boys and parents 04 Feb 2021 Parents of boys wanting to join the College kapa haka group are invited to join their sons for breakfa ...

Open doors, open hearts 04 Feb 2021 Good traditions well maintained – Tiakina tika, ngā tikanga tika. The tradition of the mihi whakatau, with its karanga, ...

You’re unique, valued and loved 03 Feb 2021 How do you keep safe in a digital world?By deliberately building an identity on the internet that is an asset f ...

Step up the Class of 2025 02 Feb 2021 The class of 2025 filed in to Chapel today for a short ceremony to formalise the beginning of their College education ...

2021 Term 1 Newsletter from Garth Wynne 28 Jan 2021 Click here to view the Term 1 newsletter. ...

Start of Year Routine 2021 22 Dec 2020 Click here to view the start of year routine for 2021. ...

Junior Water Polo 3rd in South Island 01 Dec 2020 The College team proved its worth at the weekend’s South Island Secondary Schools’ Junior Water Polo tour ...

Rolling up their sleeves for the community 01 Dec 2020 Christchurch community groups felt the combined force of Year 10 College boys over the past week, as ...

From Christchurch to Lima, Peru 01 Dec 2020 Four College boys took part in a live Zoom call last Friday 27 November with students from Markham College in L ...

First the design, then the making 24 Nov 2020 Footstools, side tables, a condiment holder, shelving units, a letterbox, ski racks and outdoor braziers – so ...

Junior Round Square Day packs a punch 17 Nov 2020 There are no excuses for not knowing about Round Square after today’s assembly in the gym.The Junior Roun ...

By Tomorrow – they’re worth $5000 17 Nov 2020 They were the youngest group at the Geraldine Arts Festival, but By Tomorrow played up a storm giving a stand ...

College singers among NZ’s best 17 Nov 2020 It’s confirmed – Jake Cutler, Tom Whitteker and Ollie Jones have got great voices.All three have won places in ...

Big Band impresses at Fat Eddie’s 16 Nov 2020 The Big Band and the Jazz Combo made a big splash at Fat Eddie’s on Sunday 8 November, entertaining patrons f ...

Young leaders in the making 16 Nov 2020 As popular as ever, the annual half-day leadership conference, Be Inspired, saw 200 eager Year 7 students from 17 s ...

Entrepreneur in the making 11 Nov 2020 Necessity is the mother of invention they say.Following COVID-19, Year 10 student Will Bretherton saw a gap in the m ...

Celebrating our 2021 University Scholarships 03 Nov 2020 Congratulations to the Year 13 students who were offered university scholarships for tertiary stud ...

Sweet sounds from Joshua and Bruce 02 Nov 2020 The judge was looking for stage presence, interpretation and audience involvement and violinist Joshua Hook ...

Back country appeals to College boys 02 Nov 2020 Boulder hopping up a river bed, tramping steep tussock hillsides, scree running, and crossing rivers – Lab ...

Good vibes on the water 29 Oct 2020 Pretty much every day in summer, you’ll find Jack Mckenzie riding the waves at Waikuku Beach, just a minute from home.“ ...

Medal for Art in U14 triathlon 20 Oct 2020 Not even driving rain and wild winds could stop Art Aitken from winning the U14 South Island Secondary Schools’ ...

The start of an historic tradition to celebrate mahi and leadership 15 Oct 2020 Ma te huruhuru ka rere te manuIt is the feathers that enable the bird to fl ...

Darryn takes second place in Wallace Art Awards 13 Oct 2020 An oil pastel and acrylic on canvas by Christ’s College’s HoD Art, Darryn George, is the second ...

Great results for clay target shooters 13 Oct 2020 Clay target shooting is an increasingly popular sport at College with teams competing successfully durin ...

Chess team foots it with the best 12 Oct 2020 Qualifying for the New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Chess Competition was huge, let alone taking 11th place ami ...

2020 Term 4 Newsletter from Garth Wynne 09 Oct 2020 Click here to view the Term 4 newsletter. ...

We are the debating champions 02 Oct 2020 First a win against King’s College a week ago, and now named the winners of Canterbury Schools’ debating.The Coll ...

Sparks fly in debate 25 Sep 2020 “This house believes that, in the event of an all-out war between India and China, the US should not intervene.”With King’ ...

The heat is on 21 Sep 2020 As part of its drive to reduce its carbon footprint, College has made the switch to using the B20 Biotherm biofuel blend to powe ...

They shaved for a cure – and raised more than $61,000 18 Sep 2020 It was buzz cuts all round when more than 70 College boys shed their locks in Shave for a ...

He reka te kai 17 Sep 2020 Everyone enjoys good kai – so what better way to celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori than to share a tasty, tender feast?It takes t ...

Prepped for a battle of wits 15 Sep 2020 At the annual College vs St Margaret’s College showcase debate, the College team and seasoned debaters – Year 13 s ...

Enthralling, irresistible Evita 08 Sep 2020 It opens at the close, with the sombre announcement that Eva Perón, dynamic and beloved first lady of Argentina ...

College Shooters on target 07 Sep 2020 For the first time, College has been awarded both the Canterbury Secondary School Skeet Trophy and the Canterbury Se ...

Challenge Shield in our hands 27 Aug 2020 Getting their hands on the Challenge Shield has been a season’s highlight for the 1st XI who wrested the coveted ...

College off to chess nationals 25 Aug 2020 For the first time in years College will compete in the finals of the New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Chess Compe ...

Don’t meddle with Max 24 Aug 2020 For the second year in a row Year 9 Harper House student Max Calvert has won the South Island U50kg novice boxing champio ...

Tom on top 24 Aug 2020 After a couple of stellar runs, Year 10 student Tom Picton-Warlow had blitzed the competition, taking 1st place in the Canterbury se ...

Ready to launch ... By Tomorrow 19 Aug 2020 After winning the Canterbury 1 regional competition, College rock band By Tomorrow have made it through to the ...

Locusts for morning tea, anyone? 17 Aug 2020 Locusts, shallow pan fried with herbs and spices, were a popular morning tea choice on Thursday 13 August when ...