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Overall New Zealand Scholarship results 2020
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2020 New Zealand Scholarship Monetary Awards
| Award | 2020 Awardees attained | No of Students |
|---|---|---|
Premier Awards$10,000 each year for three years (for the very top 7-12 students) as long as they maintain at least a "B" grade average in tertiary studies |
A minimum of three Scholarships at “Outstanding” level with three additional scholarships, or a minimum of three Scholarships at “Outstanding” level, demonstrating outstanding breadth and depth, with two or more additional Scholarships and a top two performance in at least one subject. NB: The number of recipients for this award is restricted and achieving the minimum requirement will not guarantee an award. |
12 |
Outstanding Scholar Awards$5,000 each year for three years (for the top 40–60 students) as long as they maintain at least a "B" grade average in tertiary studies |
A minimum of three Scholarships with two at "Outstanding" level, or at least four Scholarships with one at "Outstanding" level and a top two performance in at least one subject. NB: The number of recipients for this award is restricted and achieving the minimum requirement will not guarantee an award. |
58 |
Top Subject Scholar Awards$2,000 each year for three years as long as students maintain at least a "B" grade in tertiary studies |
Top of Subject |
36 |
Scholarship Award$2,000 each year for three years as long as students maintain at least a "B" grade average in tertiary studies |
Scholarship in three or more subjects OR Outstanding Scholarship in two subjects (with no third subject) in the same year. |
205 |
Single Subject AwardsA "one-off" award of $500 per subject (maximum payment is $1,000) |
1 or 2 Scholarships |
1859 |
* In 2020, the 36 Top Subject Scholarship awards were achieved by 36 students. Of these 36 students, 21 received Top Subject monetary awards and the other 15 received awards in other categories. However, candidates receiving a Top Subject Scholar Award, who also achieve Scholarship in another subject, receive the Top Subject Award and, in addition, a maximum of one $500 Single-Subject Award.
New Zealand Scholarship awards by subject - provisional
| Scholarship Subject | Level 3 Cohort | % Level 3 Cohort Awarded Scholarship (including Outstanding) |
Scholarship (excluding Outstanding) |
Outstanding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting | 1863 | 3.17 | 53 | 6 |
| Agriculture and Horticulture | 496 | 3.02 | 13 | 2 |
| Art History | 840 | 3.21 | 24 | 3 |
| Biology | 9616 | 3.18 | 277 | 29 |
| Calculus | 9016 | 3.04 | 245 | 29 |
| Chemistry | 8908 | 2.1 | 159 | 28 |
| Chinese | 790 | 3.04 | 21 | 3 |
| Classical Studies | 2995 | 3.01 | 81 | 9 |
| Dance | 997 | 1.6 | 13 | 3 |
| Design | 2316 | 3.02 | 63 | 7 |
| Design and Visual Communication | 1328 | 3.24 | 39 | 4 |
| Drama | 1936 | 3 | 53 | 5 |
| Earth and Space Science | 939 | 2.98 | 25 | 3 |
| Economics | 2806 | 2.99 | 75 | 9 |
| English | 15624 | 3 | 424 | 45 |
| French | 479 | 3.13 | 13 | 2 |
| Geography | 4734 | 2.98 | 126 | 15 |
| German | 217 | 3.23 | 5 | 2 |
| Health and Physical Education | 4482 | 2.83 | 115 | 12 |
| History | 6240 | 2.74 | 153 | 18 |
| Japanese | 526 | 3.23 | 15 | 2 |
| Latin | 35 | 11.43 | 3 | 1 |
| Media Studies | 2437 | 3.16 | 70 | 7 |
| Music | 1630 | 3.07 | 45 | 5 |
| Painting | 2912 | 2.99 | 78 | 9 |
| Photography | 2870 | 3 | 77 | 9 |
| Physics | 8586 | 3 | 231 | 27 |
| Printmaking | 414 | 2.9 | 11 | 1 |
| Religious Studies | 2600 | 2.81 | 67 | 6 |
| Samoan | 315 | 3.17 | 9 | 1 |
| Sculpture | 183 | 3.28 | 5 | 1 |
| Spanish | 419 | 3.1 | 12 | 1 |
| Statistics | 9659 | 3.17 | 277 | 29 |
| Technology | 3700 | 2.08 | 67 | 10 |
| Te Reo Maori | 949 | 3.16 | 28 | 2 |
| Te Reo Rangatira | 182 | 6.04 | 10 | 1 |
The Technical Overview Group Assessment applies discretion in the setting of cut scores: The 3 percent criterion is applied with discretion of plus or minus 5 students. Cut scores are set such that all students at or above the cut score have demonstrated performance at the Scholarship standard.
