The Principal of Avondale College supports
Danica MacLean's Scholarship with the First Foundation: 'Danica is
a highly capable student and a talented all rounder. She has all
the personal qualities needed to make her successful in her future
studies and career.' Danica achieved highly in the IGCSE
assessments in Year 11, gaining an A* in Biology, A passes in
Computer Studies and Mathematics and a B pass in English.
Danica is a talented sportswoman and was a member of the 1st
XI Football team and 1st XI Cricket team that competed in the
National Secondary Schools' tournament. Danica has received the
Avondale College Silver and Bronze Awards for Service to Football.
Outside of school, she was the Captain of the Waitakere City
Football Club under 17 side and a member of the Massey
Swimming club, where she also volunteered with the junior
squads.
"Danica is a high performing student at Avondale College, who has
excelled in both academic and sporting arenas. We were keen to
select a student who is interested in sport, and Danica's interest
extends past just playing sport to sports broadcasting and media.
We're looking forward to having Danica in our team at Sport
Waitakere, where we hope to assist her to develop skills in
communicating with our local clubs and community", Jody Bennett,
Business Services Manager
Danica studied at Auckland University of Technology
(AUT) and graduated in 2015 wiith a Bachelor of
Communication Studies. She is currently working at Sport Waitakere
and applying for sports journalism positions.