Academic Results

Marsden is proud of its long-standing record of academic excellence.

This consistent success has led to assumptions being made that Marsden selects students on academic grounds or prevents some students from sitting examinations. In fact, no assessment is made of girls until after they are enrolled in the school and all students are prepared for examinations. A recent ERO report noted that high success was achieved by a group whose Year 9 profile showed widely varying abilities.

Scholarship results for 2009

The 2009 Scholarship results have arrived and there are some outstanding performances to celebrate.  Scholarship is an exam aimed at top Year 13 students throughout New Zealand.  Students opt into these exams on top of their NCEA Level 3.

In individual subjects there were 36 Scholarship passes, including 6 Outstanding Scholarships.  For a cohort of 71 Year 13 students this is a wonderful achievement.

Superb Student achievement:

Congratulations to Hilary Beattie who gained 2 Outstanding Scholarship passes (including top in NZ in History) plus 1 Scholarship pass.

Congratulations also to Maria English who gained 4 Scholarships and the following students who gained 3 Scholarship subjects:

Hannah Kitchen, Anna Robinson (including 1 outstanding), Chara Sherwood (including 1 outstanding)

Amanda Tan Delli-Cicci gained Scholarship in Statistics from Year 12

Fantastic subject results:

Biology  - 3 Scholarship passes
Classical Studies  - 2 Scholarship passes
Economics – 2 Scholarship passes
English – 9 Scholarship passes  plus 3 Outstanding Scholarships
French  -1 Scholarship pass plus 1 Outstanding Scholarship
Geography – 1 Outstanding Scholarship
History - 4 Scholarship passes plus 1 Outstanding Scholarship (top in NZ)
Music - 1 Scholarship pass
Physics – 1 Scholarship pass
Statistics – 6 Scholarship passes

2009 Academic results NCEA and Cambridge

Congratulations to all of our students for their superb efforts in the 2009 examinations.  They can be proud of their achievements. National statistics are not yet available but we are thrilled with the successes of Marsden students in both NCEA and Cambridge exams.   Among our results there are some outstanding successes worthy of mention:

Year 13

Maria English
Top in the world in Cambridge A level English literature. (99%)
114 excellence credits in NCEA Level 3

Anna Robinson
109 excellence credits in NCEA Level 3
93% in Cambridge A level Mathematics

Year 12

Enakshi Chakravorty
115 excellence credits in NCEA level 2
97% in Cambridge AS Mathematics

Olivia Norling
85 Excellence credits in NCEA Level 2
99% in Cambridge AS English

Imogen Payton
75 excellence credits in NCEA Level 2
3 A passes in Cambridge AS, including 98% in AS Mathematics.

Camilla Riddiford
90 excellence credits in NCEA Level 2
94% in Cambridge AS Mathematics

Year 11

Kate Burgess
120 excellence credits at Level 1 plus 34 excellence credits at Level 2

Alex Cliffe
112 excellence credits at Level 1

Emma Kitchen
87 excellence credits at Level 1 plus 17 excellence credits at Level 2

Georgia Wright
110 excellence credits at Level 1

Helen Yu
97 excellence credits at Level 1 plus 12 excellence credits at Level 2

Overall results

Scholars’ Awards

Our top academic students from 2009 will be honoured in our Scholars’ Assembly at the end of Term 1. 
For awards criteria, please see our web page http://www.marsden.school.nz/marsden-karori/academic/scholars-awards

Cambridge results

Year 12

AS English literature: 18 candidates, 17 A passes
AS Mathematics: 17 candidates, 14 A passes
AS Biology: 15 candidates 3 A passes.

Year 13

A Mathematics: 3 candidates, 1 A pass
A English literature: 1 candidate, 1  A pass.

We acknowledge that academic success does not come easily to all students but with conscientious and creative teaching, Marsden girls are encouraged to do their best and to work hard to achieve good results. Progress is regularly assessed, any problems identified early and, when required, extra assistance is provided. All students sit the NCEA (National Certificate of Educational Achievement) and Marsden also offers the Cambridge based International AS and A levels in some subjects.