St Cuthbert’s top in country again

NZQA scholarship results show that St Cuthbert’s College in Auckland is New Zealand’s top school at Scholarship level for the sixth consecutive year. 

Students at the all-girls college were awarded a total of 120 scholarships, of which 20 were at outstanding level. 

The college’s 2010 dux, Athene Laws, received a Premier Award which is given to the country’s top five to ten students. Students are required to win at least three scholarships at outstanding level. Athene gained five, as well as two at scholarship level. 

In examinations normally entered only by Year 13 students, Year 12 student, Winnie Wu, won not only an Outstanding Scholar award, but also a Top Scholar award in Visual Arts (printmaking). 

The college produced two other Top Scholar subject award winners, Philippa Ebdon for Agriculture and Horticulture, as well as Athene Laws for Geography. 

Twelve St Cuthbert’s students also won 20 Outstanding Scholar awards, putting them in the top 60 students nationwide. 

A further 11 students received Scholarship Awards for three or more subjects. 

In the category Single Subject Award, given for one or two subjects, 14 students won an award for two subjects and 35 succeeded in one subject. 

NZQA scholarships generally signify students who are in the top 3 per cent nationwide, while Outstanding Scholarships go to the top 1 per cent.