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Though our school opened in 1925, there were earlier attempts by church members to provide quality Christian education for the children of church members. The first Seventh-Day Adventist school in Christchurch began in 1903, which lasted only a short time before closing in 1904. Another attempt was begun in 1914, when a kindergarten building (which still stands, at 5 Grove Street, Addington) was purchased, and the school opened by Pr. A. G. Daniells, on June 20, 1914. This school closed in 1920, and the land sold, the proceeds placed in a school fund for future use. The site of our current school (in Papanui) was purchased in 1924 for £500, and the school opened on April 27 1924, with Miss Maude Smart as the teacher, and a roll of 22. The school has been continuously operating on the site since then.

The school roll has fluctuated over the years, with numbers being down during the depression, but increasing with record crop harvests and increased prices that allowed parents the luxury of sending their children to a private Christian school.

A Secondary curriculum was offered from around 1932, with a new block (costing £660) of 3 classrooms being built. A uniform was adopted for the 1933 year, using the Australasion Union Conference colours of blue and green.

A new woodwork room and toilet block were built in the 1950's by Mr S. Presnall and others from the Papanui Church. The Secondary department building was built in 1985, and more recently (2006) the computer lab and staff room were re-developed and enlarged. New courts (2004) and a freshly laid field (2006) have given us great outdoor facilities as well.

From 2003 our Year 12 students have participated in service trips, to less well off schools in the Pacific. The students raise all the money needed from many fund-raising ventures, including running the school tuck-shop, selling chocolate, lamingtons & pizzas, washing cars, hosting service auctions and more. The students then fix, clean and paint classrooms and other buildings (dining rooms, kitchens, libraries) in a school somewhere in the pacific. Destinations have been Vanuatu (twice), Samoa, Raratonga, and Fiji. The students learn that it is more rewarding to serve than to be served, as well as the values of community, hard work, friendship and commitment.

School House Awards

Year	Champion House	House Captain/s
2008	Cashmere	Joshua Keegan / Natalia Leatuavao
2007	Aspiring	Matthew Lavea / Millie O'Grady
2006	Aspiring	Hamish Shepard / Josephine Pritchard
2005	Aspiring	Tuvalu Fuimaono / Nicole Sheppard
2004	Aspiring	Tuvalu Fuimaono / Nicole Sheppard
2003	Aspiring
2002	Aspiring
2001	Aspiring
2000	Aspiring
1999	Cashmere
1998	Cashmere
1997	Aspiring
1996	Aspiring
1995	Aspiring
1994	Aspiring
1993
1992	Cashmere
1991	Cashmere
1990	Cashmere
1989	Cashmere
1988
1986	Aspiring
1985	Cashmere
1970	Bellbird
1969	Bellbird
1968	Bellbird
1967	Bellbird
1966	Bellbird

Senior Awards

At CAS, our most prestigious award is the Special Charachter Award, which was known as Citizenship in past years. It represents all aspects of school life, behaviour, attitude, and participation, and the winner shows growth and maturity in Spiritual matters, caring, etc.

The Academic award is similar to Dux, representing ability and performance across the range of subjects.

Year	Special Character / Citizenship	Academic Award	Sports Boy	Sports Girl
2008		Andy Shang
2007			Joshua Keegan	Millie O'Grady
2006	Megan Tooley	Megan Tooley	Aron Sleight	Millie O'Grady
2005	Kylie-Anne Gillard	Cameron Wells	Vovilio Cokanasiga	Nicole Sheppard
2004	Christopher Sinclair	Amanda Tooley	Christopher Sinclair	Nicole Sheppard
2003	Kylie Fish	Lindsay Botha	Christopher Sinclair	Nicole Sheppard
2002			Christopher Sinclair	Amanda Robinson
2001	Tim Bolt	Junior Earnest	Christopher Sinclair	Dianna Robinson
2000			Victor White	Nancy Earnest
1999			Victor White	Dianna Robinson
1998	Digby King-Adams	Anita Kelman	Digby King-Adams	Trudi Tilley
1997			Bradley McGrath	M. Freeman
1996		Brendan Newman	Bradley McGrath	Zara Woolley
1995			Nicholas Prouting	Kyla Woolley
1994			Paul Robson	Kyla Woolley
1993	Alix King-Adams		C. Davidson	J. Marsters
1992			C. Davidson	S. Presnall
1991			R. Scheffer	Maxine Taumafai
1990			Lindsay Jones	Maxine Taumafai
1989			Lindsay Jones	Maxine Taumafai
1988			Nigel O'Donnell	Kylie Townend
1987			Sone Tuaoi	Jessie Nisbet
1986			Sone Tuaoi
1985			Sone Tuaoi	Petrina Williams

Athletic Records

Event	Record		Name	Year set
100 M Boys	12.3	sec	Takunda Ngara	2006
100 M Girls	14.4	sec	Millie O'Grady	2006
400 M Boys	1:01	min:sec	Aron Sleight	2006
400 M Girls	1:13	min:sec	Millie O'Grady	2005
1500 M Boys	5:15	min:sec	Aron Sleight	2006
1500 M Girls	5:38	min:sec	Matanofo Lavea	2006
Javelin Boys	28.8	metres	Joshua Keegan	2007
Javelin Girls	19.90	metres	Matanofo Lavea	2007
Discus Boys	24.60	metres	Vincent Toailoa	2006
Discus Girls	20.05	metres	Agnes Tuberi	2006
Shotput Boys	11.38	metres	Tuvalu Rokini-Fuimaono	2005
Shotput Girls	7.67	metres	Matanofo Lavea	2007
Longjump Boys	5.80	metres	Joshua Keegan	2007
Longjump Girls	3.95	metres	Agnes Tuberi	2006
Highjump Boys	1.74	metres	Leroy Gosset	2003
Highjump Girls	1.40	metres	Nicole Sheppard	2003
Cricket Ball Boys	63.60	metres	Simon Nicolson	2002
Cricket Ball Girls	37.40	metres	Josephine Pritchard	2005