A creative take on Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing saw John Paul College picking up three top awards at the 2012 National Shakespeare Festival.
Performers from 47 schools met in Wellington at the weekend to present five-minute and 15-minute performances based on Shakespeare plays.
John Paul College head of drama Gabrielle Thurston said it was an outstanding accomplishment to pick up three awards, including the sought-after Assessors Special Award for creativity.
"We were absolutely thrilled. There is no first or second, so we were very pleased to get the Assessors Award.
"They said [our play] was creative but still fitted into the whole text and context of the play."