The Ministry of Education offers generous boarding allowances for secondary school students. However, it is best to obtain up-to-date information directly from the Ministry of Education website with regard to these boarding allowances, due to the Ministry changing eligibility criteria from time to time.
The Prime Minister’s Vocational Excellence Award, with a $2000 cash prize, is available to be awarded to the top vocational student in every school and wharekura throughout New Zealand each year.
Grants normally cover uniform, stationery, footwear and other expenses. Application forms are available from the Headmaster’s EA.
These boarding scholarships are offered to boys with ability. They are valued at one term’s fee and are tenable for one year and may be reviewed depending on academic progress and behaviour. Candidates will be either in Year 8 in the year of application and must sit examinations in English and Mathematics during the month of August, or will be enrolled in the school and selection will be based on academic progress and general involvement. Special consideration will be given to boys with sporting or cultural ability or both. Application forms are available from the Headmaster’s EA and must be completed and in the hands of the Headmaster by July 31, in the case of Year 8 applicants by October 31 in the year of an application by parents of boys already enrolled in the school.
NB – Boys eligible for state bursaries are not, in general, eligible for a Cave Scholarship.
Due to donor support NPBHS can, from time to time, offer a limited number of BTE Grants each year for:
- Any student already enrolled at NPBHS; and
- Any student that will contribute positively to the school and is the example; and/or
- Any student where cost is a significant barrier to the student attending NPBHS.
The criteria and the application process is available from the Headmaster’s EA.