The Alisha Zaman Memorial Awards have been established by annual donations from the family of the late Alisha Jenni Zaman (1999-2020), a former student at Portsmouth High School (2004-2017), in loving memory of her time and growing up as a student from Year 1 to Year 13. The awards are inspired by Alisha’s wish to give something back to her school where she passed her childhood and early adulthood.

A former Sixth Form Scholar (2015-17), Alisha was academically bright and immensely talented in creative art and music. She was passionately involved in many co-curricular activities such as drama, national citizen service, and voluntary work for Oxfam, CRY, RSPCA, Greyhound Gap, Footprints, and also in fundraising for charities (including the Breast Cancer Haven) and for shelters and sanctuaries for vulnerable animals. She was a holder of the ITAE Taekwondo Black Belt while still at Portsmouth High School (Year 9), and a recipient of the Duke of Edinburgh Awards (Bronze and Silver) besides many others. She was universally popular amongst her peers and a loyal friend to many, and was always generous with her time in various school activities and to help her fellow students.