Pasifika Scholarships Evening

Last week the Pasifika team held the annual Otago Polytechnic community sponsored scholarship evening. We celebrated the success of 17 Pasifika high school students from across Ōtepoti as well as five current Otago Polytechnic students who were all awarded with scholarships.

Congratulations to all our scholarship recipients!

Otago Polytechnic Pacific Island Secondary School Recognition Award Scholarship Recipients:

Queens High School: Fern Iapoko (Year 10), Miliame Tudreu (Year 13)

Amana Christian School: Fa’aeteete Tumema Faosiliva (Year 10), Alo Junior Solofuti (Year 13)

Bayfield High School: Huria Pokipoki-Morunga (Year 10)

Kaikorai Valley College: Joshua White (Year 10), Samuel Batchelor (Year 13)

Otago Boys High School: Grevel Avele McFarland (Year 10), Cedric Collins (Year 13)

Otago Girls High School: Harper Dean (Year 10), Riley Iosua (Year 13)

Taieri College: Telesia Vatuvei (Year 10), Marama Nicholas (Year 13)

Trinity Catholic College: Shalia Kelekolio (Year 10), George Seuseu Musgrave (Year 13)

Kings High School: George Fa’asega (Year 10), Cayden Hanley (Year 13)

Otago Polytechnic Community Sponsored Pasifika Scholarship recipients:

Tevita Lomu

Marie Taufa

Meleitia Tatupu

Candela Tipasa

Clarizz Moana

A huge thank you to Otago Community Trust, Mercy Hospital, and Otago Polytechnic Te Pūkenga who allow us to have the opportunity to invest in the future of our Pasifika people. These scholarships make a huge difference in alleviating the financial burden of study and allow learners to focus on their studies rather than on the stress of having the financial burden of the cost of fees.

And finally thank you to all those who helped out in the planning of this event and to those who helped out on the night!