The Grading System:
2003 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.

2001 Scholarships

2002 Scholarships
Candidate
School
Scholarship
1 Richard Frederick Wolfgang Yu King's College National Scholarship, Medallist 42
1 Graeme Ho Fai Mak Auckland Grammar School National Scholarship HC, Medallist 42*
3 Bowen Pan Westlake Boys' High School National Scholarship 41
3 Sanka Buddhika Bambarawana Liyanage Auckland Grammar School National Scholarship 41
5 Victoria Switzer Taylor Columba College National Scholarship, Medallist, Sir Robin Irvine Award 40
5 Wei Lee Macleans College National Scholarship 40
5 William Paul Thompson Auckland Grammar School National Scholarship HC, Medallist 40*
5 Simon Matthew Keelan Auckland Grammar School National Scholarship 40
5 Rhys Montgomery Dowler Takapuna Grammar School National Scholarship 40
10 Andrew Elliott Egerton Collins King's College National Scholarship 39
10 John Nicholas Donlan Christie King's College National Scholarship 39
10 Taiki Yanagishima King's College National Scholarship, Medallist 39
10 Tom Oh Takapuna Grammar School National Scholarship 39
10 David Dempsey Wanganui High School National Scholarship 39
15 Rebecca Thomson Columba College National Scholarship 38
15 Doron Geoffrey Hickey Hillcrest High School National Scholarship 38
15 Su Lynn Cheah St Cuthbert's College National Scholarship 38
18 Robert John Bowmaker Rosmini College National Scholarship 37
18 Hamish Warren Clare Palmerston North Boys' High School National Scholarship 37
18 Deborah Crook Onslow College National Scholarship 37
21 Eton, I-Cheng Lin Burnside High School Scholarship 36
21 Tzu-Ying, Sandy Yu Macleans College Scholarship 36
21 Alexander Peter Nelson Auckland Grammar School Scholarship HC 36*
21 Josephine Elizabeth McVitty Palmerston North Girls' High School Scholarship 36
21 David Michael Turner Marlborough Boys' College Scholarship 36
26 Neelam Anna McGrane Burnside High School Scholarship 35
26 Adrian, Chung Yee Hui Rosmini College Scholarship 35
26 Chin-Yi, Janice Liao Hillcrest High School Scholarship 35
26 Paul, Puo-Yuan Lu St Paul's Collegiate School Scholarship 35
26 Moustafa Assad Selwyn College Scholarship 35
31 Philip Edward Leightley King's College Scholarship 34
31 Pei Yu Gao Avondale College Scholarship 34
31 Xiaobo Xi Mt Albert Grammar School Scholarship 34
31 Victor Lo Christ's College Scholarship 34
31 Blair David Sidney Howarth New Plymouth Boys' High School Scholarship 34
31 J'aime Mikhael Karl-Frederick Laurenson Auckland Grammar School Scholarship 34
31 Simon James Whalen Auckland Grammar School Scholarship 34
31 Kitty Wingchi Leung Rangitoto College Scholarship 34
31 Sze, Jack Woon Rangitoto College Scholarship 34
31 Andrew Kenneth William Olsen Rutherford College Scholarship 34
41 Yvette Chanel Perrott Westlake Girls' High School Scholarship 33
41 Alex Young Christ's College Scholarship 33
41 Zoe Wei-Zu Lai Epsom Girls' Grammar School Scholarship 33
41 David Roy Seaman Rangitoto College Scholarship 33
41 Thomas Jacques Wanganui High School Scholarship 33
41 Robert Howey Walker Scots College Scholarship 33
47 Jamie Timms St Kentigern College Scholarship 32
47 Marcellina Man-Chee Liu Macleans College Scholarship 32
47 William James Kelton St Paul's Collegiate School Scholarship 32
47 Hamish John Wright Palmerston North Boys' High School Scholarship 32
47 Michael Nai Chung Fletcher Auckland Grammar School Scholarship 32
47 Michael Zhe Feng Auckland Grammar School Scholarship 32
47 Karl Howard Chaffey Auckland Grammar School Scholarship 32
47 Blake Andrew Vanderwee Auckland Grammar School Scholarship 32
47 David Alaric John Tong Takapuna Grammar School Scholarship 32
47 Vicki Si Yeung Mak The Senior College of New Zealand Scholarship 32
47 Mark Christopher Huggins Tawa College Scholarship 32
58 Brendon Archie Bradley Marlborough Boys' College Scholarship 31
58 Andrew Bruce Hinton Auckland Grammar School Scholarship 31
58 Andrew Lloyd Germann Auckland Grammar School Scholarship 31
58 Holly Corbett Gisborne Girls' High School Scholarship 31
62 Ricardo D'Souza Marcellin College Scholarship 30
62 Yu-Chen, Frank Hua Macleans College Scholarship 30
62 Yue Wu Christ's College Scholarship 30
62 Cameron Martin John McLachlan Havelock North High School Scholarship 30
62 Richard Charles Germann Auckland Grammar School Scholarship 30
62 Jeremy Tuck Kuan Lai Auckland Grammar School Scholarship 30
62 Gayathra De Silva Otago Boys' High School Scholarship 30

*
= Honoris Causa
Denotes candidates who are NOT eligible to claim the financial prize for a scholarship because they won a financial scholarship prize in 2002. To have been eligible for a financial scholarship prize in 2003 these candidates would have to have entered in 3 new subjects, and these 3 new subjects would have to be included in the calculation of their scholarship points.