28 Aug 2025

The New Zealand teenager hitting all the right notes

From Afternoons, 1:25 pm on 28 August 2025

We've celebrated the achievements of several young New Zealanders this week, but how about a scholarship to one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in the world? 

18-year-old musician Sea-am Thompson recently finished up at St Andrew's College in Christchurch, and next month he'll fly to Oxford University in England with an organ scholarship. 

It's the result of years of hard work and grit, and Sea-am Thompson chats to Jesse.

Sea-am Thompson has been awarded a scholarship to Oxford University.

Sea-am Thompson has been awarded a scholarship to Oxford University. Photo: SUPPLIED/Sea-am Thompson