ACADEMIC SUCCESS AT BAYFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
At Bayfield High School we are dedicated to academic excellence. Each individual is provided with the opportunities to
reach their full learning potential. We focus on teaching the skills that enable students to develop their own learning
strategies. This allows students to pursue the highest levels of achievement. Setting learning goals is a powerful
strategy as students are focussed and motivated to obtain their desired outcomes. All senior students are conferenced
individually to help them establish their future education and career pathways.
We offer a Gifted and Talented programme and scholarship courses; as well as providing extra support as necessary.
Tutorials are widely available, senior students offer academic assistance to others and we have a Homework Centre.
Bayfield High School believes in fostering academic pride and provides a learning environment that supports
excellence.
Bayfield High School NCEA pass rates 2014
NCEA Pass Rates
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
University Entrance
Bayfield
83.8%
90.5%
88.7%
76.3%
National
84.2%
88.3%
80.7%
61.8%
These results are a clear demonstration of the level of success at which our students are achieving academically. We
have seen dramatic improvements in our results over recent years. Our focus is on assisting all students to achieve their
very best. This means that students who arrive at secondary school believing they are “just average” often end up
gaining at least a Merit endorsement in NCEA, which places them clearly in the top half of students across the country.
Helping students to build on their strengths, conquer their weaknesses and find their passions is part of how we foster
success at Bayfield High School. Looking ahead to beyond school and ensuring that opportunities are available through
the correct qualifications is an important part of our goal setting with students. Coursing students into pathways and
disciplines that engage with their aspirations is a key feature of our careers advisory service. This includes subjects that
may be traditionally considered vocational pathways that we have carefully aligned with the key elements and skills
required in a competitive employment environment.
We believe in achieving a top result for all students, not just those who are already academically able. Over the page
you will see listed the names of some of our highest achieving students in a wide range of academic fields.
NCEA ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS 2014
SCHOLARSHIP
Brennan Carne
Britta Hamill
Sashika Hendry
James Richardson
Andrew Underwood
Physical Education
History
English
History
English
Physics
Level 3 NCEA Endorsed with Excellence
Ellie Baxter
Emma Bridgman
Jemma Fielding
Katrina Hansen
Sean Ma
Erika Savell
Elliot Tay
Andrew Underwood
Mickayla Drinkwater
Abram Hunter
Claire Steel
Alex Xue
Level 3 NCEA Endorsed with Merit
Sophie Adams
Zoe Barton
Brennan Carne
Destiny Carvell
Jesse Dryden
Violet Ellis
Jeremy Hadfield
Rosie Hardie
Blake Lewis
Paul Liu
Wallace Pu
Breeana Richardson
Katy Sapwell
Liam Spronken
Hoku Bond
Tori Clearwater
Makayla Frost
Sashika Hendry
Livia Ma
James Richardson
Shanna Verhoef
Tyler Campbell
Duncan Cowan
Mitchell Fulton
Sean Ibbotson
Hatsuki Masuda
Georgia Roe
Eu Gene Yeo
Level 2 NCEA Endorsed with Excellence
Aaron Anderson
Lydia Anderson
Elle Cuthbert
Fergus Dale
Evan Hinds
Leon Hook
Sinn Boonsupakorn
Olivia Gardiner
Sophie Tonks
Anna Cooper
Britta Hamill
Joey Wong
Kristin Clark
Laura Goodwin
Calum Hunter
Faaoo Lale
Sarah Pearse
Zaq Shackleford
Ruby Craig
Henessey Griffiths
Delaney Jones
