Badges & Awards

Opportunities are available to all students at NPGHS so they can achieve Badges and Awards. From participation and commitment to giving service to the school and/or whether it be successful academic achievement, we want you to pride yourself on your achievement and for us to celebrate it with you.

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Non-School Awards

Supported / promoted by the school

Student Volunteer Army
(SIC – Mrs Crowe)

Duke of Edinburgh Award
(SIC – Miss Mumby)


Students are Awarded

Merit Awards (Year 9 & 10)
Nominations to Deans – 1 per tutor group – Meritorious in class

Kawai Huia Co-Leader Badges
Awarded for position held

Sports Council Badges
Awarded for position held

School Council Badges
Awarded for position held

Year 13 Leadership Badges
Awarded for position held

National Title Holder Badges
For Teams or Individuals winning National Titles – attached to Prizegiving not badges


Academic 

Diligence Awards 
Diligence across all subjects & tutor group (can drop one) – no badge

First in Subject (Senior) / Top 5% (Junior)
Academic Award for highest grade average placing in a subject – no badge

Scholars Badges
Academic Award for 10 highest grade average placings across all subjects (1st half year / 2nd half year and Overall Year) – first and second half year - certificate only, full year - badges

NPGHS Scholar
Overall Year Scholar 5 years in a row – crystal award – attached to Prizegiving not badges

Student Self-Nomination

Librarian Badge
Service as a Librarian

Activities Badge
3 Co-Curricular (Out-of-Class) Physical Activities – at least 4 hours each activity 
and/or 12 hours total

Arts Badge 
(Visual / Performing / Dance / Drama / Music / School Production)
3 Co-Curricular (Out-of-Class) Arts Activities – at least 4 hours each activity and/or 12 hours total - within one Arts categories (3 in another category means a 2nd badge etc.)

Maths & Science Badge
3 Co-Curricular (Out-of-Class) Maths and / or Science Activities – at least 4 hours each activity and / or 12 hours total

Traditional Arts Badge
3 Co-Curricular (Out-of-Class) Traditional Arts Activities – at least 4 hours each activity and/or 12 hours total

Service to School (Participation) – Certificate 
3 Co-Curricular (Out-of-Class) Service Participation Activities – at least 4 hours each activity and/or 12 hours total – service that is not being counted toward any other badge/award

Service to School (Leadership) – Badge 
3 Co-Curricular (Out-of-Class) Service Leadership Activities – at least 4 hours each activity and/or 12 hours total – service that is not being counted toward any other badge / award

Platinum RRR-Wards - Badge
Previously awarded Bronze, Silver and Gold RRR-Wards for following the 3RRRs. Platinum badge awarded on completion of Platinum RRR-Wards card. More than one Platinum Badge can be attained in one year. 

Iti Rearea Badge 
(Leadership / Academic / Arts / Sport / Cultural)
Meet the General Honours Eligibility criteria and achieve at National or International level in one of the above fields – bars only

Honours Badge / Blazer 
(Leadership / Academic / Arts / Sport / Cultural)
Meet the General Honours Eligibility criteria and achieve at National or International level in one of the above fields – star and bars

Want to achieve an Arts Badge


Service to School Award

There are two awards, a badge for Leadership/Organisation, and a Certificate for participation only.  Students must fulfil three different major school to service categories, and these must all be school related.  Check out the Criteria for more information.


Activities Badge

​Check out the Criteria for information about the Activities Badge.

Environment Badge

​Check our the Criteria for information about the Environment Badge.

 Honours & Iti Rearea Awards
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