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playing netball, tag and also having a go at rugby,” Sotutu says.

In 2018, Dajian was part of the U15 girls rugby sevens team that won nationals at Sacred Heart College, and then went on to become part of the senior girls sevens side that also won nationals for the first time.

Going to Japan to play rugby won’t be a completely new experience for Brown, representing Howick College in the 2019 Sanic tournament – “an experience enjoyed by everyone,” Sotutu says.

Straight out of school, Brown was given the opportunity to play in the first Moana Pasifika women’s sevens team.

“Honoured would have to be an understatement. I was speechless and pretty shocked that I was even asked to play to be completely honest. It was such a heart-warming feeling to play a part in the beginning of something so special for Pasifika women,” she says.

Brown says she has been fortunate enough to call rugby her job since leaving Howick College, but going to university to study is on the horizon.

“Some of the money I make from this will be going towards my career outside of rugby when I decide studying is right for me, but at the moment I’m just taking

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Jacob – 97% for A2 statistics mock exam

Jessaein – A pass for Macleans Certificate

Yousef – 100% for year 8 number – 39/40 for algebra

Grace – 85% for A2 Cambridge mid-year Physics exam

Milan – Excellence for year 12 Chemistry Mock exam

Gabriella – 87% for year 11 IG Physics

Dhrov – 91 % for Milestone on Science year 9

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Arika – “has been getting 100% in Maths” – high excellence

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Rachel – excellent for number internal

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Rachel – excellent for number internal

Aiden – 84% year 10 accelerated Maths

Vani – 45% to 73% for science in 1 term

Zack – Excellent for English mock exam level 2

Emily – Excellent for year 13 integration mock exam

Marcus – 71% -up from 26% earlier in the year for AS Maths

Shreyas – 87% up from 67% earlier in the year for AS Maths

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When asked about the greatest influence in her short, yet successful career, Brown said she owes all her success to her family.

“It takes a village to raise a child and I definitely feel I owe my successes to my ‘village’, but most importantly my parents.

“I cannot put it into words how grateful I am for my parents and all they have sacrificed for me ... as well as my Nana; seeing her after a long day of training is always rewarding,” says Brown.

Howick College girls rugby continues to succeed with former students Isla Norman-Bell currently playing for the England national side and Great Britain rugby sevens tea, and Alysia Lefau-Fakaosilea playing for the Australian women’s sevens team.

Our first goal is to help the students understand what is going on in class so that they can take an interest in it and not feel embarrassed. This usually involves giving them some background in the fundamentals of the topic and setting homework so that they gain confidence and don’t forget how to do it by the next week. If they are ok with what is happening in class we can then cover any other topics which they had trouble with previously. Once all that is done we can start looking at exam papers and learning some exam techniques.

We use the “Socratic” method of teaching wherein we mostly keep asking questions until the light dawns. (We love that moment when a smile slowly spreads across their face and we know that they have got it.) When students feel that they are working something out for themselves it keeps them more involved and they remember it for longer. If we think of the mind as a muscle, it also strengthens that muscle for when it is needed in exams, effectively increasing their IQ. Hence the comment of one of my students that: “Mr Porter explains things well and makes it fun!”

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