Bruce was also awarded NZQA Scholarship in Technology and Scholarship in Calculus in Year 12. For the past two years, the former Condell’s House student was selected for New Zealand’s International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) team, competing against the most talented “Bruce is perceptive and talented while remaining humble and displaying that humility throughout his time at College.”
College, I selected a college that is renowned for its choral and instrumental music programmes,” Bruce explains. “It’s also picturesque and, being more than 580 years old, filled with history.” Director of Music Robert Aburn describes Bruce as one of “the most impressive young musicians” that he has worked with during his lengthy College tenure. “Bruce is perceptive and talented while remaining humble and displaying that humility throughout his time at College,” he says. Bruce’s remarkable musical range is evidenced by his piano and violin performance work, along with his chamber music, orchestra, Schola Cantorum, and Chapel Choir achievements.
Bruce already holds the Licentiate of Trinity College London (LTCL) qualification in piano, gained at age 16. As a member of the Fiddlesticks Quartet, he also secured a spot in the South Island finals of the 2022 Chamber Music NZ Schools’ Competition. On the academic front, the breadth and depth of his achievements during his time at College were exceptional. In 2022, Bruce was recognised as an NZQA Outstanding Scholar after achieving Scholarship in Calculus, Chemistry, Economics, and Statistics (Outstanding). Remarkably, he was ranked 2nd in the country for Scholarship Statistics despite never taking the subject at school. In Year 11,
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