Scholarship Performance Standards

This page provides information on Scholarship Performance Standards. The Performance Standards are available to download below.
Further general information on scholarships is available on the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) website.

The following Scholarship Performance Standards have been amended for 2007, following recommendations from the Consistency Review in 2006: Accounting, Biology, Chemistry, Classical Studies, English, Geography, Graphics, History, Mathematics with Calculus, Media Studies, Music, Physical Education, Physics, Science, Statistics and Modelling, Visual Arts.

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Content last updated: 18 February 2009