Dux shows extraordinary drive to succeed

Thursday, November 30th, 2017

Ian Alindada admits he was a problem child who questioned himself from a young age.

Just 18 months ago the young Filipino immigrant was thrust into an alien environment, a Kiwi Catholic school, and it was a case of either sink or swim.

Not long after enrolling in Masterton’s Chanel College during term two last year he scored one of the lowest in his year group on the Australian English exam; now he is dux. Continue reading

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