Top Scholar Awards 2026

29 April 2026 2:30pm, Online

About the Top Scholar Awards

The Top Scholar Awards celebrate the academic success of the highest achieving secondary school students in the New Zealand Scholarship examinations.

Awards will be presented to 2025's Premier Scholars and to the Top Scholar in each Scholarship subject.

The Prime Minister’s Award for Academic Excellence will also be announced and awarded. 

Event details

The 2026 Top Scholar Awards ceremony will be held in Banquet Hall at Parliament from 2.30 pm on Wednesday 29 April. 

An invite is required to attend in person, but everyone is welcome to watch a livestream of the event ceremony.

Watch the 2026 Top Scholar ceremony 

Each year we livestream the Top Scholar award ceremony. Join us online on 26 April 2026 from 2:30 pm: 

Watch the Top Scholar Awards ceremony

This year's winners

Find lists of our Top Scholars:

New Zealand Scholarship award winners announced