48 Scholarships for HBHS Students

Hamilton Boys’ High School is delighted to congratulate our 20 successful Scholarship examination students. Our most successful student, Siva Manoharan, received Outstanding Scholarships in Chemistry, Mathematics with Calculus, Statistics and Modelling, as well as standard Scholarships in Accounting and Physics. Ben Ingram, Jordan McMahon, Edward Scrimgeour, Sam Waetford and Thomas White were close on his heels with four Scholarship passes each, in a range of subjects. Results in Physics were especially pleasing, with 10 Scholarships (including an Outstanding Scholarship for Boris Pfahringer) for our students. Another Outstanding Scholarship was gained by David Dela Rue in Economics, bringing the total of Outstanding Scholarships to 6.

 

Scholarship passes were gained in thirteen different subject areas this year, attesting to the strength in diversity across HBHS. As well as the core subjects of the Sciences, Mathematics, and English, students of Accounting, History, Drama, Classical Studies, Economics, Painting, and Design showed that they excel in their fields of endeavour.

 

 

‘Scholarship’ is a monetary award to recognise top students. The Scholarship exams enable students to be assessed against challenging standards, and are demanding for the most able students in each subject. Scholarship students are expected to demonstrate high-level critical thinking, abstraction and generalization, and to integrate, synthesise and apply knowledge, skills, understanding and ideas to complex situations.

 

The Premier Awards: The top five to ten candidates in the country (minimum achievement at least three Outstanding Scholarships) receive $10,000 a year for up to three years of tertiary study, so long as the student then maintains a ‘B’ average. 

 

Outstanding Scholar Awards are given to the next 40 – 60 top candidates. The minimum eligibility requirement to be considered for this award is three Scholarships with at least two at "Outstanding" level or more than three Scholarships with at least one at "Outstanding". The number of recipients for this award is restricted and achieving the minimum requirement will not guarantee an award. These students receive $5,000 each year for three years as long as candidates maintain a 'B' grade average in tertiary study.

 

The Scholarship Award is for candidates who get Scholarship in three or more subjects. They receive $2,000 each year for up to three years as long as candidates maintain a 'B' grade average in tertiary study. Single Subject Awards are for candidates who get Scholarship in one or two subjects. They receive a 'one-off' award of $500 per subject (maximum payment $1000).

Students who excel in Scholarship examinations often find that they are eligible for other tertiary awards. As you can see, there is a strong financial incentive for HBHS students to prepare for these prestigious examinations. We wish all of our academic scholars well in their studies for 2010.