21 July 2017
Ryan S
By email:
[email address]
Dear Ryan
OFFICIAL INFORMATION ACT REQUEST 17.21 – SCHOLARSHIPS INFORMATION
I refer to your email, delivered via the FYI website and dated Monday 3 July, where you requested information
regarding UC Undergraduate Entrance Scholarships and Go Canterbury Scholarships. The information you have
requested is provided below. Please note that data for 2017 are the figures for the year to date.
1.
How many UC Undergraduate Entrance Scholarships have been awarded for each year in the past 5 years?
Year
Number of UC Undergraduate Entrance Scholarships Awarded
2013
1,343
2014
955
2015
1,014
2016
1,201
2017
1,196
2. I understand that they are awarded based on what level you achieve at high school, so for each year in the past
five years how many have been handed out for each category that defines how much money you get?
This information is provided below. Please note, this relates to students who obtained NCEA only. Our systems
do not al ow extraction of student information grouped by other qualifications such as Cambridge International
Examination, or International Baccalaureate, so we are unable to provide this information at this time as it
would require extensive manual cross-checking. If you would like details of scholarship recipients with non-
NCEA qualifications this can be requested, and the University wil determine the amount of hours required to
find this information. The provision of this information may be subject to a charge under s15 or be refused
under s18(f).
Level 2
Level 3
Value of
Number of Students
Value of
Number of Students
Result
Result
Award
2013
2014
2015
Award
2016
2017
Excel ence Excel ence
$3,000
173
247
304
$6,000
438
438
Excel ence Merit
$2,000
317
396
378
$2,000
451
198
Excel ence Achieved
$2,000
59
$2,000
Merit
Excel ence
$2,000
0
1
0
$2,000
0
44
Merit
Merit
$1,000
183
243
242
$1,000
272
424
Merit
Achieved
$1,000
539
$1,000
Other Qualification
Various*
72
68
90
Various*
40
92
Total Number of Awards
1,343
955
1,014
1,201
1,196
* This information cannot currently be obtained without substantial col ation or research.
3. What has been the total cost for these scholarships for each year in the past 5 years
Year
Total Amount Awarded
2013
$2,108,000
2014
$1,925,000
2015
$2,088,000
2016
$3,934,000
2017
$3,815,000
4.
How many people have been awarded these Go Canterbury Scholarships for each year in the past 5 years?
Year
Total Number of Go Canterbury Scholarships
2016
83
2017
94
Note: 2016 was the first year of the scholarship.
5.
How much money has been handed out as a result of these Go Canterbury Scholarships for each year in the past
5 years?
Year
Total Value of Go Canterbury Scholarships Awarded by UC
2016
$415, 000
2017
$470,000
6.
If possible, how many students so far have left the university after taking up a Go Canterbury Scholarship but
did not complete their degree?
No Go Canterbury recipients wil have completed their degree at this point in time. Data is available for the
2016 cohort only.
Scholarship Cohort
Enrol ed 2016
Enrol ed 2017
2016
83
64
Nineteen students who were awarded the Go Canterbury Scholarship at the beginning of 2016 did not re-enrol
at the University of Canterbury in 2017.
Yours faithful y
Tom Norcliffe
Associate Registrar
Information and Records Manager