*Note: There are reasons why the percentage of the Level 3 cohort achieving Scholarship is significantly higher for Latin than for other subjects:
- Latin has a very small Level 3 cohort. The large proportion of the cohort awarded Scholarship reflects this.
- Up to five candidates in addition to 3% of the Level 3 cohort can receive Scholarship in each subject. Because Latin is undertaken by a very small number of candidates and has a very small Level 3 cohort, this discretionary flexibility resulted in a high percentage of the Level 3 cohort receiving awards.
New Zealand Scholarship cut scores
The following table shows the range of scores for each subject. (The number of candidates is provisional, subject to reviews and reconsiderations.)
| Scholarship | Outstanding Scholarship | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score Range | No. of Candidates | Score Range | No. of Candidates | |
| Accounting | 17-24 | 53 | 25-32 | 6 |
| Agriculture and Horticulture | 13-19 | 13 | 20-24 | 2 |
| Art History | 13-18 | 24 | 19-24 | 3 |
| Biology | 13-18 | 277 | 19-24 | 29 |
| Calculus | 22-34 | 245 | 35-40 | 29 |
| Chemistry | 17-24 | 159 | 25-32 | 28 |
| Chinese | 17-19 | 21 | 20-24 | 3 |
| Classical Studies | 14-18 | 81 | 19-24 | 9 |
| Dance | 13-20 | 13 | 21-24 | 3 |
| Design | 14-19 | 63 | 20-24 | 7 |
| Design and Visual Communication | 13-18 | 39 | 19-24 | 4 |
| Drama | 15-21 | 53 | 22-24 | 5 |
| Earth and Space Science | 13-18 | 25 | 19-24 | 3 |
| Economics | 13-18 | 75 | 19-24 | 9 |
| English | 13-20 | 424 | 21-24 | 45 |
| French | 15-22 | 13 | 23-24 | 2 |
| Geography | 14-18 | 126 | 19-24 | 15 |
| German | 15-22 | 5 | 23-24 | 2 |
| Health and Physical Education | 13-19 | 115 | 20-24 | 12 |
| History | 17-24 | 153 | 25-32 | 18 |
| Japanese | 18-22 | 15 | 23-24 | 2 |
| Latin | 28-31 | 3 | 32-32 | 1 |
| Media Studies | 14-18 | 70 | 19-24 | 7 |
| Music | 17-20 | 45 | 21-24 | 5 |
| Painting | 14-19 | 78 | 20-24 | 9 |
| Photography | 13-19 | 77 | 20-24 | 9 |
| Physics | 17-24 | 231 | 25-32 | 27 |
| Printmaking | 16-23 | 11 | 24-24 | 1 |
| Religious Studies | 14-20 | 67 | 21-24 | 6 |
| Samoan | 15-21 | 9 | 22-24 | 1 |
| Sculpture | 16-23 | 5 | 24-24 | 1 |
| Spanish | 15-20 | 12 | 21-24 | 1 |
| Statistics | 23-30 | 277 | 31-40 | 29 |
| Technology | 13-18 | 67 | 19-24 | 10 |
| Te Reo Maori | 17-20 | 28 | 21-24 | 2 |
| Te Reo Rangatira | 20-23 | 10 | 24-24 | 1 |