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School-wide scholarships to be offered at Kristin

&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;" alignright size-full wp-image-1305" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;schoolnewsnz&period;fastrackdev&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;03&sol;SND13-wk1-Kristin&lowbar;Scholarships&lowbar;300x225&period;jpg" alt&equals;"SND13-wk1-Kristin Scholarships 300x225" style&equals;"margin&colon; 5px&semi; float&colon; right&semi;" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"225" &sol;>From Term 1 2016&comma; Kristin will be offering a range of new scholarship positions to students from Years 5 to 11&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> <&excl;--more--> <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This marks one of the most significant changes in the school&&num;8217&semi;s approach to accessible education since the establishment of the Kristin Foundation Scholarship Programme in 2011&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>While the school currently supports a small number of scholarship students in the Middle and Senior Schools&comma; the introduction of almost 30 new awards will create opportunities for younger students&comma; academic high-achievers&comma; and those who demonstrate excellence across a wide range of activities&comma; to benefit from a Kristin education&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Executive principal Tim Oughton believes whole-heartedly in the quality education offered at Kristin and says the introduction of this comprehensive scholarship programme is a long-term commitment to the local community&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Our students learn not only to be great achievers&comma; but to be compassionate and creative people&period; This is something all young people should have the chance to learn and&comma; as leading educators&comma; it is our responsibility to ensure we make these <a class&equals;"wpil&lowbar;keyword&lowbar;link" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;schoolnews&period;co&period;nz&sol;2015&sol;10&sol;developing-opportunities-at-school-with-a-view&sol;" title&equals;"opportunities" data-wpil-keyword-link&equals;"linked" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">opportunities<&sol;a> available to those who would otherwise not have access to independent education&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The new scholarship programme includes a range of grants for new students entering into Years 5&comma; 7&comma; 9 and 11 at Kristin&period; These awards range from 30 per cent of tuition fees for Academic and General Excellence Scholarships to 50 per cent for Foundation Scholarships&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Academic Scholarships<&sol;strong><br &sol;>Academic Scholarships are awarded based on the results of previous school reports&comma; performance in the entrance examination and an interview&colon;<br &sol;>Year 5 &lpar;up to two years&rpar;<br &sol;>Year 7 &lpar;up to two years&rpar;<br &sol;>Year 9 &lpar;up to five years&rpar;<br &sol;>Year 11 &lpar;up to three years&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>General Excellence Scholarships<&sol;strong><br &sol;>General Excellence Scholarships are awarded using information provided in previous school reports&comma; performance in the entrance examination&comma; evidence of excellence in co-curricular activities or interests&comma; and an interview&colon;<br &sol;>Year 5 &lpar;up to two years&rpar;<br &sol;>Year 7 &lpar;up to two years&rpar;<br &sol;>Year 9 &lpar;up to five years&rpar;<br &sol;>Year 11 &lpar;up to three years&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Foundation Scholarships<&sol;strong><br &sol;>Kristin&&num;8217&semi;s Foundation Scholarships are awarded to students who demonstrate a high standard of academic and co-curricular achievement&period; Financial need is a pre-requisite for these scholarships&period;<br &sol;>Year 5 &lpar;up to two years&rpar;<br &sol;>Year 7 &lpar;up to two years&rpar;<br &sol;>Year 9 &lpar;up to five years&rpar;<br &sol;>Year 11 &lpar;up to three years&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Applications for enrolment are currently open for 2016&comma; with scholarship applications closing at 2pm on Thursday&comma; April 2&period; For more information please contact the school&&num;8217&semi;s registrar&comma; Linda Teagle on &lpar;09&rpar; 415 9566 Ext 2324&period;<&sol;p><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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