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ST MATTHEW’S COLLEGIATE SCHOOL

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PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

St Matthew’s Collegiate is proud of its long tradition of educating and empowering young women. Our learning, sports and boarding facilities have modernised over time - but we remain focussed on traditional outcomes: knowledge, resilience, leadership and community spirit. St Matthew’s Collegiate is part of the Trinity family of Anglican schools which include Hadlow Preschool, Hadlow Preparatory School and Rathkeale College, all located in the Masterton area and educating students from Early Childhood through to Senior College. Our Anglican faith-based values are fundamental to our Special Character. These values ensure our students – at the heart of the Trinity system – are provided with the best possible teaching and learning opportunities to enable them to thrive in an ever-changing world.

Kiri Gill

2022’s word is revival

For me, ‘revival’ is the word that best describes 2022 at St Matthew’s Collegiate. We started the year re ecting on the academic success of our graduating NCEA students - a 100% success rate is testament to student commitment and sta support. The global pandemic did not dampen our student’s scholastic motivation, it revived its importance. Our junior girls have been inspired to achieve by our future-focussed seniors. Singing was an early pandemic casualty; a quiet St Matthew’s is as unnatural as trees without birdsong! But what a revival! Viva Camerata, the Rathkeale/ St Matthew’s choir, claimed a nalist’s place in the National Big Sing Grand Finale, days of choral endeavour secured a well-deserved Silver Award.

Junior thespians took to the stage with gusto, The Lion King Jnr experience was enjoyed by students on-stage and behind the scenes – delighting our audiences! Thank you Wairarapa for supporting our event, it was lovely to have you back on campus. Sports teams revived their spirit of competition. Our equestrians were proud of their well-deserved win at the national Schools Show-jumping Competition. St Matthew’s hockey won the Manawatu Premier A competition. Our netballers nished 7th in the Lower North Island competition. The football team nished 7th in both grade and inter-regionals. A joint St. Matthew’s/ Rathkeale team won the Intercollegiate Small-bore Shooting Competition. With summer sport just getting started our Cricket Team have seen early success in the Central and Districts regional competition. St Matthew’s teaches compassion for self and community - lessons that came into their own through the pandemic. We endeavour for quality pastoral care for both day and boarding students. As an Anglican school the return of shared celebrations and communion have revived our sense of community, allowing us to re ect on our experiences at a deep level. The revival of ‘visiting family’ has been a welcome one. Having Hadlow School return to our wickets and the combined Rathkeale/St Matthew’s Senior College learn at both campuses makes life seem ‘normal’. Our many traditional dances, shared dinners and social events have been thoroughly enjoyed. As the usual hectic end of year approaches, I am pleased to re ect on a solid year of achievement and displays of resilience from our young women. Best wishes for the exams to all Wairarapa students.

Equestrians rode high on success this year placing rst at the national schools show-jumping championship. Senior Choir Viva Camerata took silver at the National Big Sing Finale in Christchurch earlier this year.

Senior College Dux 2022, Stella Masters, and her fellow prizewinners are an inspiration to our younger students.

The spirit of St Matthew’s shone through at our annual, colourful, house music event. The junior school Lion King production was a roaring success!

Students worked hard to achieve wins in the Glamour and Street Wear schools’ sections of the Hokonui Fashion Design Awards.

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