Top Scholarships Awarded to Rangi Ruru Students

Substantial national scholarships have been awarded to several Year 13 students at Christchurch’s Rangi Ruru School.

Principal Julie Moor says the scholarships are an acknowledgement of the focus, hard work and all round ability of the Rangi girls.

“Some of these scholarships are very substantial and it is wonderful to see so many of the girls being acknowledged in this way. Some girls have been awarded several scholarships from different universities so they get to choose,” she says.

“Rangi Ruru is very proud to have a school culture where students enjoy their studies and are strongly engaged in their learning. The number of scholarships awarded this year in particular is testament to this, as is the commitment and dedication of the girls, and the professionalism of our teaching staff,” she says.

“The past two years have been challenging for many students, and continue to be so for some. We are very proud of the achievements of our Rangi girls,” says Julie Moor.

2013 Scholarships Awarded are as follows:

• Russell McVeagh School Leaver’s Law Scholarship Cara Crawford

(1 scholarship awarded nationally)

• Price Waterhouse Coopers Scholarship Brittany Rea
(1 scholarship awarded nationally)

• Keliher Economics Foundation Economics Brittany Rea
Award (1 scholarship awarded nationally)

University of Auckland Entrance Scholarships 2013
• The University of Auckland Scholarship                           Brittany Rea
• The University of Auckland Scholarship                           Philippa Trevella
• Faculty of Business and Economics Entry Level -            Kestrel Ritchie
Undergraduate Scholarship

University of Canterbury 2013
• UC Emerging Leaders’ Scholarships                          Brittany Rea
                                                                                       Kestrel Ritchie
• UC Computer Science High Achievers Awards          Carina Blair

University of Otago Entrance Scholarships 2013
• The University of Otago Academic Excellence           Cara Crawford
Scholarship
• The R & E Seelye Trust Academic Excellence            Philippa Trevella
Scholarship
• The University of Otago Leaders of Tomorrow            Miranda Hitching
Scholarship
• The University of Otago Maori and Pacific Island        Charlotte Fakahau
Entrance Scholarship
• The University of Otago Performance Scholarship       Alice Hay

Massey University 2013
• Massey University Vice Chancellor’s High Achiever Emma Solomon
Scholarship (Arts)

University of Victoria 2013
• University of Victoria Excellence Scholarships:
Rosa Brooke, Claire Ford, Rebecca Gerard, Sammy Guest, Rebecca Hawkes, Miranda Hitchings, Victoria Rea, Tor Robinson, Hayley Russell, Holly Scott-Lister, Molly Williams

Lincoln University 2013
• Lincoln University Elite Sports Scholarship Ellie Braddock
(Equestrian)

About Rangi Ruru
Rangi Ruru is an independent (private) school for Day and Boarding students in Years 7 to 13 (ages 11-17).
Rangi Ruru Girls' School has a long and distinguished history in the education of young women. In 1889, two sisters, Helen and Alice Gibson founded Rangi Ruru with the intention of creating a school where girls were nurtured and challenged and where a wide range of opportunities was available to them. Over one hundred years on, Rangi Ruru Girls’ School builds on the Gibson sisters’ dream and has firmly established itself as a setting where girls can pursue their individual goals in a supportive and challenging educational environment.

Rangi Ruru offers an independent (private) school education to approximately 700 girls in Years 7 to 13, including 120 boarders who live onsite in our school boarding house.

Every year Rangi is placed in the top New Zealand schools for a wide range of Academic, Sport, Creative and Cultural activities, competitions and events; with more than 90% of Rangi students going on to further tertiary study in New Zealand and overseas.

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