David Cameron
Young New Zealander of the Year
2018
University of Canterbury
Young New Zealander of the Year
Te Mātātahi o te Tau
David Cameron
David is the founder and CEO of LearnCoach, which provides learning support to secondary and tertiary students, inspiring them towards a better future.
Motivated by his experience as a detention-prone student, David has grown LearnCoach from helping 150 students in 2012 to over 150,000 students in 2017. These students watch over 1 million tutorials online each year. This is equivalent to filling a 300-seat lecture theatre, ten times every day − completely free!
In 2016, David was named a Future Maker by TeachNZ for his achievement in engaging students with Science and Maths study.
In September 2017, David led LearnCoach to launch New Zealand′s first ever Second-Chance-School. This is an instant ‘pop-up′ school, where any room can become an NZQA-qualified classroom; for example, a refugee centre, prison cell or hospital ward. It′s one more step towards a world where any person, at any time can have a second chance at education.
The leaders of tomorrow, brimming with the potential to build a bright future for Aotearoa. These people strive to improve themselves, their communities, and their nation.
Nominees of this Award must:
- Be aged between 15-30 years, at the open of nominations on 24 July 2024.
- Have had significant positive impact over the past 12 months.
- Be a role model for young New Zealanders and highlight that change is possible at any age.
- Meet the Awards Conditions of Entry.
Judges will review each nominee using the following criteria:
- 10 points: OVERALL INSPIRATION
Describe the person you are nominating and what they’ve done to inspire you over the past year to nominate them as 2025 University of Canterbury Young New Zealander of the Year Te Mātātahi o te Tau. - 10 points: PURPOSE:
Who benefits from this person’s work, contribution, or influence – and how? - 10 points: LEADERSHIP:
How does this person set a positive example for other young people and showing them the potential for change. - 10 points: COMMITMENT:
Describe the commitment of time, risks, and challenges overcome to create an impact to this point (this may still be ongoing). What have they done that has gone above and beyond to show leadership, create change, and give back? - 10 points: PROVEN IMPACT:
How has this person clearly demonstrated a positive impact in their area of influence? How has this been measured? - 10 points: LONG-TERM IMPACT:
If known, how does the nominee plan to grow and/or adapt their work, contribution, or influence in the future? How would winning this award impact this person and the work that they are doing?
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