RR Tyrer Scholarship for Rural Students.
Year 8 students or students currently attending Stratford
High School, who attended a rural contributing school, can apply for a one off scholarship
to assist with school costs for the next year. The scholarship is based on school
and community involvement. For the current year 2014 the value of the scholarships
was determined by the Board of Trustees at $400 and two scholarships were given.
Up to three scholarships may be awarded.
The 2014 application form is available from the resources
section at the side of this screen. Written applications must be in the hands of
the BoT Secretary, Stratford High School, by close of business on Friday 22nd
August, 2014. A decision on the 2015 recipients will be made by the Board of Trustees
at the October board meeting.
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Two scholarships were awarded from the RR Tyrer bequest
for students who are studying at SHS in 2014. Joshua Kirkham and Ethan Martin, both
from Ngaere School are the recipients for 2014. There were a record number of applicants
for this scholarship.
BoT Academic Scholarship
This scholarship is available to all year 8 students
who are intending to study at Stratford High School. The total value of the scholarship
is $1200 payable over five years with $400 in year 9 and $200 each year thereafter
depending on academic results. Students sit two examinations at the school in September.
The 2014 BOT application form is available from the resources
section at the side of this screen. Written applications must be in the hands of
the BoT Secretary by close of business on Friday 22nd August 2014. Only
students who have completed the application form will be eligible to sit the exams
on Wednesday 10th September, 2014.
Twenty year 8 students sat the BoT academic scholarship
exams and with very close results, five students were selected to receive the scholarship.
Braeden Harrison (St Josephs), Gabrielle Scherrer (St Patricks), Kristy Smith (Kaponga),
Jackson Taylor (Ngaere) and Rhiannon Utton (Stratford) are the recipients for 2014.
This scholarship continues during their academic career at SHS depending on results
each year. The student must receive an excellence grade in the final junior graduation
report and either a merit or excellence endorsement at level 1 and 2 to continue
to receive this scholarship.
