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Dux, Proxime Accessit & Year Level Awards – Criteria

Dux, Proxime Accessit & Year Level Awards – Criteria

Dux, Proxime Accessit and 1st in Year Group & Subjects for PG Awards 2026 – Guidelines


Dux

Awarded to the top Academic Year 13 student across five subjects at Level 3 NCEA or higher.

Proxime Accessit

Awarded to the second top Year 13 student across five subjects at Level 3 NCEA or higher.

Tauhara Dux and Proxime Accessit Awards – Criteria

The decision is made by the school Principal, in consultation with the SLT and the Year 13 Dean based on these 2 main categories, in that order:

  1. Highest placements in 5 subjects ranked lists, e.g. most 1st places, 2nd place.
  2. The greatest number of Excellence and/or Merit grades/credits (including internals and school based exams) obtained across five Level 3 NCEA subjects, as outlined in, and enrolled for, in their course statement.

If there is still no clearly identified recipient, the following guidelines will be considered:

Additional academic achievements in that year, e.g. University course results, High Achievement Awards, externally entered Achievement Standards, the academic achievements from the previous year, e.g. NZ Scholarship as a Year 12 student, and any other achievement from the previous year, e.g. entry into NZ Scholarship.

Year 13 Year Level Awards – 1st in Year Group

  • Highest placements in subject ranked lists, in total.
  • The greatest number of Excellence and/or Merit grades/credits obtained across five Level 3 or higher NCEA subjects.
  • This award is not awarded if the recipient is either the Dux or Proxime Accessit.

Year 12 Year Level Awards – 1st in Year Group

  • Highest placements in subject ranked lists, in total.
  • The greatest number of Excellence and/or Merit grades/credits obtained across five Level 2 or higher NCEA subjects.

Year 11 Year Level Awards – 1st in Year Group

  • Highest placements in subject ranked lists, in total.
  • The greatest number of Excellence and/or Merit grades/credits obtained across five Level 1 or higher NCEA subjects.

1st in Subject Criteria

To determine first in class, the student with the highest number of credits at Excellence/Merit in that subject (internally based credits and school based exam results), as outlined in, and enrolled for, in their course statement.

Weighting System for Placings for Year Level Awards

  • 1st – 3 points
  • 2nd – 2 points
  • High Achievement – 1 point

All discussions are based on results entered in the School’s SMS on Monday 19 Oct 2026 at 4pm.