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Rowan, our aspiring science student from Sacred Heart Girls’ College in Hamilton. Rowan is one of the Trust’s five Tertiary Scholarship winners this year, and is one of our two AUT co-funded scholars. He has been accepted to AUT’s School of Applied Sciences for a Bachelors in Medical Laboratory Studies where he’ll thrive in his passion for biology.

Rowan has been very involved with the Hamilton LGBTQI+ community since Year 10. He was leader of the school’s Gay Straight Alliance group Umbrella, and attends Waikato Queer Youth group, WaQuY. Rowan was also a Peer Tutor at Sacred Heart, where he achieved academic excellence.

In addition to great academic success, Rowan is a highly accomplished musician. He’s a member of the Waikato Rivertones, is the bass section leader in the school Barbershop group, & a singer in the group that won the Isotonix Best Novice Quartet 2019. He also teaches children at the Waikato Community School of Music and works as a part-time Office Administrator.

Rowan is a brilliant young man with a bright future!