New Zealand Scholarship results

Information about New Zealand Scholarship assessment results, including how to access your results and overall results from previous years

About New Zealand Scholarship assessment

Assessment for New Zealand Scholarship is held externally at the end of each school year.

We aim to provide New Zealand Scholarship results to candidates about mid-February in the year following assessment.

Who usually does New Zealand Scholarship assessments?

Generally, New Zealand Scholarship assessments are undertaken by Year 13 students, most of whom are also studying towards NCEA Level 3.

Passing grades for New Zealand Scholarship

Each New Zealand Scholarship assessment carries two passing grades, Scholarship (S) and Outstanding Scholarship (O).

Cut scores

New Zealand Scholarship score ranges provide the scores required for results of Scholarship and Outstanding Scholarship in each subject. They show how your results compare to those of other New Zealand Scholarship students.

These are made available once New Zealand Scholarship results are released each year.

See below for links to results from recent years.

Overall scholarship results

Find out how many students have achieved Scholarship or Outstanding Scholarship, and the various special awards such as the Top Subject Scholarship Awards in previous years:

Overall Scholarship results 2023

Overall Scholarship results 2022

Overall Scholarship results 2021

Overall Scholarship results 2020

Overall Scholarship results 2019

Similar result data for the years back to 2007 can be made available to serious researchers on request. Email us at prs@nzqa.govt.nz

Accessing your results

You can access your New Zealand Scholarship assessment results from about mid-February in the year following assessment. You can find your results online in the learners portal.

Go to our log in options page

New Zealand Scholarship reconsideration and review forms and New Zealand Scholarship monetary award application forms are available from the learners portal. 

Monetary awards

If you're eligible for a monetary award, information about how to apply will be displayed with your New Zealand Scholarship results.

Find out more about the monetary awards

Reconsiderations and reviews

After looking closely at your marked exams, portfolios, and Performance Summary Cards when they have been returned in February, you may want to apply for a review or reconsideration of your result.

About New Zealand Scholarship reconsiderations and reviews

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