This is a
Scholarship Award which is open to senior students to enter through NZQA, who
are the administrators. There is currently an additional charge to enter for
scholarship.
Scholarship
is available in most of the subjects offered in Year 13, but the nature of the
assessment varies. In some, the submission involves a portfolio of work, in
others a three-hour examination is scheduled alongside the NCEA examinations.
If a student is successful in achieving a scholarship, she will receive a
monetary award of $500. If she should be
successful in three, then the award becomes $2000 per annum for three years. It
is also possible to achieve an outstanding grade in scholarship and if a
student achieves two outstanding grades in at least three scholarships in the
year, she will receive $5000 per annum for three years.
Scholarship
awards are not a qualification, but they are a very real signal of academic
excellence and therefore carry weight in relevant selection processes. They are
an extension opportunity for students and do encourage students to think more
deeply and widely in the context.
At Marist
College, students can sit scholarship in most subjects, with the support of
their teachers or of the department. Not only does the nature of the assessment
vary but so too does the content- in some subjects it is closely aligned to
NCEA and can be taught in conjunction with class work, while in others it is an
entirely different content which will require much more additional learning. Students are encouraged to discuss with their teachers the nature and
content of the scholarship assessment in a given subject, in the first few
weeks of school so they can plan to maximise their opportunity for success. Early
in Term 2, there will be an information evening for students and their parents
to ensure that students feel supported in their choice.
For any
queries in relation to the scholarship requirements for a particular subject,
please contact the classroom teacher to clarify. For any general enquiries or
clarifications, please contact the Deputy Principal Curriculum-
c.adams@maristcollege.school.nz