New Zealand Scholarship award winners to be recognised at Parliament
05 May 2010
Minister of Education, the Hon Anne Tolley will host the Top Scholar ceremony, honouring the winners of the 2009 New Zealand Scholarship Awards, at Parliament on Thursday, 6 May, 2010.
The Governor General, His Excellency, The Honourable Sir Anand Satyanand will co-present awards to eight Premier and 28 Top Subject scholars.
Eight 2009 students gained Premier Awards. These awards carry a monetary award of $10,000 a year for three years of tertiary study, provided students maintain at least a "B" grade average in their tertiary studies in New Zealand.
Top Subject Scholars will receive $2,000 each year for three years as long as students maintain a "B" grade in their tertiary studies in New Zealand.
NZQA Deputy Chief Executive, Qualifications, Bali Haque, said Scholarship was motivating an increasing number of students.
"We are very impressed by the results of all Scholarship Award winners in 2009, and particularly impressed by the growing number of students who are participating in Scholarship, year after year. We would like to congratulate all students who have achieved Scholarships in a very competitive environment."
Of 9,096 students that entered Scholarship exams last year, 2,065 were successful in achieving Scholarship awards.
Note: Media are welcome to attend the event at 9.45am in the Banquet Hall, Parliament.
The official ceremony will run from 10-11.15am, followed by official photographs.
NZQA can provide photographs of the Top Scholars following the event, on request.
Winners of these awards are listed below.
Premier Scholarship Award winners are:
(*Also a Top Subject winner)
| Jack Dunn | Outstanding Scholarship: Chemistry, Physics, Statistics and Modelling, Mathematics with Calculus, History | Wellington College |
| Asher Emanuel * | Outstanding Scholarship: English, Media Studies, History, Classical Studies | Saint Kentigern College |
| Paul Johnston | Outstanding Scholarship: Biology, Chemistry, Statistics & Modelling, Economics, Classical Studies. Scholarship: English, Physics, Calculus |
Fairfield College |
| Nelson Lam * | Outstanding Scholarship: Music Studies, English, Chemistry, Statistics & Modelling, Mathematics with Calculus | Saint Kentigern College |
| Joel Lawson | Outstanding Scholarship: Chemistry, Science, Statistics & Modelling. Scholarship: Physics, Mathematics with Calculus |
Macleans College |
| Sivasenthuran Manoharan | Outstanding Scholarship: Chemistry, Statistics & Modelling, Mathematics with Calculus. Scholarship: Physics, Accounting |
Hamilton Boys High School |
| Stewart Marshall * | Outstanding Scholarship: Mathematics with Calculus, Statistics & Modelling, Accounting, Economics | Wellington College |
| Xinrui Qin * | Outstanding Scholarship: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics with Calculus, Science | ACG Strathallan |
Top Subject Scholarship Award winners are:
(*Also a Premier Award winner)
| Accounting | Joanna Kennerley | Massey High School |
| Agricultural & Horticultural Science | William Duley | Lindisfarne College |
| Art History | Katherine Braatvedt | Takapuna Grammar School |
| Biology | Robert Heron | Horowhenua College |
| Chemistry | Alex Zhu | Auckland Grammar School |
| Chinese | Ran Wang | Wellington Girls' College |
| Classical Studies | Hannah Lees | Saint Mary's College ( Auckland) |
| Drama | Taylor Frost | Christ's College |
| Economics | Bowen Liu | Wellington College |
| English | Asher Emanuel * | Saint Kentigern College |
| French | Amy McCaughey-Chapman | Mount Albert Grammar School |
| Geography | Sonja Hempel | Onslow College |
| German | Grace Abbott | Rangitoto College |
| Graphics | Christian Burgos | Saint Peter's College ( Auckland) |
| History | Hilary Beattie | Samuel Marsden Collegiate School |
| Japanese | Tamaki Tokita | Auckland Girls' Grammar School |
| Latin | Andrew McIndoe | Wellington College |
| Mathematics with Calculus | Stewart Marshall * | Wellington College |
| Media Studies | Taylor Hughson | Wellington College |
| Music Studies | Nelson Lam * | Saint Kentigern College |
| Physical Education | Erin Johnston | Botany Downs Secondary College |
| Physics | Xinrui Qin * | ACG Strathallan |
| Science | Deirdre Anderson | Nelson College for Girls |
| Spanish | Joshua Nahmo Kang | Macleans College |
| Statistics and Modelling | Daniel Redmond | James Hargest College |
| Technology | Kylene Jones | St Cuthbert's College |
| Te Reo Maori | Turei Ormsby | Hutt Valley High School |
| Te Reo Rangatira | Hiria Parata | Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O te Waiu O Ngati Porou |
| Visual Arts (Design) | Callum Robertson | Wellington High School |
| Visual Arts (Painting) | Melanie Nieuwoudt | Green Bay High School |
| Visual Arts (Photography) | Melanie Nieuwoudt | Green Bay High School |
| Visual Arts (Printmaking) | Caitlin Buttle | Burnside High School |
| Visual Arts (Sculpture) | Bryn Roberts | Burnside High School |
For more information contact:
Steve Rendle / Angela Perez
Communications
Tel: 04 463 4240
Mob: 0274 5757 83
Email: steve.rendle@nzqa.govt.nz / angela.perez@nzqa.govt.nz