Scholarship
2008 Scholarship exam papers published
17 November, 2008
The 2008 Scholarship exam papers will be published online the day after the exams have been sat.
Changes to New Zealand Scholarship subject list for 2009
16 October, 2008
Top secondary students of Agricultural and Horticultural Science will be able to tackle NZ Scholarship exams from next year (2009). Also from 2009, Scholarship Visual Arts will be assessed as five separate subjects: Design, Painting, Photography, Printmaking and Sculpture. More ...
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Students in a secondary school have the opportunity to gain a Scholarship.
Scholarship is a monetary award to recognise top students. It does not attract credits nor contribute towards a qualification but the fact that a student has gained a Scholarship appears on the Record of Achievement.
The Scholarship exams enable students to be assessed against challenging standards, and are demanding for the most able students in each subject. Scholarship students are expected to demonstrate high-level critical thinking, abstraction and generalization, and to integrate, synthesise and apply knowledge, skills, understanding and ideas to complex situations.
It replaces the previous Scholarship qualification and awards.
Use the links at the left to find out more about
- how the Scholarship award came about
- the subjects being offered and useful resources such as assessment schedules (marking instructions) and specification from previous exams,
- the awards available to successful candidates,
- what it costs to enter
- the examination timetable
- and the Top Scholar presentations
Further information
If you are a student or parent, your school should be able to answer your specific questions.
If you are unable to find what you require here, phone 0800 NCEAHELP or 0800 623243.