Student Achievement 

2011 Dux and Proxime Accessit. 

PHOTO GALLERIES

Music

Barbershop: An accapella (unaccompanied) quartet with each girl singing their own part. The Barbershop Quarter, "Tuned In" was placed 1st in the Timaru Secondary Schools' Harmony Competition in 2008 and 2009. They were also 1st in the Regional Barbershop competition for Canterbury Secondary Schools in 2009, and in 2008 and 2009 qualified and competed at National level.

Choir: A choral group of approx 50, the Choir is often entered in the NZ Secondary Schools’ Choral festival “The Big Sing” where it has, in the last few years been selected as one of the top 20 choirs to compete in the National Competition and, in 2007, the Choir competed and won a Silver award.

Chorale: A small choral group of approx 16-18, usually girls from Year 9 – 13 although there have been students from Year’s 7 & 8. The Chorale is usually entered in the NZ Secondary Schools’ Choral festival “The Big Sing” where it has, each year, been selected as one of the top 20 choirs to compete in the National Competition.  For the past two years, the Chorale has won a Gold award, placing them in the top 3 choirs in NZ, and in 2009 won the Auahi Kore Award for best performance of a work using Maori text.

Big Sing 2010

Junior Choir: A choral group of approx 20 girls from Year 7-10.

Orchestra: An instrumental group of approx. 20-25 students from Year 7-13 who play an orchestral instrument. Girls who have been learning an orchestral instrument through the Itinerant Music Scheme for at least 2 years are expected play in the orchestra and any others who play an instrument are welcome to join.

Rockband: A rock group of approx. 3-5 girls from Year 10-13 who play guitar, drums, and keyboard. Over the past eight years the Rockband usually enters RockQuest and has won Women’s Musicianship award on a number of occasions, as well as Best Vocalists award, and the Lyric Writer’s award.

String Group: An instrumental group of approx. 6-8 girls from Year 7-13 who play violin or ‘cello. Girls who play at the level required (usually 3-4 year’s tuition) are invited to join.              

Itinerant Music Lessons in Brass, Cello,Drums, Flute, Guitar, Piano, and Violin.

Visiting Performers