Dacia was the Top Year 12 student in Biology and History and
achieved excellence endorsements at all NCEA levels. She was
involved in the 2013 Youth Enterprise Scheme where her team setup
an Events Company that hosted a comedy show. They were
Regional finalists and won an award for Commitment and
Enterprise.
Dacia was also involved with sports at school, participating in
Hockey, Soccer and Volleyball and on the leadership front she was a
School Prefect and Peer Support Mentor in 2014 and Deputy of
Peer Mediation in 2013 / 2014. She won a scholarship
for a 21 day Mind, Body and Soul Outward Bound Course.
At school, Dacia was involved in the production of Grease as part
of the stage crew; and her team were placed second in the
Wellington Stage Challenge. She also sang as part of the
school choir "Cantate", and manages to work part time for
Briscoe's.
"..Dacia is an outstanding young woman with the finest
qualities of industry, integrity and honesty. It has been a
pleasure to see her develop into the person she is over the last 5
years", Principal, Wairarapa College
Dacia has commenced her study at Victoria University of
Wellington, taking a con-joint in Commerce with a major in
Marketing & Economics and Science with a major in Psychology
which she hopes to graduate with in 2019. She intends to
continue with postgraduate study with a masters in Psychology.