“That’s another thing about College – it definitely has helped me socially and shown me how to improve relationships.” His commitment to music – playing the piano, being a member of chamber groups and involved in Corfe House music, teaching, arranging, and accompanying – and his interest in hockey (a 1st XI player from Year 11) and tennis,
mean that James aims for a balanced life. In 2021, he was also one of two Christ's College students on the Youth Advisory Council Te Whatu Ora, representing the youth voice within the health system at monthly meetings. James was also a member of the College team in the national finals of the Ethics Olympiad and
took part in the annual Biology Olympiad. He is planning on a career in medicine but is undecided on a specialty. “I know it will become apparent with time and that, with a lot of hard work and commitment, it will all happen.”
Oscar Gosling – a man of many academic and musical talents
O scar Gosling is a scholar, a thespian, a chorister, and a character, and he has been named runner-up to the Wacher Prize for Academic Head of School. In 2018, Oscar entered Christ’s College on a Somes Scholarship. In December 2022, he left College, having truly made his mark. His highly accomplished passage through the school resulted in his talents shining in musicals and plays, the Chapel Choir, instrumental music, debating,
student committees, community service, swimming, sailing, hockey, and Theatresports. In the classroom, the Humanities and the Arts were his original passions. However, he switched codes in his senior years, setting his sights on a career in business and economics. In May this year, Oscar was awarded a significant scholarship to attend a prestigious liberal arts college, Amherst College, in Massachusetts in the United
States. He will pursue a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. A fervent believer in “doing the best I can do, and always striving to gain the best results for myself”, Oscar recalls the move to College for Year 9 as being “a big step up” from his intermediate years at Darfield High School. The small class sizes, academic focus, and intelligent peer discussions have all vindicated his choice to opt for College
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