National Semi-finalists
Introducing the 2023 National Semi-finalists
| Speaker | School | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Ariel Sajan | Karamu High School | Hawkes Bay |
| Ebony Kalin | Te Paepae O Aotea | Taranaki |
| Esther Sovincet | Sewlyn College | Auckland |
| Gargi Vaidya | John Paul College, Rotorua | Central North Island |
| Gayathri Dinesh | Tauranga Girls College | Tauranga & Western BoP |
| Harshinni Nayyar | Whangarei Girls’ High School | Northland |
| Hershal Randhawa | St Cuthberts College | Auckland |
| Isabella Drummond | Westlake Girls High School | Auckland |
| Jacqueline Nankivell | Campion College | Gisborne |
| Jappan Kaur | Westlake Girls High School | Auckland |
| Jessica Tupai | St Mary's College | Lower North Island |
| Kyra Batten | Otumoetai College | Tauranga & Western BoP |
| Lena Ormsby | Karamu High School | Hawkes Bay |
| Leo Mwape | Palmerston North Boys' High School | Manawatu/Whanganui |
| Luis Zachary Ignacio Bernardo | Francis Douglas Memorial College | Taranaki |
| Maja Hassell | St Paul's Collegiate | Waikato |
| Rachel Koshy | St Peter's Cambridge | Waikato |
| Shian Coskerie | Roncalli College | Central South Island |
| Sophie Frost | Middleton Grange School | North Canterbury |
| Tamara Livingstone | Marlborough Girls College | Upper South Island |
| Tanya Moeono | Otago Girls High School | Otago |
| Te Paea Parengaio Maurirere | Gisborne Girls’ High School | Gisborne |