NZQA celebrated the success of the highest-achieving New Zealand Scholarship students with a public announcement on 19 May 2021.

The awards recognised the elite students who make up the 2020 Premier Award and Top Subject Scholarship Award winners.

About New Zealand Scholarships

Prime Minister Jacinda Adern with award winners

Prime Minister's Award for Excellence winners 2020

The joint recipients of the 2020 award were announced by the Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, on 19 May 2021. The winners were Rohan Kumar, formerly of Hutt International Boys' School, and Yi Fan (George) Yang, formerly of Westlake Boys High School.

Rohan achieved Outstanding Scholarships in Accounting, Calculus, Chemistry, Physics, and Statistics, and Scholarship in Biology, and English.

George achieved Outstanding Scholarships in Chemistry, Earth and Space Science, Geography, Physics, and Statistics, and Scholarship in Calculus, and Classical Studies. He is also the Top Subject Scholarship Award winner for Earth and Space Science. 

Premier Scholarship Award winners 2020

Student School
Eushin Kang* Hamilton Boys' High School
Brian Kim Westlake Boys High School
Rohan Kumar Hutt International Boys' School
John-Paul Lay* Christ's College
Yuxin Li Westlake Boys High School
Raymond Luo Westlake Boys High School
Cameron Senior Rangitoto College
Friederike Voit* Rangitoto College
Irene Xue Glendowie College
Yi Fan (George) Yang* Westlake Boys High School
Xinyi (Angela) Yang Macleans College
Will Zheng Auckland Grammar School
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*Also a Top Subject Scholarship Award winner

“Our top scholars worked hard in a uniquely challenging year. Each of our award winners, their whānau and schools can be very proud of their achievements”
Professor Neil Quigley, NZQA Acting Board Chair

Top Subject Scholarship Award winners 2020

Subject Student School
Accounting Eushin Kang Hamilton Boys' High School
Agricultural and Horticultural Science Isaac Mellis-Glynn Auckland Grammar School
Art History Friederike Voit Rangitoto College
Biology May Gan Glendowie College
Calculus Ishan Nath John Paul College
Chemistry John-Paul Lay Christ's College
Chinese Yanrui Zhou Westlake Boys High School
Classical Studies Matthew Donnelly St Peter's College (Auckland)
Dance Bethany Fletcher Mount Albert Grammar School
Design Ella Wipatene Wellington East Girls' College
Design and Visual Communications Xuanqi Zhang Cambridge High School
Drama Zoe Crane Wellington High School
Earth and Space Science Yi Fan (George) Yang Westlake Boys' High School
Economics Robin Kunwar Burnside High School
English Judy Fong Macleans College
French Ambryme Guergoua Otago Girls' High School
Geography Kavya Thomas Cashmere High School
German Samantha Romijn Wellington Girls' College
Health and Physical Education Yan Kuan Rangitoto College
History Caspian Rive Western Springs College
Japanese Misaki Kameyama Michael Park School
Latin Edan Kyriak Auckland Grammar School
Media Studies May Cavanagh Otago Girls' High School
Music Jerry Mataia Dilworth School
Painting Isla Ashby Heretaunga College
Photography Metuisela Ngata Aorere College
Physics Sung Min Oh Burnside High School
Printmaking Aya Nichols Burnside High School
Religious Studies Julia Randerson Wellington High School
Samoan Junina Unasa McAuley High School
Sculpture Sylvia Otley Otago Girls' High School
Spanish Melanie Bishop New Plymouth Girls' High School
Statistics Megan Kuan Epsom Girls' Grammar School
Te Reo Māori Kahotea Gardiner Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Koutu
Te Reo Rangatira Kiliona Tamati-Tupa'i Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Whānau Tahi
Technology Tessa Crean Baradene College of the Sacred Heart
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