New Zealand Scholarship
The New Zealand Scholarship will be (from 2004) New Zealand's highest secondary school leaving qualification gained at the end of NZ Form VII (= UK Upper Sixth Form). This name also refers to the examinations for the same award. The New Zealand Scholarship replaces the New Zealand University Entrance Scholarship, which was awarded for the last time in 2003.
Assessment
The Scholarship is awarded by standards based three hour external examination, mostly written. Each subject exists at three grades: No Scholarship, Scholarship and Scholarship with Outstanding Performance.
Grades of Prizes
To gain any of the awards, three subjects must be passed.
The monetary awards are tenable at any New Zealand university, and last for three years. A candidate can be awarded only one monetary prize.
Top Scholar
For overall performance:
1st: NZ$15,000 p.a.
2nd: NZ$10,000 p.a.
New Zealand Scholar
For Outstanding grades in three subjects: NZ$5,000 p.a.
Top of subject
or top of National Certificate of Educational Achievement Level III subject where there is no Scholarship examination: NZ$3,000 p.a.
Top of school
provided the candidate passes three subjects: NZ$1,500 p.a.
Certificate
for all candidates who pass three subjects. No monetary award.
See also
Referenced By
Bursary | Education in New Zealand | Scholarship | University of New Zealand
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