
Student success in University Entrance (UE) continues to trend upward and exceeds local, regional and national success rates."
- ERO
RESULTS
Avondale College students consistently gain some of the highest marks in New Zealand, and even the world in their Cambridge International and NZQA examinations. Our NCEA results are well above local, regional and national averages, our students gain excellent results in the New Zealand Scholarship examinations, and our graduates are gaining direct entry into some of the world's top universities, including Cambridge, Oxford, Harvard and many others.
As a certified IT training provider, Avondale College is New Zealand's leading provider of IT qualifications. At a competitive level, Avondale students have gained 19 top-ten placings at the World Microsoft Office Specialist Championships (including a world champion and silver and bronze medalists), beating over 750,000 international competitors each year to do so.
Our students also make their mark in co-curricular activities such as sport, the performing arts, cultural performances and other competitions.
2024
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
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2 Top in World – Cambridge 2024
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96% pass rate – A Level
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92% pass rate – NCEA L3
Outstanding Results
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11 Cambridge Outstanding Learner Awards including
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1st in NZ: Best across five subjects (IGCSE)
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1st in NZ: Best across three subjects (A Level)
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2 Top in World - Information Technology A Level & Mathematics IGCSE
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47 NZ Scholarships, including 3 Outstanding and an NZQA Outstanding Scholar
YEAR LEVEL ACHIEVEMENT OF QUALIFICATION IN 2024 (NZ data in brackets for comparison)
NCEA
Year 11 74% (NZ = 44.9)
Year 12 92% (NZ = 72.7)
Year 13 92% (NZ = 68.2)
Overall NCEA 86%
Based on participation rates (excludes Cambridge students and those not doing a full NCEA programme)
CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL
Year 11 87%
Year 12 88%
Year 13 96%
Overall 89%

2023 RESULTS

2021 RESULTS
NCEA
Level 1: 94%
Level 2: 92%
Level 3: 93%

NZQA SCHOLARSHIP EXAMINATIONS 2021
32 NZ Scholarships (Top 3% of NZ)
1 Outstanding Scholarship (Top 0.3% of NZ)

2020 RESULTS


NZQA SCHOLARSHIP EXAMINATIONS 2020
34 NZ Scholarships (Top 3% of NZ)
5 Outstanding Scholarships (Top 0.3% of NZ)
1 Outstanding Scholar (6 Scholarships including 1 Outstanding)
2019 RESULTS


NZQA SCHOLARSHIP EXAMINATIONS 2019
38 NZ Scholarships (Top 3% of NZ)
6 Outstanding Scholarships (Top 0.3% of NZ)
1 Outstanding Scholar (6 Scholarships including 2 Outstanding)