The Grading System:
2001 Scholarship Winners
Each subject is of a 'stand alone' nature and there is no scaling in the NZEST examinations. NZEST uses a grading system in which there are 10 grades from A+ down to D.

These grades generate the following points scale:

A+
9
A 8
A-
7
B+ 6
B 5
B- 4
C+ 3
C 2
C- 1
D 0
The NZEST grading system

The examiners, in consultation with the marking panel, recommend the cut-off marks for A+ denoting outstanding work, and C- which is the lowest mark demonstrating any competence. The intervening grades are then allocated and approved by the representatives of the Academic Committee.

Scholarships are then calculated on the total number of points a candidate earns, across a maximum of five examinations: the sum of these points appears in the righthand column of the table opposite.

The grades ensure comparability between subjects, which may have a different examination mean. It should be stressed that the grades are awarded on the basis of performance in a particular examination, regardless of the number of entries a candidate has made.

This system allows a candidate to test their all-round scholarship or to discover their ability in a favoured subject. Clearly, the entries in the NZEST examinations show that there is a demand for both types of entry.

2002 Scholarships
Candidate
School
Scholarship
1 Hogan Yeung Auckland Grammar School National Scholarship 45
2 John Jit-Shern Chen Auckland Grammar School National Scholarship, Medallist 44
3 Ross David Bayer Auckland Grammar School National Scholarship,Medallist 43
3 Jamie Bell Auckland Grammar School National Scholarship 43
5 David George Delamore Auckland Grammar School National Scholarship, Medallist 41
5 Rosalind Phillips Havelock North High School National Scholarship, Medallist 41
7 Wun-Shin Liew Auckland Grammar School National Scholarship 40
7 Irene Helen Ballagh Otago Girls' High School National Scholarship 40
7 Albert John Bollard Wellington College National Scholarship 40
7 Mark David Robinson Westlake Boys' High School National Scholarship HC 40
11 Kai Hsun Hsaio Auckland Grammar School National Scholarship HC 39
11 Stephen Matthew Kendrick Hillcrest High School National Scholarship 39
11 Arul Thavarajah King's College National Scholarship 39
14 Luke Mark Basil Ford King's College National Scholarship 38
15 Oliver Tompkins Auckland Grammar School National Scholarship 37
15 Grant Duncan McGregor Burnside High School National Scholarship 37
15 Joo Yeun Kim Christchurch Girls' High Sch National Scholarship 37
15 Pascal Samuel Millaire King's College National Scholarship 37
15 William Lennon Ormiston King's College National Scholarship 37
15 Gareth Matthew Richards Palmerston North Boys' HS National Scholarship 37
15 Yiing Leong Chin Riccarton High School National Scholarship HC 37
15 Kevin Pak Kwan Chan St Kentigern College National Scholarship 37
15 Robert Patrick Fisk St Paul's Collegiate School National Scholarship 37
15 So Jung Park Takapuna Grammar School National Scholarship 37
25 James Townshend Auckland Grammar School Scholarship 36
25 Brooke Lockhart Burnside High School Scholarship 36
25 Sam Michael Jaffray Palmerston North Boys' HS Scholarship 36
25 Andrew Dean Llewelyn Pukekohe High School Scholarship 36
25 William James Thomson Scots College Scholarship 36
25 Michael Richard Oehley St Paul's Collegiate Sch Scholarship 36
25 Bodhi Wimalasena Westlake Girls' High Sch Scholarship 36
32 Ciaran Stephen Rush King's College Scholarship 35
32 Fei Wang NZ International College Scholarship HC 35
32 Matthew Philip Hyde St Paul's Collegiate Sch Scholarship 35
36 Alan Russell Auckland Grammar School Scholarship 34
36 Karthik Nilakant Burnside High School Scholarship 34
36 Chien-Wei (Tina) Liu Burnside High School Scholarship 34
36 Jonothan Mark Proffitt Kerikeri High School Scholarship 34
36 Abigail Marya Fox King's College Scholarship 34
36 John (Chia-Han) Yang Mt Roskill Grammar Sch Scholarship 34
36 Yasith Edirisinghe Mt Roskill Grammar Sch Scholarship 34
36 Ting Yu NZ International College Scholarship HC 34
36 Gillian Isla Borrell Rangi Ruru Girls' School Scholarship 34
36 Johnny Cheung St Kentigern College Scholarship 34
46 Jason Francis Lee Auckland Grammar School Scholarship 33
46 Colin Si Wai Mak Auckland Grammar School Scholarship 33
46 David Sydney Wong Auckland Grammar School Scholarship 33
46 Mark Richard Stringer Christ's College Scholarship 33
46 Joe Fang Christchurch Boys' HS Scholarship 33
46 James Philip McCarthy Palmerston North BHS Scholarship 33
46 Jacob Elliot Mattingley St Andrew's College Scholarship 33
46 David Aaron Lazarus St Kentigern College Scholarship 33
46 Chris Sweetman Takapuna Grammar School Scholarship 33
46 Alexander Stuart Franks Wellington College Scholarship 33
46 Joshua David Agnew Westlake Boys' High School Scholarship 33
57 Glen Kyle Hansen Avondale College Scholarship 32
57 Emma Jean Wills Awatapu College Scholarship 32
57 Alia Claire Louise Reid Havelock North High School Scholarship 32
57 Thiranjith Weerasinghe Mt Albert Grammar School Scholarship 32
57 Andrew Keith Miller Mt Roskill Grammar School Scholarship 32
57 Steven Hung-Hsi Wu St Kentigern College Scholarship 32
57 Shaun Hotchkiss Westlake Boys' High School Scholarship 32
57 Hamish Sutherland Dalley Whangarei BHS Scholarship 32
65 Thomas Chung Hau Wong Auckland Grammar School Scholarship 31
65 Surendra Senthi Auckland Grammar School Scholarship 31
65 Sahan Udayanga Wadasinghe Auckland Grammar School Scholarship 31
65 Xuan Zhang Christchurch Girls' HS Scholarship 31
65 Robin Daniel Muller-Cajar Darfield High School Scholarship 31
65 Bhavani Gopalakrishnan Epsom Girls' Grammar School Scholarship 31
65 Sheela Upreti Hillcrest High School Scholarship 31
65 Jiamou Liu Mt Albert Grammar School Scholarship 31