Level 1: Recipients of a silver bar and badge for Merit endorsement in NCEA level 1. Dayle Bailey, Quintin Bailey, Emily Bates, Keri Brewerton, Faith Fleetwood, Jacinta Frost, Shayna Hareb, Xavier Hey, Matthew Holden, Nicholas Hornby, Holly Mackie, Courtney Mackintosh-Tairaki, Hayden Malone, Sarah Malone, Deane Mason-Loveridge, Regan Mitchell, Shaun Nager, Grace Pope, Chelsea-Rose Renata, Cayden Searancke, Emily Short, Caitlan Smart, Jessica Taunt, Katie Taylor, Yun Yun Tian, Steven Ung, Herbert van Veen, William Wakefield, Laura Ward Beth West and Lara Williams. Gold bar and badge for Excellence endorsement: Georgia Gavin, Thor Howatson, Monica Jones, Sarah Kowalewski and Kody Simpson. Upgraded to Excellence: Robbie Howatson and Jayde Nahi.
Level 2, Silver Merit: Malissa Alexander, Cassey Edgecombe, Ryk Ferguson, Daisy Higgs, Robbie Howatson, Joshua Hunger, Shaun Lash, Aria Nicholls, Alex Preston, Cody Sharpe, Hannah Slater, Quintin Trask, Noeleen Venter, Danielle Vickers, Sophie Wilson and Sam Wyss. Gold Excellence: Matthew Kowalewski and Rachel Martin; Lewis Marchant gained a gold Excellence after receiving Level 2 merit in 2012.
Level 3, Merit Blake Cheer, Anjela Frost, Jason Hamlin, Sophie Jeffares, Alexandra Merson, Jessica Short and Sophie Wilson. Gold excellence: Kathleen Robertson, the first student at SHS to receive this award.
Scholarship: Alexandra Merson (history), Anjela Frost (biology).