Top Mark
This is awarded to the highest mark achieved in each genre and level. The mark must be between 90 – 100 to qualify. More than one person may be eligible for this award if multiple candidates receive the same highest mark.
The recipient/s of a Top Mark Award receives an examination scholarship to sit the next examination grade of that genre (free), certificate of recognition and “Top Mark Award” badge. If the recipient does not use the scholarship to sit an examination the following year, the exam scholarship is automatically surrendered/void.
Solo Seal
Inès Maxwell-Stewart – Ponsonby School of Dance (Auckland, New Zealand)
Kathryn Lacey – Independent (Rotorua, New Zealand)
Level Ten
Jordan McDonald – All Things Dance (Geraldton, Australia)
Level Nine
Danielle Watson – Applause Dance Complex (Auckland, New Zealand)
Level Eight
Jaymie Hall – Anne Samson School of Ballet (Rotorua, New Zealand)
Hanwei Zhao – Anne Samson School of Ballet (Rotorua, New Zealand)
Level Seven
Luca Priolo – All Things Dance (Geraldton, Australia)
Georgina Prosser – TM Dance World (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Ziyue Li – Ponsonby School of Dance (Auckland, New Zealand)
Level Six
Indie Wiltshire – Ponsonby School of Dance (Auckland, New Zealand)
MacKenzie Waters – Dance 24 Seven (Auckland, New Zealand)
Level Five
Shelby Drew – All Things Dance (Brisbane, Australia)
Level Four
Katie Chen – Ponsonby School of Dance (Auckland, New Zealand)
Level Three
Pippa Longville – Applause Dance Complex (Auckland, New Zealand)
Chelsea Taylor – The Dance Shed (Auckland, New Zealand)
Level Two
Valentina Priolo – All Things Dance (Geraldton, Australia)
Level One
Nainaphat Thinsaku – A Little Club (Phuket, Thailand)
Top Tier
This is awarded to the next three highest results after the Top Mark Award recipient. The mark must be between 90-99 to qualify. If the third highest mark is received by a number of students, then the Top Tier Award will be extended to include these candidates.
The recipients of a Top Tier Award receive a certificate of recognition and “Top Tier Award” badge.
Solo Seal
Onera Beck – Dance Central (Taupo, New Zealand)
Eloise Pemberton – Silhouette Dance Studio (Perth, Western Australia)
Rebecca Christie – Ponsonby School of Dance (Auckland, New Zealand)
Emma Herbert – RAW Dance (Auckland, New Zealand)
Lily Jones – Harvey – Dance Space (Auckland, New Zealand)
Luke Hulbert – Dance Collective (Auckland, New Zealand)
Samantha Conrad – AMJAZZ Dance Studios (Rotorua, New Zealand)
Level Ten
Caitlyn Hull – Silhouette Dance Studio, Shenton Park (Perth, Australia)
Onera Beck – Dance Central (Taupo, New Zealand)
Isabella Desiati – Silhouette Dance Studio (Perth, Western Australia)
Level Nine
Jess Redman – DanceWorks Studios (Palmerston North, New Zealand)
Chloe Bateman – Deanne Fordham School of Dance (Melbourne, Australia)
Sophie Finlayson – DanceWorks Studios (Palmerston North, New Zealand)
Amelia Simpson – DanceWorks Studios (Palmerston North, New Zealand)
Camden Woodroofe – DanceWorks Studios (Palmerston North, New Zealand)
Level Eight
Taylor Waters – Dance 24 Seven (Auckland, New Zealand)
Charleze Bounsall – Silhouette Dance Studio (Perth, Western Australia)
Alannah Short – Anne Samson School of Ballet (Rotorua, New Zealand)
Grace Thomas – Dance Wanaka (Wanaka, New Zealand)
Level Seven
Mikaela McRae – Kelly School of Dance (Gore, New Zealand)
Rayne O’Brien – All Things Dance (Geraldton, Western Australia)
Chloe Cooke – Alana’s Dance Studio (Adelaide, South Australia)
Charlotte Pickering – All Things Dance (Geraldton, Western Australia)
Ella Smith – The Dance Shed (Auckland, New Zealand)
Opal Prout – All Things Dance (Geraldton, Western Australia)
Caitlin Smith – TM Dance World (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Jorgia Troughton – Dance Motueka (Motueka, New Zealand)
Chloe Maranik – Red Music + Dance (Brisbane, Australia)
Olivia Beattie – Red Music + Dance (Brisbane, Australia)
Level Six
Lucy Samuel – Dance Central (Taupo, New Zealand)
Aria Killalea – Anita’s Dance Academy (Wellington, New Zealand)
Sahara Iles – Applause Dance Complex (Auckland, New Zealand)
Sonsawan Suksom – SaroMove (Bangkok, Thailand)
Anastasia Wintour – Dance 24 Seven (Auckland, New Zealand)
Ella Copping – Dance 24 Seven (Auckland, New Zealand)
Ayesha Jackson – Dance 24 Seven (Auckland, New Zealand)
Level Five
Candice Chen – Anne Samson School of Ballet (Rotorua, New Zealand)
Tamsyn McCamish – Interfusion Dance Studio (Auckland, New Zealand)
Peyton Waters – Dance 24 Seven (Auckland, New Zealand)
Emily O’Reilly – TM Dance World (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Lilah Butterfield – All Things Dance (Geraldton, Western Australia)
Lucinda Somerville – All That Dance (Brisbane, Australia)
Level Four
Shahnii Ridings – Top Jazz Ballet (Bunbury, Western Australia)
Freddie Porter – Ponsonby School of Dance (Auckland, New Zealand)
Lauren Nicole Parkes – The Dance Shed (Auckland, New Zealand)
Ella Johnston – Top Jazz Ballet (Bunbury, Western Australia)
Indiana Gledhill – Top Jazz Ballet (Bunbury, Western Australia)
Sophia Ng – Chandler Dance Academy (Auckland, New Zealand)
Level Three
Summer Bufton-Wilson – Applause Dance Complex (Auckland, New Zealand)
Eden Whelan – TM Dance World (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Zoe Anne Taylor – The Dance Shed (Auckland, New Zealand)
Alexandra van Gils – Applause Dance Complex (Auckland, New Zealand)
Lucy Judd – Chandler Dance Academy (Auckland, New Zealand)
Level Two
Piper Carter – All Things Dance (Geraldton, Western Australia)
Harper Lee – Dance Space (Auckland, New Zealand)
Teechutar Bumrungthin – A Little Club (Phuket, Thailand)
Carys Lawes – Dance 24 Seven (Auckland, New Zealand)
Kendall Hartley – Top Jazz Ballet (Bunbury, Western Australia)
Nainaphat Thinsaku – A Little Club (Phuket, Thailand)
Level One
Ella Guthrie – Dance Central (Taupo, New Zealand)
Teechutar Bumrungthin – A Little Club (Phuket, Thailand)
Sophie Stretton – Platinum Dance – 78Pt Dance (New Plymouth, New Zealand)
Emily Rose Duke – Platinum Dance – 78Pt Dance (New Plymouth, New Zealand)