//Academic News
Kia ora tātou The school year finished formally for our students with the junior prizegiving, our final school event for 2020. It was great to see a number of parents and whānau attend this ceremony, and to celebrate our students' successes in 2020. While the prizegiving...
Academic Colours Assembly
Finally after a delay due to Covid we got to recognise NCEA Academic Colours at Wednesdays formal assembly. A really important occasion to celebrate some fantastic academic achievements for NCEA in 2019. Congratulations to everyone who walked across the stage and to those who...
Future Problem Solving International achievement
A huge congratulations to our Future Problem Solvers for their recent success in America, with the utterly magnificent trophy and many other achievements. Here's to our lateral-thinking, research-maniacs, solution-seekers, brainiac heroes! In the group shot: front row L-R...
Academic Colours for NCEA 2018
Academic Colours Assembly today (Wednesday 13th March), with Mr O'Shea presenting certificates to students who have gained NCEA Level 1 Endorsed with Excellence, NCEA Level 2 Endorsed with Merit, and NCEA Level 2 with Excellence. Congratulations to students for this huge...
Young Enterprise Scheme Awards 2018
High School entrepreneurs exceed limits with innovative NanoSign Six secondary school students from Nelson College have developed an innovative solution to temporary speed signage, and have been recognised at the Young Enterprise Scheme Awards 2018. Read more……
Nelson College Senior Prizegiving 2018
Congratulations to all our 2018 Senior Prize winners. Nelson College Senior Prizegiving 2018 Thursday 1 November 2018, 7pm Guest Speaker – Frances Valintine CNZM, MEd Founder of The Mind Lab and Tech Futures Lab, Board Member of Callaghan Innovation, NZ Artificial...
Media Release – Why a single-sex education is best for boys
Nelson College Headmaster Gary O'Shea dons his black gown and walks on stage to address a sea of students. 1,100 curious faces stare back at him, from fresh-faced new entrants to seniors sprouting stubble. He starts to speak about strength, love, honour and mateship –...
Media Release – Single-sex schools provide a significant advantage for boys in New Zealand
A newly-released independent report by Dr Michael Johnston, Faculty of Education at Victoria University of Wellington, compares the performance of young men in Years 11 – 13 at single-sex schools with those at co-educational schools. It clearly shows that over the period from...
Nelson-Marlborough Model United Nations
More than 40 Y9-Y13 boys from Nelson College joined colleges across the region to participate in the Nelson-Marlborough Model United Nations this year. Each boy acted as the UN ambassador from that country, addressing issues of global significance and grappling with the cultural...
NCEA Public workshops
You are invited to shape the future of NCEA The government's review of NCEA is now underway, and people all over the country have started talking about, and sharing their ideas and experiences of NCEA – the challenges, the successes and what we can do better in the future....