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By Frank Neill

ive outstanding scholarships were among the 23 scholarships Samuel Marsden Collegiate School students achieved in the 2022 NZQA scholarship examinations.

This continues a tradition where the number of Samuel Marsden students being honoured at scholarship level is disproportionately high, compared with other schools in New Zealand.

This is despite the Karori-based school being small.

“With 23Scholarshipsawarded across multiple subjects, including five utstandingScholarships, Marsden is celebrating,” the school says.

“Marsden is particularly proud of year 12 students Sifan Huang, Chloe

Sim and Louisa Boyer who gained sixscholarshipsbetween them.”

Success in the examinations provides a “wonderful financial bonus” for those successful candidates about to head off to university,

“Scholarshipis a challenging and demanding set of examinations targeting the most able year 13 students.”

Samuel Marsden Collegiate provides education for girls from preschool to year 13.

“It is one of New Zealand’s leading independent schools,” the school’s website says.

“Children and young people flourish at Marsden.

“They’re happy, they enjoy school and they go on to do exceptionally well in life.”