Christ’s College follows the national qualifications framework (NCEA) and our students consistently outperform boys from other decile 8–10 schools, with results well above national averages. A high proportion of boys gain Merit or Excellence endorsements. An overview of 2021 results is shown below.
To further extend and challenge boys beyond Level 3 NCEA, many students also choose to sit NZ Scholarship examinations. Results are always impressive.
Every year, several boys are also awarded prestigious university scholarships. More than 90% of graduating students pursue tertiary education, either in New Zealand or overseas.
2021 NCEA Results
Excellence endorsements for Christ's College students compared with national standards and all decile 10 boys’ schools.
| Excellence Endorsement (%) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
| Christ's College | 35.7 | 36.1 | 23.4 |
| All Decile 10 boys’ schools nationwide | 27.5 | 21.0 | 16.5 |
| National average | 21.1 | 17.7 | 17.9 |
The NCEA curriculum is internationally recognised and boys who wish to attend university, whether in New Zealand or overseas, are well prepared for the challenges. Each year, boys from Christ's College successfully gain admission to world-ranked universities, including Cambridge, Oxford, Harvard and Stanford.
NZQA Scholarship 2021
Congratulations to those students who achieved outstanding results in the NZQA Scholarship examinations in 2021. College was rewarded with 54 scholarships in all.
| Student | Scholarship |
| Isaac Aitken | Health and Physical Education |
| Reis Azlan | Painting, Design and Visual Communication |
| Jack Belcher | Biology, Chemistry, Health and Physical Education |
| Henry Briscoe | Biology (Outstanding), Drama |
| Bruce Chen | Calculus |
| Thomas Clarke | Health and Physical Education |
| James Currie | Biology, Chemistry (Outstanding), Physics, Calculus |
| Yusef Elnahas | English |
| Joshua Erasmus | Accounting |
| George Gearry | English (Outstanding), Biology, Religious Studies |
| Oscar Gosling | Geography, Economics |
| James Griffin | English |
| Callum Hackston | Biology, Religious Studies |
| Shyam Hari | Statistics |
| Isaac Heap | English |
| Joshua Jolly | Biology, Drama |
| Samuel Kelly | Chemistry, Physics, Earth and Space Science |
| Hanjun Kim | Biology, Chemistry |
| Jeremy Kinley | English, Chemistry, History |
| Caleb Manson | Biology, Statistics |
| William Oakley | Chemistry |
| Kosei Oikawa | Statistics |
| Janindu Pahalawatta | English, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Statistics (Outstanding), Calculus |
| Bradley Shearer | Biology, Economics |
| Claude Tellick | English, Geography (Outstanding), History |
| Hanson Xie | Chemistry, Physics, Calculus |