As well as passing level 3 with an excellence endorsement, she gained an excellence endorsement in three of her courses - accounting, statistics and english - and a merit endorsement in history and economics.
She was "pretty happy" with her results, but was "was hoping for a bit better in history".
The 18-year-old is heading to the University of Auckland this year to study a conjoint Bachelors degree in art and commerce.
She did four scholarships in accounting, English, history and statistics.
Rebecca Mogey
As 2017 Dux of Sacred Heart College, Rebecca Mogey took six level 3 subjects - history, classical studies, English, photography, design, and religion - as well as scholarship photography, English, geography and history.
Having already gained her excellence endorsement before the exams, her final marks granted her University Entrance and subject endorsements.
"I didn't find the exams too difficult as I had been well prepared by my teachers and my personal revision. I was nervous about checking my results as you never know how NCEA markers have perceived your work. However, I'm relieved that my hard work and support from staff at SHC has paid off."
"I'm really pleased with my results. I gained 88 excellence credits therefore gaining level 3 endorsed with excellence. I also received history, English and classical studies course endorsed with excellence, and photography, design and religion course endorsed with merit."
She plans to go to the University of Canterbury and study a double degree; a Bachelor of laws and a Bachelor of arts, completing a double major in history and political science.
Emma Bergman
Sacred Heart College Runner up Dux (Proxime Accessit) Emma Bergman eagerly checked her results on Tuesday morning and found they were "pretty much exactly what I was expecting which is amazing".
She received an excellence endorsement in photography and a merit endorsement in design, history, classics, English and religion.
Her scholarship photography and design results are yet to come.
The 18-year-old says she studied at least three hours a day in the two weeks leading up to exams and received ample support from her teaches.
"They were pretty much exactly what I was expecting. I was prepared for the questions they were pretty much what my teachers thought they would be so I'm pretty good about that."
Ms Bergman will attend EIT, studying a Bachelor of fine arts, followed by a Diploma in secondary teaching in order to become a high school art teacher.
Eleanor Dickson
Despite having already passed level 3 with an excellence endorsement in year 12, Napier Girls' High School 2017 Dux Eleanor Dickson was eagerly awaiting her results, as well as her yet-to-be-released scholarship, chemistry, geography and economics exams.
She took a total of 12 papers in statistics, economics, geography, physics and biology, and received a mixture of merit and excellence endorsements.
"I was pretty pleased with them; I couldn't really ask for more."
The 18-year-old plans to study a double major in geography and chemistry (BSC) at the University of Otago.
Jewel Musgrove
Despite finding the exams challenging, Tamatea High School student Jewel Musgrove succeeded in her final year, gaining excellence and merits throughout her five subjects.
She sat exams in health, hospitality, sport and home economics and passed the year with an excellence endorsement.
The results enable her to study early childhood education at EIT.
Adam Ioane
Year 12 Flaxmere College student Adam Ioane passed the year with an excellence endorsement and is vying for the title of Dux in his final year this year.
He gained course endorsements with excellence in maths, science and performing arts.
In 2019, he plans to attend university to study engineering/physics.
William Eldridge
Taradale High School student William Eldridge was "pretty happy" to find out he had passed the year with excellence.
He took physics, chemistry, statistics, technology and computer science, as well as maths 119 course for calculus at the University of Canterbury.
"I studied quite hard as I was keen to meet the entry requirements for the course that I wanted."
He has been accepted in the engineering course at the University of Canterbury.
Christopher Eldridge
As a year 11 last year, taking a majority of level 3 papers is no small feat.
Taradale High School student Christopher Eldridge checked the NZQA website every 15 minutes before finally logging in just after 7am on Tuesday morning.
He received an excellence endorsement in level 2 and 3 music, level 3 chemistry, level 2 physics, French, and received excellence in level 1 Latin and calculus.
Having already passed level 2 and 3 with an excellence endorsement, Mr Eldridge is tossing up whether or not he will complete year 13 next year, or go straight to university.
The 16-year-old studied "fairly hard" as you don't get results any other way.
