11 Feb 2014

Scholarship results posted

10:03 pm on 11 February 2014

The results of last year's school Scholarship exams have been posted online.

The Qualifications Authority says nearly 11,000 teenagers sat the rigourous exams late last year and 2386 passed.

Scholarship is an elite academic award for the top 3 percent of students.

The Qualifications Authority says those who passed will get nearly $3.7 million dollars towards their tertiary study over the next three years.

The authority will announce on Wednesday the winners of special awards for the highest performing students in each subject and up to 60 students who qualify for recognition as outstanding scholars.

Later in the year the Prime Minister's Award for the best scholar overall will be announced.