The 2018 NZQA Scholarship Examination results were released on Thursday this week and the success of King’s High School has eclipsed all previous records of achievement by a significant degree. A total of 49 Scholarships were attained with 8 of those at the Outstanding Scholarship level.

The Scholarship Examinations are an extra set of optional examinations that students may elect to sit and are designed to challenge the best and most academically capable in their subject areas. They are fiercely competitive, independently marked and regarded in high esteem for their academic integrity across the country. A Scholarship in any subject is an impressive feat with only a very small percentage (3%) of students attaining the honour and even fewer gaining an Outstanding Scholarship (0.3%).

The numbers are somewhat staggering. Previous records for both King’s and the Otago Region lie in ruins, but the real story is the depth in the student body achieving Scholarship (27 individuals from Years 10 through to 13) and the breadth of subjects (17 different subjects attained 1 or more Scholarships).

Special mention must be made of William Scharpf (Year 12) and Alex van Der Weerden who both attained 5 Scholarships each. William managed to achieve 4 of his Scholarships at the Outstanding level and has been awarded the honour of a Premier Scholar, reserved for the top 10 students in New Zealand.

Scholarship is a collective effort that requires an extraordinary contribution from both staff and student. The staff at King’s High School have worked exceptionally hard alongside our young men and are immensely proud of their success. Often that success is the culmination of years of investment and perseverance, not just in a student’s final year of school.

Ultimately the results reflect the academic culture of King’s High School. It is this culture, embraced by students and shared by staff that have enabled our success. 

Scholarships 2018

Will Scharpf - Year 12

Calculus - Outstanding

Chemistry - Outstanding

Physics - Outstanding

Statistics - Outstanding

Biology

Liam Hewson - Year 13

English - Outstanding

Biology

Statistics

George Bates - Year 11

Calculus - Outstanding

Statistics

Corey Symon - Year 12

Painting - Outstanding

Chemistry

Trent Zhang - Year 13

Biology - Outstanding

Alex van der Weerden - Year 13

Biology

Calculus

Chemistry

Photography

Statistics

Cameron Fletcher - Year 13

Chemistry

Geography

Physics

Josh Stewart - Year 13

Calculus

Chemistry

Physics

Asher Quin - Year 13

Calculus

History

Statistics

Riley Curran - Year 13

Calculus

Physics

Jamie Haenraets - Year 12

Design

Painting

Arlo Munro - Year 12

Classics

History

Duncan Roff - Year 12

Calculus

Physics

Tate Barron - Year 13

Technology

Paddy Borthwick - Year 12

Physics

Kiringaua Cassidy - Year 10

Te Reo Māori

Mason Corbett - Year 13

Design

Sam Donkin - Year 13

Media Studies

Aaron Hewson - Year 11

History

Joey Mackle - Year 12

English

Ollie McColl - Year 13

English

Max Petre - Year 13

Physics

Ben Philpott - Year 13

Economics

Keita Rudd - Year 13

Geography

Ieuan Stables - Year 13

English

Awatea Watson - Year 13

Painting

Matthew Wong - 12

Calculus