Congratulations to our students on their outstanding success in a huge range of subjects in the NZ Scholarship exams! Your hard work, dedication, and pursuit of excellence have truly paid off. We are incredibly proud of you all.

Wellington College students gained an impressive 98 Scholarships, including 6 at Outstanding level. Outstanding Scholarships are awarded to only the top 3% of candidates. 38 of the Scholarships were awarded to students in Years 10 - 12.

Our 2024 Dux, Ethan Gee (pictured), received a phenomenal 7 Scholarships, including one at Outstanding Level. Ethan also was the top national scholar in Agriculture & Horticulture, and received an Outstanding Scholar Award. This places him in the top 65 of all candidates nationwide. 

Neil Tonpay, Arham Jain, and Ora Mead each received a remarkable 4 scholarships as Year 12 students, along with Benji Mason who received two as Year 10 student, one at Outstanding level.

New Zealand Scholarship is a prestigious qualification that recognizes the highest academic achievement in secondary school. It is awarded to top-performing students, challenging them with complex, high-level assessments that require deep understanding, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. Scholarships come with financial awards to support tertiary study, making them a significant accomplishment.

A huge thank you also to the teachers and whānau who support students on this very demanding journey. Congratulations to all!

Please see the full list of scholarship recipients below. (O) denotes an Outstanding Scholarship, awarded to approximately the top 3% of candidates:

Judah Anstiss - Calculus, Physics

Oliver Archer - Calculus, Chemistry

Aarav Balram - Statistics

Charlie Bauer - Calculus, English

Samuel Beardmore - Geography

Ammar Bilal - Calculus, Religious Studies

Reilly Blennerhassett - Music

Leo Cheng - Calculus

Gatsby Cohen - Calculus, Physics, Statistics

Stanley Conn - Biology

Nikhil Cox - Chemistry, English, History

Owen Fan  - Chemistry

Ethan Gee - Calculus, Earth and Space Science, Economics, Geography, Statistics, Technology, Agriculture and Horticulture (O)

Ethan Guarina - Geography

Benjamin Guo - Calculus

Zhaoyang Guo - Statistics

Mihali Hahladakis - Biology

Theodore Hardy - Statistics

Gethyn Healy - Statistics

Luca Hughes -  English, Design and Visual Communication (O)

Daniel Hugman -  History

Hamish Hull - Calculus, Statistics

Arham Jain -  Biology, Calculus, Chemistry, Statistics

Patrick Jones - Technology

Rishabh Kharkar - Chemistry, English, Health and Physical Education, Statistics

Derui Lei -  Calculus

Mikko Leonhardt - Statistics

Andrew Lester - Calculus, Drama, Physics, Statistics

Cameron Lewes Murray - English (O)

Zac Li - Calculus, Statistics

Snehal Maram - Calculus

Benjamin Mason - Statistics, Calculus (O)

Theo Masseurs - Calculus, Chemistry, English, Physics, Statistics

Ivan Matushkin - Calculus, English

Benjamin McLanahan - Chemistry, Physics, Statistics

Ora Mead - Calculus, Chemistry, Physics, Statistics

Glib Nesterov - Calculus

Shudhit Rakshit - Calculus

Connor Redding - English, Religious Studies, Media Studies (O)

Samuel Richards - Biology

Jesse Rumball-Smith - Geography

Arpith Sampath Kumar - Statistics

Mingston Song - Calculus, Chemistry, Physics, Statistics

Zachary Thirkell - Chemistry, Music, Physics, Calculus (O)

Neil Tonpay - Biology, Calculus, Chemistry, Statistics

Thomas Winfield - Physics, Statistics

Cohen Young - Calculus, Physics, Statistics