The 2016 New Zealand Scholarship results have been released and St Paul’s students have once again raked in an impressive tally.
Students passed a total of 38 assessments, one with outstanding endorsement. This compares favourably with the school’s history of exceptional results including last year’s 47 passes (eight with outstanding endorsement).
Deputy Headmaster (Academic) of St Paul’s Collegiate School, Peter Hampton, says New Zealand Scholarship is the most in-depth and complex examination for New Zealand secondary school students.
Roughly 3% of students who sat New Zealand Scholarship were awarded a pass and even less (0.3%) were awarded an outstanding endorsement.
“The complexity of New Zealand Scholarship examinations far outweighs NCEA Level 3 (Year 13). Students who gain a pass or an outstanding endorsement are considered to be the very top students in New Zealand,” Mr Hampton said.
Three of St Paul’s 2016 graduates passed five assessments each.
This level of success will award each student a Scholarship Award of $2000 per year of their undergraduate degree for up to three years.
Felicity Whale (2016 Dux) passed Spanish, Biology, Earth and Space Science, Statistics and Classics; Serena Lim-Strutt passed Statistics, Media, Geography, Economics and Physical Education; and Seb Ellice passed English, Art History, Geography, History and Classics.
Other outstanding New Zealand Scholarship results include:
- James Christey (Year 13) – English (Outstanding), Biology
- Tully Dickson (Year 13) – English, Media, Drama
- Tom Wilson (Year 13) – English, History
- Craig Stocker (Year 13) – Chemistry, Statistics
- Jordan Wise (Year 12) – Computing
- Daniel Wheeler (Year 12) – Computing
- Michael Turnbull (Year 12) – History
- Conor Horrigan (Year 11) – History
All of the above listed students will be awarded a Single Subject Award which includes a one-off award of $500 per subject for up to two subjects.
