The holidays haven’t quite arrived yet for four of our amazing students, who are tonight competing in the Senior Division Finale of the National Secondary School’s Case Competition (NSCC).
Maggie Zhou, Isabelle Lee, Jacqueline Ramos and Jasmine Tsai (pictured above from left) were one of five teams to progress to the finals after competing in the national competition recently.
“NSCC is a premier schools business case competition in New Zealand,” says Jacqueline. “Teams compete in two rounds, each with a different business case to analyse. Those who make it through to the final present to a range of university and alumni judges. The competition gives students the chance to learn about business and gain practical skills relevant to their studies and future career pathways,” she says.
“For the first round, we were given a 20-page case study about an unfamiliar tourism company in which we had to identify issues and opportunities for the growth of the business. We were given two weeks to analyse the case and make a solution to increase their market share.”
Jacqueline says making the final was extra special this year, as a record number of teams from all over New Zealand had entered.
“We are thankful for this opportunity as it is enabling us to learn more about business and improving our practical knowledge in the business field. We are also very thankful to our teachers for their support.”
For tonight’s final, the team was given two days to analyse a new case study and prepare a presentation to a panel of judges followed by a Q&A.
All the best for tonight, team! We’ll let you know how they get on!