Nick Ward will study engineering and commerce this year. Photo / Duncan Brown
Nick Ward will study engineering and commerce this year. Photo / Duncan Brown
A Hawke's Bay prefect and cricket captain has been named one of the country's top scholars following the release of the New Zealand Scholarship examination yesterday.
Lindisfarne College student Nick Ward was named a Scholarship Premier Award winner, one of only 10 in the country, when the NZQA results werereleased.
The Top Subject scholar, who was also a prefect and captain of the first XI cricket team, will now pursue studies in engineering and commerce at the University of Auckland this year.
"Eventually I'd like to reach the top," he said, citing the academic opportunities at Lindisfarne as a key factor in his early success.
Almost 8000 students participated in the New Zealand Scholarship examinations last year, and some 2276 students were awarded one or more subject scholarships.
Richard Thornton, the NZQA's deputy chief executive, said the winning students would receive almost $3.7 million towards their tertiary study during the next three years.
"The students gaining New Zealand Scholarship are the best of the best and their hard work throughout the school year is reflected in these results."
As long as the student maintains at least a B grade average at a New Zealand New Zealand university they will reap the rewards of their hard work.
Havelock North High School principal Greg Fenton was ecstatic with how his school performed.
He said a total of 35 scholarships were won, with five of those classed as outstanding, while one male student received four scholarships and one female student gained three.
