Meet the 2025 Student Captains

Sport Captains

Orla Motley

Talented all-round sportsperson Orla Motley says she is "grateful, privileged, and excited” to have been selected as a Sport Captain for 2025. Her goals for the year are to help improve participation in sport across the College, promote House sport events, and to create an environment where all students enjoy their sport, whether they are involved socially or competitively. Orla is captain of the highly successful Senior Girls’ A basketball team and the Girls’ 1st XV. She also plays touch and sevens. Last year, Orla, who is an accomplished hammer-thrower, represented New Zealand at the Oceania Championships. She also received a Zonta Award for All Round Female Sports Person. Although unsure of her future plans on leaving St Andrew’s, Orla intends to pursue some type of sporting career.

Jonty Lang

Jonty Lang is proud to have been selected as a 2025 Sport Captain, especially when considering the legacy of the “outstanding” people who have been in the role before him, he says. A member of the 1st XV for the last three years, Jonty is captaining the side this year, and is well-known for his heart, energy, and work-rate on the field as the team’s hooker. Some of his priorities in the Student Captain role have been to make College sports events more inclusive across the age groups and sports levels, and to create an environment where every student enjoys their sport and feels supported and part of the school sport community, no matter what sport they play. Jonty has also played cricket in Years 9 and 10. He is still considering his plans post St Andrew’s, but is looking at further study at the University of Otago, or possibly a gap year overseas.

Academic Captains

Sarah Waddington

Sarah Waddington says it is a great honour to have been selected as a 2025 Academic Captain. One of her main goals is to provide support to students needing tutoring and to co-ordinate work with both the Preparatory and Secondary Schools. Throughout the year, Sarah has been involved in academic groups including the Writing Group. She has passed NCEA Levels 1 and 2 with Excellence and is sitting three NZQA Scholarship subjects this year. Once she leaves St Andrew’s, Sarah plans to study Health Science at the University of Otago.

Maria (Masha) Pospolitak

Maria (Masha) Pospolitak was delighted to be offered the position of Academic Captain. Her focus has been fostering a passionate environment when it comes to academic pursuits, alongside supporting programmes like Peer Tutoring. She has achieved NCEA Levels 1 and 2 with Excellence and was involved in the Elaine P. Snowden Astronomy School at the University of Canterbury. Maria is sitting two NZQA Scholarship subjects this year. After St Andrew’s, she plans to study Neuroscience or Astronomy, hoping to work for NASA or become a neurologist.

James Anthony

James Anthony is excited to give back to the St Andrew’s community as an Academic Captain and hopes to implement a project highlighting student voices across year levels, such as podcasts, and student-led events. James has been involved in choir, productions, and Pipe Band, has contributed to academic groups, and is a Prefect and Head Sacristan. He has achieved NCEA Levels 1, 2 and 3 with Excellence. James sat three NZQA Scholarship subjects last year and is sitting four this year. His future plans include studying towards a double degree in Law, and a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Political Science and International Relations, at the University of Canterbury.

Cultural Captains

Mookmanee (Mookee) Lee

Performer and musician, Mookmanee (Mookee) Lee, says she is grateful to be a Cultural Captain for 2025. Her goals include engaging more students with cultural activities at St Andrew’s, and helping to inspire younger students to explore and develop their own cultural interests. A multi-talented singer, actor, and dancer, Mookmanee has featured in Middle School and Secondary School productions since Year 9, and had a key role in the 2025 production, Twelfth Night. A multi-instrumentalist, she has played with the orchestra, Big Band, and Rock School. She has also taken part in the choir and Theatresports. Mookmanee plans to continue being involved with the arts after leaving St Andrew’s, either in further study, or within the community.

Miu Kim

Miu Kim is grateful for the opportunity to be a Cultural Captain, with her key focus on fostering an environment where all students feel free to express their passions, and getting as many students involved in cultural activities as possible. Miu is an accomplished multi-instrumentalist, playing violin to Trinity ATCL Performance Diploma level, working towards this standard for flute, and is a Grade 8 saxophonist and pianist. She has been involved in most classical musical groups at St Andrew’s, and has been in the band for four productions. She has also represented the Christchurch Youth Orchestra and performed in outside chamber music groups. After leaving St Andrew’s, Miu hopes to study Architecture in either Australia or Wellington, and will definitely continue with her flute playing.