On Monday, we recognised a large number of students who have given their time to help others and get involved themselves across a wide range of activities within the school. These include sports coaches, peer leaders, tuakana, student service in arts and culture and peer tutors. Thank you for all you have contributed to Wellington College this year. You truly reflect our values of Excellence, Manakitanga, and Integrity. 

Peer Tutoring Award

This award recognises a student who has demonstrated service to students in peer tutoring. The Peer Tutoring programme has been running for many years and has helped a huge number of students to improve academically. Thank you to the large group of mainly senior students who have volunteered their time to help our younger students with their studies. Congratulations to:

Riley Boyes

Mugundhan Ramakrishnan

Jacob Allison

Student Volunteer Army Service Award

The SVA Service Award is a nationally recognised framework, designed to formally acknowledge the volunteering of intermediate and secondary school students. The five level pin system celebrates the diverse acts of service students partake in within their local communities. Students log hours and receive pins when they meet set milestones, all while building a record of their volunteering.

Silver Award Pin Recipients: (completing over 250 hours of service)

Cameron Murray – 251 Hours

Jack Le – 257 Hours

Snehal Maram – 259 Hours

Gethyn Healy – 264 Hours

Gaurav Prasad-Deo – 275 Hours

Jonathan Thomson – 279 Hours

Binara Amaratunga – 289 Hours

Loki Sparksman – 307 Hours

Jack Mahoney – 322 Hours

Gold Award Pin Recipients: (completing over 500 hours of service)

Arham Jain – 508 Hours

Pearse Lane – 514 Hours

Luke Viggers – 548 Hours

Jonah Liu – 574 Hours

Ora Mead – 604 Hours

Special recognition
Three of our Year 13 students received their gold badges in 2024 but continued their voluntary service both at school and in the community throughout 2025.

Jasper Lienert – 518 hours

Harvey Walker – 804 hours

George Stevens – 827 hours

Top Volunteer Award and McLernon Award for Community Service

The Top Volunteer Award is a special recognition pin to students who have gone above and beyond in terms of their voluntary service. In 2025 this goes to a student who has logged an incredible 621 hours of voluntary service and is also the recipient of the McLernon Award for Community Service for demonstrating service in the wider community. A huge congratulations to Jesse Rumball-Smith – 621 Hours (419 hours in 2025).

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