Student Life
Whole School Sports Events
Whaka maua kia tina –
Pursue excellence so that it becomes permanent.
Athletics Day
Another very successful Athletics day was held on Thursday 2 March 2023 at Athletic Park. Photos from the day by MacKenzie Goodall, Year 12, available here.
Age Group Champions
Records Broken
3000m Open – Neve McKenzie in 11.00.75 (previously set in 2005)
1500m Under 15 – Neve McKenzie in 5.14.25 (previously set in 2018)
House Points
The winning House for 2023 Athletics was Ōpaoa on 840 points. Congratulations Ōpaoa!
Swimming
Another successful MGC Swimming Sports day was held on Wednesday 1 June 2022.
Age Group Champions
House Points
Congratulations to Kaituna who took the competition out scoring 530 points on the day, followed closely by Ōpaoa with 441 points, Awatere with 392 points, and Wairau with 226 points.
Cross Country
It was another perfect day for the annual “Great Race” on Friday 6 May 2022 as students and staff took to the hills to run (or walk!) the 3 km course at the Wither Hills Farm Park.
Age Group Champions
House Points
In the highly contested House competition, students and staff can earn points for their House by competing in the run or walk. Points are given based on the top 3 finishers in each age group as well as the best 3 person and 6 person finishers from each house in the run, as well as house spirit and tidiness of areas.
It was a tight race between houses this year but coming out on top – just – was Ōpaoa with 391 points. Go Ōpaoa! Close behind in second place was Wairau with 382 points. And tied for third was Awatere and Kaituna with 308 points.
Congratulations to all our competitors and thanks to everybody else who participated and supported our rangatahi on the day.