Lucy Melchert
Kalesita Pole
Bexy Shingleton
Level 2 NCEA Endorsed with Merit
Morgan Arnold
Grace Cook
Anton Dunford
Katie Galvin
Astrid Haanen
Kurtis Haanen
Alicia Kammlein-Cutler Josh Kenneally
Jasmine Moody
Erica Paterson
Jessika Porter
Avi Roberts
Miwako Takashima
Qiqi Zhang
Level 1 NCEA Endorsed with Excellence
Lewis Anderson
Jerry Chen
Julia Gwynne-Jones
Jehan Hendry
Beth Clearwater
Deepthi Srikanth
Level 1 NCEA Endorsed with Merit
Elayna Amezcua
Georgia Auckram
Nicole Fleury
Nadia Fox
Jenilee Hill
Aimee Hutchinson
Lauren McAuley
Mikayla McGill
Bryn Monk
Jakob Morgan
Sophie Rendall
Braden Smitheram
Rebecca Turner
Josh Weir
Emma Corbett
Brennan Gale
Rowan Lewis
Andrew Millar
Navheen Pannirselvam
Cherish Thom
Penny Woods
Jade Fielding
Emma Fleury
Kara Helm
Caitlin Matthews
Tyler Mitchell
Hayley Redmile
Amberley Tocher
Katherine Young
Recent Academic Achievements
Elliot Tay
University of Otago Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship
Eleanor Baxter
University of Otago Māori and Pacific Island Entrance Scholarship
Emma Bridgman
Massey University Vice Chancellor’s High Achievers Academic Scholarship
Jack Kiore
Otago Polytechnic Mana Pounamu Young Māori Achievers Scholarship
Sharita Boyd
Otago Polytechnic Pacific Island Recognition Award and Scholarship
Violet Ellis
William Wallace Tertiary Award
Beth Clearwater
National and Otago/Southland United Nations Youth Forum Representative
(Jamaica)
2nd in the National Council of Women Dunedin Branch Dawn Ibbotson
essay competition.
Top Year 11 Speaker, Dunedin Schools Debating Competition Senior Division
Penny Woods
2nd Hokonui Fashion Awards, secondary school recycled section
Jeremy Hadfield
2nd place, Inaugural Archibald Baxter Essay Competition
Hamish Phillips
Technology Award, Otago Regional Science Fair
Braden Smitheram
1st place Premier Search and Rescue Robocup Regional Junior Robotics
Competition
1st place Premier Search and Rescue Robocup National Junior Robotics
Competition
Emma Corbett
Winner of internship, Student Costumier for the Shakespeare Globe Centre
New Zealand (SGCNZ) National Shakespeare Schools Production (NSSP)
Grace Cook
Poetry selected for publicatio in Re-Draft, National competition
Pasifika Achievement Award
Faaoo Lale
Kalesita Pole
Ngā Manu Kōrero Competition
2nd place Junior Māori, Koreana Wesley-Evans
3rd place Senior Māori, Lydia Anderson
University of Otago Junior
Mathematics Competition
Daniel Blakie, top 100
Jerry Chen, Merit
Otago Interschool Health Leaders
Meeting
1st place, Ellie Baxter and Sarah Hepburn
University of Otago Year 13
History Quiz
1st place, James Richardson, Ellie Baxter and Abram Hunter
University of Otago Law Faculty
Inaugural Dunedin High School
Mooting Competition
1st place, Wallace Pu and Grace Cook
NumberWorks ‘n’ Words O’Mathalon
3rd place, Te Hori Wesley Evans, Konrad Fox, Oliver Dawson and Daniel
Blaikie
International Competitions and
Jehan Hendry
Assessment for Schools (ICAS) Science Ruth Bridgman
Distinction (top 4%)
Language Perfect World
Championships Gold Certificates
Sophie Siegfried
William Brundell
Science Perfect World
Championships Gold Certificates
Ruth Bridgman
Sean Ma
Breeana Richardson
Erika Savell
Andrew Underwood
Elise Wilson
Alex Xue
Science Wānanga
Oliver Dawson
AJ Hope
Mia Kuru
Maya Smith
Koreana Wesley-Evans
Te Hori Wesley- Evans
Makereta Wesley- Evans
Jade Wirepa
Te Rauawa o te Pahi
(Y10 Gifted and Talented
Programme Scholarship)
Madyson Hughes
Maya Smith
Te Hori Wesley- Evans
Makereta Wesley- Evans
Hands on Science
Lydia Anderson
Kalesita Pole
Otago/Southland Regional Russell
McVeagh Debating Competition
3rd place, Beth Clearwater, Grace Cook and Anna Cooper